Wondering what it might be like to interview for a faculty position? Interested in experiencing or seeing a live interview for a position in the academe? Attend the next PhD Academic Careers Mentoring Panel and experience this for yourself as mock interviews will take place and a discussion about interviewing for academic positions will occur!

The Spring 2023 Academic Career Mock Interview is moderated by:

Dr. Timothy M. Pinkston (Vice Dean for Faculty Affairs)

Date: February 28, 2023

Time: 12:00 -1:30pm

Location: EEB 132

Need to build up your research experience? Want to know more about navigating the academic job search?  This PhD Academic Careers Mentoring Panel will provide advice on the search, the interview and negotiating an offer.  The Panel consists of both former department chairs and faculty hired very recently.

The Fall 2022 Mentoring Panel is moderated by:
Dr. Mahta Moghaddam (Vice Dean for Research & Ming Hsieh Chair, ECE)

Dr. Urbashi Mitra (Gordon S. Marshall Chair in Engineering; ECE and CS)

Date: November 30, 2022

Time: 12pm to 2pm

Location: MCB 102

Panelists Dr. David A. Barnhart (ISI,ASTE); Dr. Mercedeh Khajavikhan (ECE); Dr. Lucio Soibelman (CEE); Dr. Francisco Valero-Cuevas (BME)

Want to know more about navigating the academic job search?  This PhD Academic Careers Mentoring Panel will provide advice on the search, the interview and negotiating an offer.  The Panel consists of both former department chairs and faculty hired very recently.

The Spring 2022 Mentoring Panel is moderated by:
Dr. Erik A Johnson
Vice Dean for Academic Programs

Date: Tue May 10, 2022
Time: 12:00 - 1:30pm
Location: MCB102

Panelists (tentative): Profs. David D'Argenio (BME), Andres Gomez (ISE), Sandeep Gupta (ECE), Julie Higle (ISE), Audrey Olivier (CEE), Mengjie Yu (ECE), Wade Zeno (MFD)

Wondering what it might be like to interview for a faculty position?  Interested in experiencing or seeing a live interview for a position in the academe?  Sign up for and attend the next PhD Academic Careers Mentoring Panel and experience this for yourself as mock interviews will take place and a discussion about interviewing for academic positions will occur!

The Fall 2021 Mentoring Panel is moderated by:
Dr. Timothy M. Pinkston
Vice Dean for Faculty Affairs

Date: November 17, 2021

Time: 11:00am-12:30pm

Location: TBA

Our panel of faculty experts provided effective strategies for searching for an academic position and how the academic landscape is likely to change as the world emerges from the COVID-19 pandemic.

The Spring 2021 Mentoring Panel was moderated by:
Assad A. Oberai
Vice Dean for Research (interim), Professor of Aerospace and Mechanical Engineering

April 21, 2021

12:00 noon -1:30pm

View the recorded event here.

Panelists:

Ellis Meng
Vice Dean for Technology Innovation and Entrepreneurship, Prof. of Biomedical Engineering

Lucio Soibelman
Department Chair, Civil and Environmental Engineering

Richard Leahy
Department Chair, Ming Hsieh Department of Electrical Engineering-Systems.

Moderated by Dr. Andrea Armani, Vice Dean for Academic Programs at USC School of Engineering

Date: November 4-5, 2020

Time: 8:00am-12:00pm

Location: Virtual via Zoom

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Click here to view a recording of the event.

Moderated by Dr. Erik Johnson, Vice Dean for Academic Programs at USC Viterbi School of Engineering.

Date: Thursday, May 14, 2020

Time: 2:00 p.m.

Location: Virtual via Zoom

Click here to view a recording of the event.

Panelists:

Rehan Kapadia
Assistant Professor of Electrical and Computer Engineering

Megan McCain
Assistant Professor, Biomedical Engineering, Stem Cell Biology and Regenerative Medicine

Jayakanth Ravichandran
Assistant Professor of Chemical Engineering and Materials Science and Electrical and Computer Engineering

Alejandra Uranga
WISE Gabilan Assistant Professor and Assistant Professor of Aerospace and Mechanical Engineering

Moderator:

Maja Mataric’
Vice Dean of Research

Panelists:

Naomi Fitter
Engineering Postdoctoral Scholar – Research Associate, Computer Science

Gunjae Koo
Graduate Research Associate, Computer Engineering

Haifeng Xu
Graduate Research Associate, Computer Science

Sangpil Yoon
Research Associate, Biomedical Engineering

Moderator:

Timothy M. Pinkston, Ph.D.
Vice Dean for Faculty Affairs

Panelists:

Satyandra Kumar Gupta
Professor, Aerospace and Mechanical Engineering

Hao Li
Assistant Professor, Computer Science

Shrikanth Narayanan
Professor and Niki and Max Nikias Chair in Engineering, Signal and Image Processing

Moderator:

Stacey Deleria Finley
Assistant Professor, Biomedical Engineering

The Spring 2017 Academic Career Mentoring Panel, "What Surprised Me About Work as a Faculty Member, and What Should I Have Done Differently" will be held on Thursday, April 6, 2017, from 11:30am-3:00pm in THH 210.

