BEGIN:VCALENDAR VERSION:2.0 PRODID:-//UIC BEGIN:VEVENT UID:2026100910422420261210T15000020261210T1600006ac96dd074000@uic.edu CATEGORIES:MEETING STATUS:TENTATIVE DTSTAMP:20260816T180600Z DTSTART:20261210T150000 DTEND:20261210T160000 SUMMARY:Academic Job Market Panel with Alumni DESCRIPTION:Overview The skills\, knowledge\, and experiences you develop as a UIC TA or through other teaching opportunities can open doors to a wide range of teaching and instructional careers in academia. Learn from UIC alumni and staff who have leveraged teaching experiences they gained as graduate students to build meaningful careers across different roles\, campuses\, and areas of higher education. Panelists will share their career journeys\, discuss how their teaching experience shaped their career paths\, and offer insights on navigating the higher education landscape and job market. \\n After participating in this event\, graduate students will have: Identified transferable skills gained through teaching and explored their relevance to higher education careers Examined how alumni and professionals leveraged teaching experience in their career paths and job searches Reviewed the key components of a successful academic job application \\n WORKSHOP FORMAT: This workshop will be online on Zoom. WORKSHOP FACILITATOR: Emily Potratz\, epotra2@uic.edu WORKSHOP CONTACT: Jenny Torres\, jtorr74@uic.edu Inclusivity &\; Accessibility Information: CATE is committed to making events as accessible as possible. CATE’s online events are delivered through Zoom\, will use Zoom auto-captions\, and may include breakout rooms and group discussion. If you have any accessibility questions\, requests\, or to coordinate accommodations\, please contact the CATE team at teaching@uic.edu. | Event post: https://teaching.uic.edu/events?page_id=15801 LOCATION:Virtual Select CLASS:PRIVATE END:VEVENT END:VCALENDAR