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In this workshop, you'll learn how to prepare and tailor your CV and cover letters for different types of opportunities. We will focus on faculty job searches and fellowship applications, but graduate students and postdocs preparing these documents for any opportunity are welcome to join.  This workshop is cross-listed as part of the Future Faculty workshops and the Summer Fellowship Series. Registration link for this and any other Future Faculty workshops you would like to attend HERE. Working on a fellowship application and want to attend our Summer Fellowship Series? Register HERE!

The research statement (or statement of research interests) is a common component of academic job applications. It provides an opportunity for the job candidate to describe one's research accomplishments, current work, and future direction while making a case on why your line of inquiry matters.In this session, participants will learn about approaches and best practices of crafting a compelling and cohesive research statement, especially for those in disciplines that require a research statement as a stand-alone document (versus as part of one's cover letter). NOTE: This discussion focuses on Arts, Humanities, and Social Sciences research. For the session focused on STEM research click here.Register for Future Faculty Series HERE

The Graduate Instructor Seminar on the Teaching of Writing provides graduate students from across schools and disciplines at UVA with advanced skills in writing instruction. Specifically, graduate instructors will learn how to introduce undergraduates and others to the varieties of writing that are central to their professional fields and disciplines; to design writing-related in-class activities specific to their fields and disciplines; and to respond efficiently and productively to student writing and other writing in-process.During this four-day seminar, offered online from Monday-Thursday, August 11-14, 2025, instructors will share research on the teaching of writing and models of assignments and other practical resources, respond to participant-generated teaching materials, provide practical pedagogical suggestions, and facilitate discussion among participants. The seminar’s format will include a combination of brief presentations, interactive workshops (using breakout rooms), and group discussion. The seminar is projected to require a total of 24 engagement hours over 4 days; participation is synchronous and interactive. A required 1-hour follow-up session during the Fall 2025 term will anticipate and reflect upon the participants’ initial application of the seminar’s work in their own subsequent work. Up to twenty graduate students will be chosen to participate, and each will receive approximately $625 in wages. (Rate is $25/hour and includes hours expected for synchronous meeting times, preparation, the follow-up session, and completing simple surveys for the program's self-assessment. Please note that as wages, appropriate taxes will be withheld.) Participants will also receive a stipend for books and materials, which participants should order independently. Apply HERE by Friday, May 16th: https://phdplus.virginia.edu/form/writing-pedagogy-applications

The Graduate Instructor Seminar on the Teaching of Writing provides graduate students from across schools and disciplines at UVA with advanced skills in writing instruction. Specifically, graduate instructors will learn how to introduce undergraduates and others to the varieties of writing that are central to their professional fields and disciplines; to design writing-related in-class activities specific to their fields and disciplines; and to respond efficiently and productively to student writing and other writing in-process.During this four-day seminar, offered online from Monday-Thursday, August 11-14, 2025, instructors will share research on the teaching of writing and models of assignments and other practical resources, respond to participant-generated teaching materials, provide practical pedagogical suggestions, and facilitate discussion among participants. The seminar’s format will include a combination of brief presentations, interactive workshops (using breakout rooms), and group discussion. The seminar is projected to require a total of 24 engagement hours over 4 days; participation is synchronous and interactive. A required 1-hour follow-up session during the Fall 2025 term will anticipate and reflect upon the participants’ initial application of the seminar’s work in their own subsequent work. Up to twenty graduate students will be chosen to participate, and each will receive approximately $625 in wages. (Rate is $25/hour and includes hours expected for synchronous meeting times, preparation, the follow-up session, and completing simple surveys for the program's self-assessment. Please note that as wages, appropriate taxes will be withheld.) Participants will also receive a stipend for books and materials, which participants should order independently. Apply HERE by Friday, May 16th: https://phdplus.virginia.edu/form/writing-pedagogy-applications

Test your skills and present your research in 3 minutes or less using only plain language. No slides allowed. If you use any jargon, the audience can ring their cowbells, and you'll have to go back and explain. Presenters and audience members needed, but all presenters get 1 drink on us! It's a fun, interactive and inclusive environment across all disciplines at UVA. Hope you can make it!

