PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT SEMINAR

Welcome to theĀ Professional Development Seminar at the Department of Mathematics, UF!

We hope to build a platform for imparting awareness to the graduate students of the Department of Mathematics about the opportunities available post-graduation in different fields of mathematics and also the skills, tools, and knowledge required to tackle the job market via a series of seminars.

Our meeting time is Period 8 (3:00 – 3: 50 pm) on Tuesdays, and we meet in LIT 113 or on Zoom.

For zoom sessions: zoom-link.

Here is our Fall 2022 schedule:

Date Topic Description
Sept. 14 TA Panel Panelists:
Caleb Davis
David Burrell
George Roman
Phoebe Ferguson
Zachariah Thomas
Sept. 20 Academic Job Panel Panelists:
Dr. Michael Jury
Dr. Konstantina Christodoulopoulou
Dr. Dana Bartosova
Dr. Jeremy Booher
Oct. 4 Non-Academic Job Panel Panelists:
Dr. Ben Russo
Dr. Carol Woodward
Dr. Hubert Wagner
Dr. Jimmy Hall
Zoom Recording:
Nov. 1 A chat with Alumni Alumni:
Dr. Alexander Elchesen (Postdoctoral fellow at Colorado State University)
Dr. Ali K. Uncu (Research Associate at University of Bath)
Dr. Churni Gupta (Postdoctoral fellow at UF, College of Pharmacy)
Dr. Cristina Elena Sizemore (Instructional Postdoctoral fellow at Northwestern University)
Dr. Douglas Pfeffer (Assistant Teaching Professor at University of Tampa)
Nov. 22 Teaching Statement Writing Workshop Speaker: Dr. Catherine Paolucci (Assistant Professor at College of Education, UF)

Materials:
Video: Click Here
Slides: Writing a Teaching Statement – Fall Workshop 2022

Jam Boards:
Approach to teaching Mathematics
Group 1
Group 2
Group 3