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Workshop 1

Workshop 1 . Finishing the Ph.D. The Year Ahead. The Year Ahead - BUSY. Finishing dissertation Applying for jobs and going on interviews Possibly teaching. Time Management and Organization are very important!. Plan each month/week/day (time vs. task) Have a check list

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Workshop 1

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  1. Workshop 1 Finishing the Ph.D. The Year Ahead

  2. The Year Ahead - BUSY • Finishing dissertation • Applying for jobs and going on interviews • Possibly teaching

  3. Time Management and Organization are very important! • Plan each month/week/day (time vs. task) • Have a check list • Honor your free time

  4. The Dissertation • An exposition of an original piece of research • A good introduction to the material • A good reference

  5. Content • Title • Abstract • Table of contents • Acknowledgements • Introduction - tell what you are going to do • Background - define jargon • Literature review • Your strategies for solving the problem • Your result - break it up • Critical analysis of results - show you know limitations • Future work - show you know what’s missing • Conclusions - tell what you did with reference to detail • References • Appendices

  6. Integrate the pieces • Introduction - Tie the work together, highlight contributions, make a roadmap. • Body - Support, develop your results from introduction. • Conclusion - Summarize what you did. • Make notation, terminology, style consistent • LINKING chapter, section, paragraph is important

  7. Expand the Text • Write for a general audience. • Add simple examples of definitions and theorems. • Spell out intuition. • Mention related work in the field and how it relates. • Point out connections to other areas of mathematics. • Point out applications. • Lay out future work for yourself/others

  8. A good dissertation is a finished one.

  9. Advisor Issues Things to consider… • The ideal job for you – your advisor might have other plans for you or not understand why you want your dream job • Communication about a timeline – have a conversation with your advisor and set up some tentative goals and deadlines

  10. Your responsibilities • Dissertation is your own • Communicate with your advisor • Communicate with your committee members • Talk to other students • Know your school’s rules. • layout • paper • deadlines • preliminary forms

  11. Professional Development Opportunities • AWM Workshop for Women Graduate Students and Recent PhD’s Held at JMM in San Diego (Jan 9-12, 2013) Deadline for applying is Aug. 15 • JMM Contributed Sessions Deadline for abstracts is Sept. 25 • YMN/Project NExT JMM Poster Session Deadline for abstracts is mid-December

  12. More opportunities • AWM Travel Grants – check AWM website for more info • AWM Workshop at SIAM (July 9-10, 2012) • Connections for Women at MSRI Commutative Algebra and Cluster Algebras (Aug 22-24,2012) NoncommutativeAlebraic Geometry and Representation Theory (Jan 24-25, 2013) Optimal Transport: Geometry and Dynamics (Aug 22-23, 2013)

  13. Reflection- What are some characteristics of your ideal job?

  14. Wish List • tenure track/postdoc • teaching load • class size • student demographics • courses • research expectations • size of department • size of school • faculty • small town/city • time zone • liberal arts/R1 • sabbatical policy • course release • grant-writing • travel opportunities • goal of position

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