Mathematics Graduate Student Colloquium

MGSC Website: http://math.uci.edu/~mgsc/

Step Two: Transitioning from Graduate School to the Tenure Track

May Mei
Wednesday, May 24, 2017
5:00 pm - 7:00 pm
RH440R

Talk Abstract:

Step one: earn a PhD. Step three: profit! What is step two? I'll guide an informal discussion of my own post-PhD career: deciding what kind of career was right for me, gathering application materials and applying, and transitioning from being a graduate student at a large research university to being an assistant professor at a small liberal arts college.

About the Speaker:

I'm an assistant professor at Denison University. Before that, I received my PhD from UC Irvine and my BA from UC Berkeley. That is to say, I've lived in California my whole life before moving to Ohio. It's different here. My favorite thing in the universe is probably a nice meal at a fancy restaurant. But someone I respect greatly told me (over a nice meal at a fancy restaurant) that I need hobbies that aren't eating or drinking. So, more recently, I've taken up running and powerlifting. I work at an undergraduate-only institution, so I'm also pretty into teaching.

Refreshments:

Pizza will be served after the talk.