With a career in academia and education, you can inspire the next generation of students, create and deliver courses or educational materials, and generate new knowledge through research. Sample career paths include becoming a professor at a university or college; an investigator at a research institute; higher education staff; K-12 teacher; or creator of educational programs at museums. Click on the menu items below to explore additional resources.
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This summer, Career Advising and Professional Development will help you prepare for your upcoming academic job search. When tenure track faculty jobs post this fall, you’ll be ready! Join us as we discuss the application process and consider the documents …
Department, Lab or Center: Department of Chemistry, Laboratory of Prof. Tim Swager
Number of years at MIT: 2
What is the focus of your research?
I work on making molecules and materials that have applications as sensors for environmental health …
Daniel Korsun | Office of Graduate Education | May 3, 2022
Committed to Caring honoree Jeff Grossman strives to provide each of his students with personalized advising.
Although some of his research focuses on nanomaterials, MIT Professor Jeff Grossman makes sure that his …
Sandi Miller | Department of Mathematics | March 30, 2022
Millions have fled the Russian invasion of Ukraine, and for those who are staying, schools are closed. While refugee-supporting programs focus on immediate needs, the Department of Mathematics’ MIT PRIMES program plans to …
Terri Park | MIT Schwarzman College of Computing | MIT News
The Social and Ethical Responsibilities of Computing publishes a collection of original pedagogical materials developed for instructional use on MIT OpenCourseWare.
Read the full article on MIT News.
The following materials are commonly requested. We encourage you to schedule an appointment with a career advisor to review your …
Interviews for faculty positions often include two rounds:
First round – Phone or Video (20-40 minutes)This is an initial …
If you receive an academic job offer, express interest, and then take the time to carefully assess whether the offer …
Handshake is an online career management system — in other words, it’s a website where you can find …
Do you think of yourself as a mentor? What is your mentoring persona? How are your relationships with your own …
