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Faculty Search Committee Perspectives Panels

Come hear from Virginia Tech faculty members who have served on faculty search committees regarding what they look for when evaluating applicants.

You can submit your questions ahead of time via the registration forms.

We will hold three separate panels themed around faculty careers in the biological & biomedical sciences, engineering, and physical sciences (chemistry, physics, geosciences).

Panelists will include:

  • Ira Blader, Professor and Department Head, Biomedical Sciences and Pathobiology
  • Jing Chen, Associate Professor, Biological Sciences
  • Michelle Olsen, Professor and Director, School of Neuroscience
  • James Smyth, Associate Professor, Fralin Biomedical Research Institute

Biological & Biomedical Sciences Faculty Search Committee Panel Insights

Aug. 26 | 11 a.m. - 12:30 p.m.

ONLINE-ONLY

Panelists will include:

  • Ali Butt, Professor and Associate Department Head of Faculty Development, Computer Science
  • William Devenport, Alumni Distinguished Professor, Aerospace and Ocean Engineering
  • Amy Pruden-Bagchi, University Distinguished Professor, Civil and Environmental Engineering

Engineering Faculty Search Committee Panel Insights

Sept. 5 | 2:30 - 4 p.m.

ONLINE-ONLY

Panelists will include:

  • Adrian Figg, Assistant Professor, Chemistry
  • Steve Holbrook, Professor and Department Head, Geosciences
  • Patrick Huber, Professor and Director of the Center for Neutrino Physics, Physics

Physical Sciences Faculty Search Committee Panel Insights

Sept. 8 | 2:30 - 4 p.m.

ONLINE-ONLY