The Academic Job Market Preparation Workshop Series aims to demystify the application materials required for the academic job market. Each participant will develop their materials with the guidance of facilitated morning webinars and optional collaborative working groups in the afternoon. All sessions are conducted via Zoom.
Workshops are facilitated by:
the Graduate Writing Place,
Northwestern Career Advancement (NCA),
the Searle Center for Advancing Teaching and Learning,
and the Office of Fellowships.
Postdoctoral fellows and PhD students from all disciplines are welcome. You must register separately for each workshop you wish to attend.
Please email the Associate Director of Professional and Career Development, Aubrey Korneta, with any questions.
The 2026 Workshop Series
(The 2026 workshop series will be held July 27 – July 31 via Zoom.)
Morning workshops are scheduled between 10:00–11:00 AM CDT via Zoom each day, with the option to break out into smaller facilitated writing groups in the afternoon. Each workshop details how to compose key application materials.
Attendees can also apply to participate in afternoon writing groups. These groups are structured to prioritize feedback on academic job market materials in a supportive and collaborative setting.
Seats in the afternoon writing groups are limited. To apply for an afternoon writing group, students and postdocs must submit an application, register for all five morning sessions and be available to meet for all afternoon sessions.