AEM Graduate Program Handbook
Finding a Job After Graduation
There are several career service opportunities available to graduate students at the U of MN.
Whether looking for an academic, government or industry position, the University Counseling & Consulting Services can provide assistance with developing your resume or curriculum vita. The UCCS can also assist MS and Ph.D. students in developing industry contacts and getting industry interviews.
Another excellent resource for graduate students interested in the academic track is the Preparing Future Faculty Program. PFF can help you to develop better teaching skills, identify institutional fit, discern the balance between teaching, research and service at different institutions, and prepare a job search portfolio.
The University Gradute School also has employment resources on their website: http://www.grad.umn.edu/career/
Career Center for Science and Engineering
CCSE offers comprehensive services to IT Students including: Workshops, On-Campus Interviewing, Current Opportunities Board, Resource Center, Putting Your Resume on the Internet, Appointments with Counselors, Career Class, and Internet Job Listings. CCSE has an extensive on-campus interviewing program. Each Fall and Spring semester, employers come to campus to interview for permanent employees including people with MS and Ph.D. degrees. To participate in on-campus interviewing, register with CCSE well in advance of when you hope to start work. December graduates should begin no later than Fall semester. March/June graduates should begin no later than Fall/Spring semesters. August graduates should begin no later than Spring semesters. Attend a mandatory orientation session to learn how "On Campus Recruiting" Works.
Preparing Future Faculty Program
Preparing Future Faculty (PFF) offers three graduate-level courses. To receive a letter of recognition and certificate of program participation from the Graduate School, participants must complete GRAD 8101 and GRAD 8102. Some graduate programs may have different requirements for doctoral students participating in this program.
GRAD 8101: Teaching methods and techniques conveyed through experimental learning, readings, discussion, peer teaching, e-ail dialog, reflective writing, co-facilitation of course. Focus on active learning, critical thinking, practice teaching, and preparation of a portfolio to document and reflect upon teaching.
GRAD 8102: Collegial support for teaching, faculty mentorship at regional college or university, investigation of faculty role at variety of institutions, classroom observation and feedback, preparation for academic job search. Non-native English speakers must pass University requirements for international teaching assistants.
Center for Teaching and Learning Services
Each year, the Center for Teaching and Learning Services offers new and returning TAs a comprehensive series of training and development activities just prior to the beginning of Fall Quarter. The purposes of the workshops and discussions held during this period are to provide TAs with a variety of practical and effective teaching strategies, to familiarize them with their TA roles and to make them aware of University policies and resources that exist to support both TAs and students.
If you are looking for an assistantship on campus, click here.
Last Modified: 2007-08-21 at 09:31:28 -- this is in International Standard Date and Time Notation