Professional Development

Teaching portfolios are an important component of many academic job applications and the promotion process: it is never too early in your teaching career to begin developing yours. While teaching portfolios vary widely, this workshop presents some guidelines to follow and some basic strategies you can use to ensure that your portfolio will best demonstrate your teaching experience, accomplishments, and potential. Whether you are just beginning to teach or about to enter the job market, this workshop will enable you to compile and develop your best teaching portfolio.

Come and learn all you need to know to compete in the second annual Pitt Three Minute Thesis, to be held on April 1, 2019. In this workshop, Meghan Culpepper from the Office of the Provost will review the rules and eligibility requirements for the 3MT Competition, and Dr.

Mary Zaborskis and Alaina Roberts, inaugural Dietrich School Diversity Postdoctoral Fellows, will guide graduate students through elements of creating a strong diversity statement when applying for jobs.