Panelists:

Leana Golubchik
Professor
Computer Science

Amy Rechenmacher
Associate Professor
Sonny Astani Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering

Paul Ronney
Professor
Aerospace & Mechanical Engineering

Ketan Savla
Assistant Professor
Sonny Astani Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering

John Brooks Slaughter
Professor
Ming Hsieh Department of Electrical Engineering
Rossier School of Education

Moderator:

James Moore
Vice Dean for Academic Programs

Panelists:

Eun Ji Chung
Gabilan Assistant Professor
Department of Biomedical Engineering

SungWon Chung
Postdoc Scholar-Research Scholar
Ming Hsieh Department of Electrical Engineering

Sajan Goud Lingala
Postdoc Scholar-Research Scholar
Ming Hsieh Department of Electrical Engineering

Oliver Kroemer
Postdoc Scholar-Research Scholar, Department of Computer Science

Alejandra Uranga
Assistant Professor
Department of Aerospace and Mechanical Engineering

Han Wang
Assistant Professor
Ming Hsieh Department of Electrical Engineering

Moderator:

Timothy Pinkston
Professor and Vice Dean for Faculty Affairs

The Spring 2016 Ph.D. Mentoring Panel, "Getting an Academic Job: What Really Matters and How to Do It Right" was held on Wednesday, April 27, 2016, from 2:00pm-5:00pm in SAL 101.

Panelists:

Dr. Andrea Armani
Associate Professor, Mork Family Department of Chemical Engineering and Materials Science
Associate Professor, Ming Hsieh Department of Electrical Engineering

Dr. Hossein Hashimi
Professor, Ming Hsieh Department of Electrical Engineering

Dr. Aleksandra Korolova
Assistant Professor, Department of Computer Science

Moderator:

Dr. Maja Mataric'
Professor and Vice Dean for Research

The Spring 2015 Ph.D. Mentoring Panel, "Career in Industry vs. Research Labs vs. Academia" was held on Wednesday, April 15, 2015, from 3:30pm-5:00pm in EEB 132

Panelists:

Dr. Murali Annavaram
Associate Professor, Ming Hsieh Department of Electrical Engineering
Department of Computer Science

Dr. George Ban-Weiss
Assistant Professor, Sonny Astani Department of
Civil and Environmental Engineering

Dr. Yong Chen
Associate Professor
Daniel J. Epstein Deparment of Industrial and
Systems Engineering

Dr. Wyatt Lloyd
Assistant Professor, Department of Computer Science

Mahta Moghaddam
Professor, Ming Hsieh Department of
Electrical Engineering

Dr. Wei Wu
Associate Professor, Ming Hsieh Department of
Electrical Engineering

Moderator:

Dr. Timothy Pinkston
Professor and Vice Dean of Faculty Affairs

The Fall 2014 PhD Mentoring Panel, “Preparing for an Academic Position” was held on October 22, 2014 in DML 240. The event was organized in partnership with the Center for Excellence in Research (CER), and was open to all PhD students and postdocs university-wide. In addition to Dr. Maja Mataric', the panelists consisted of professors from schools outside Viterbi; Dr. Surya Prakash from Dornsife College of Letters, Arts and Sciences, Dr. Sarah Hamm-Alvarez from the USC School of Pharmacy.

The Spring 2014 Ph.D. Mentoring Panel, "Establishing and Building Professional Networks" was held on April 9, 2014 from 12:00pm-2:00pm in MHP 101

Panelists:

Dr. Sandeep K. Gupta
Dept Chair and Professor
Ming Hsieh Department of Electrical Engineering

Dr. Stephen Lu
Professor
Daniel J. Epstein Department of Industrial and Systems Engineering
Aerospace and Mechanical Engineering Department
Department of Computer Science

Dr. Lucio Soibelman
Dept. Chair and Professor
Sonny Astani Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering.

Dr. Gerald E. Loeb
Professor
Biomedical Engineering Department
Adjunct Professor
Neurology, Pharmacy
Director
Medical Device Development Facility

Dr. Alice C. Parker
Professor
Ming Hsieh Department of Electrical Engineering

Moderator:

Dr. James Moore
Vice Dean for Academic Programs
Professor
Daniel J. Epstein Department of Industrial and Systems Engineering
Sonny Astani Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering
Sol Price School of Public Policy

The Fall 2013 Ph.D. Mentoring Panel, "Applying and Interviewing for Academic Positions." was held on November 1st, 2013, from 12:00pm-2:00pm in SAL 101.