The Graduate Instructor Seminar on the Teaching of Writing provides graduate students from across schools and disciplines at UVA with advanced skills in writing instruction. Specifically, graduate instructors will learn how to introduce undergraduates and others to the varieties of writing that are central to their professional fields and disciplines; to design writing-related in-class activities specific to their fields and disciplines; and to respond efficiently and productively to student writing and other writing in-process.During this four-day seminar, offered online from Monday-Thursday, August 11-14, 2025, instructors will share research on the teaching of writing and models of assignments and other practical resources, respond to participant-generated teaching materials, provide practical pedagogical suggestions, and facilitate discussion among participants. The seminar’s format will include a combination of brief presentations, interactive workshops (using breakout rooms), and group discussion. The seminar is projected to require a total of 24 engagement hours over 4 days; participation is synchronous and interactive. A required 1-hour follow-up session during the Fall 2025 term will anticipate and reflect upon the participants’ initial application of the seminar’s work in their own subsequent work. Up to twenty graduate students will be chosen to participate, and each will receive approximately $625 in wages. (Rate is $25/hour and includes hours expected for synchronous meeting times, preparation, the follow-up session, and completing simple surveys for the program's self-assessment. Please note that as wages, appropriate taxes will be withheld.) Participants will also receive a stipend for books and materials, which participants should order independently. Apply HERE by Friday, May 16th: https://phdplus.virginia.edu/form/writing-pedagogy-applications

The Graduate Instructor Seminar on the Teaching of Writing provides graduate students from across schools and disciplines at UVA with advanced skills in writing instruction. Specifically, graduate instructors will learn how to introduce undergraduates and others to the varieties of writing that are central to their professional fields and disciplines; to design writing-related in-class activities specific to their fields and disciplines; and to respond efficiently and productively to student writing and other writing in-process.During this four-day seminar, offered online from Monday-Thursday, August 11-14, 2025, instructors will share research on the teaching of writing and models of assignments and other practical resources, respond to participant-generated teaching materials, provide practical pedagogical suggestions, and facilitate discussion among participants. The seminar’s format will include a combination of brief presentations, interactive workshops (using breakout rooms), and group discussion. The seminar is projected to require a total of 24 engagement hours over 4 days; participation is synchronous and interactive. A required 1-hour follow-up session during the Fall 2025 term will anticipate and reflect upon the participants’ initial application of the seminar’s work in their own subsequent work. Up to twenty graduate students will be chosen to participate, and each will receive approximately $625 in wages. (Rate is $25/hour and includes hours expected for synchronous meeting times, preparation, the follow-up session, and completing simple surveys for the program's self-assessment. Please note that as wages, appropriate taxes will be withheld.) Participants will also receive a stipend for books and materials, which participants should order independently. Apply HERE by Friday, May 16th: https://phdplus.virginia.edu/form/writing-pedagogy-applications

The UVA Postdoc Association (UVA PDA) and Office of Graduate and Postdoctoral Affairs (OGPA) are co-hosting the 2025 UVA Postdoc Research Symposium at Alumni Hall. For the first time, the symposium will be joined by fellow postdocs from Virginia Tech! This will be a one-day event highlighting the many disciplines of research projects being undertaken by UVA and Virginia Tech postdocs and will feature a keynote presentation as well as many opportunities for networking. Register HERE: 2025 Postdoc Symposium Registration

 Grad Thesis SLAM is an academic competition that challenges doctoral students to describe their dissertation research within three minutes, using a single slide, to a general audience. The event celebrates the discoveries made by UVA PhD students and encourages them to communicate the importance of their research to the broader community. In preparation for the Grad Thesis SLAM, this year’s presenters had the chance to participate in a 4-part workshop series to learn the basics of communicating research with general audiences, including how to: identify and avoid jargon, tell a compelling research story, design an effective slide, and deliver a polished presentation. To learn more, visit: https://phdplus.virginia.edu/grad-thesis-slam