Academic Career Workshop for Mechanical Engineering
October 5 -6, 2023 | University of California, Berkeley
The Rising Stars in Mechanical Engineering workshop supports senior graduate students and postdocs who are considering careers in academia. The purpose of the workshop is for participants to gain career skills, connect with a cohort of peers, and engage with mentors. The sixth Rising Stars in Mechanical Engineering workshop will be held in-person on the campus of the University of California, Berkeley on Thursday & Friday, October 5-6, 2023. Past Rising Stars in ME workshops have been hosted by MIT, Stanford, and Berkeley.
How to be nominated:
Participants must be graduate students within 1 to 3 years of graduating with a Ph.D. at the time of the workshop, or they must have obtained a Ph.D. no earlier than 2020 and not currently hold a faculty position. Applicants must be nominated by a faculty member. Approximately 30 candidates will be selected for inclusion in the program.
The Rising Stars in ME program is interested in candidates who have demonstrated commitment to excellence by providing leadership in research, service, or teaching toward building an equitable and diverse scholarly environment.
The faculty nominator should submit all materials using the form embedded below.
Nomination Deadline: August 31, 2023 (11:59pm Pacific Time)
Selections for admittance to the workshop will be finalized by September 10th. For participants who will need to travel to attend the workshop, free hotel accommodation at the Marriott Residence Inn in downtown Berkeley will be provided for the nights of October 4 and 5, and coach-class airfare will be covered by the program. Meals will be provided for all participants.
Questions? Email Hayden Taylor, hkt@berkeley.edu.