Panelists:

Dr. Nora Ayanian, Assistant Professor
Computer Science
Dr. Ayanian Presentation Slides

Dr. Paul Bogdan, Assistant Professor
Ming Hsieh Department of Electrical Engineering
Dr. Bogdan's Presentation Slides

Dr. Amy Childress, Professor
Sonny Astani Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering
Dr. Childress' Presentation Slides

Dr. Stacey Finley, Gabilan Assistant Professor
Biomedical Engineering
Dr. Finley's Presentation Slides

Moderator:

Dr. Timothy Pinkston
Vice Dean, Faculty Affairs
Dr. Pinkston's Presentation Slides

The Spring 2013 Academic Career Mentoring Panel, "Developing a Research Plan and Getting it Funded" was held, Wednesday, April 17, 2013 in GFS 106 from 12:00pm-2:00pm.

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Panelists:

Dr. Andrea Armani
Ray Irani Chair in Chemical Engineering and Materials Science and Professor of Chemical Engineering and Materials Science, Biomedical Engineering, Electrical Engineering-Electrophysics, and Chemistry

Dr. Yolanda Gil
Research Professor of Computer Science and Spatial Sciences

Dr. Hossein Hashemi
Ming Hsieh Faculty Fellow in Electrical Engineering-Electrophysics and Professor of Electrical Engineering-Electrophysics

Dr. Nenad Medvidovic
Professor of Computer Science

Dr. Shri Narayanan
Niki and Max Nikias Chair and Professor of Electrical Engineering-Systems, Computer Science, Linguistics, Psychology, and Pediatrics

Moderator:

Dr. Maja Mataric'
Vice Dean for Research

Panelists:

Dr. Murali Annavaram

Dr. Maged Doussouky

Dr. Martin Gunderson

Dr. Eva Kanso

Moderator:
Dr. James Moore

Panelists

Dr. Peter Beerel
Professor of Electrical Engineering-System
Dr. Beerel's Presentation Slides

Dr. Mike S.W. Chen
Colleen and Roberto Padovani Early Career Chair in Electrical Engineering and Associate Professor of Electrical Engineering-Electrophysics
Dr. Chen's Presentation Slides

Dr. Henryk Flashner
Professor of Aerospace and Mechanical Engineering and Biological Sciences
Dr. Flashner's Presentation Slides

Dr. Yan Liu
Philip and Cayley MacDonald Endowed Early Career Chair and Associate Professor of Computer Science and Electrical Engineering-Systems
Dr. Liu's Presentation Slides

Dr. Azad Madni
Professor of Astronautical Engineering Practice and of Education

Dr. Azad Madni's Presentation Slides

Moderator:

Dr. Timothy Pinkston
Vice Dean for Faculty Affairs
Dr. Pinkston's Presentation Slides

Panelists:

Dr. Nenad Medvidovic
Professor of Computer Science
Dr. Medvidovic's Presentation Slides

Dr. Ellis Meng
Gabilan Distinguished Professorship in Science and Engineering, Dwight C. and Hildagarde E. Baum Chair, and Professor of Biomedical Engineering and Electrical Engineering-Electrophysics
Dr. Meng's Presentation Slides

Dr. Shinyi Wu

Associate Professor of Social Work and Industrial and Systems Engineering Education
Dr. Wu's Presentation Slides

Moderator:

Dr. Maja Mataric'
Vice Dean for Research

Fall 2010 Academic Career Mentoring Panel: "Preparing for a Career in Academia" flyer.

Panelists:

Dr. J.P. Bardet

Dr. G.J Halfond

Dr. John Brooks Slaughter
Professor of Education and Engineering

Dr. Alejandro Toriello

Dr. Francisco Valero-Cuevas
Professor of Biomedical Engineering, Aerospace and Mechanical Engineering, Electrical Engineering-Systems, Computer Science, and Biokinesiology and Physical Therapy

Moderator:

Dr. Timothy Pinkston
Vice Dean for Faculty Affairs

Spring 2010 Academic Career Mentoring Panel: "Preparing to Interview for an Academic Position" flyer.

Panelists:

Dr. Andrea Armani
Ray Irani Chair in Chemical Engineering and Materials Science and Professor of Chemical Engineering and Materials Science, Biomedical Engineering, Electrical Engineering-Electrophysics, and Chemistry
Dr. Armani's Presentation Slides

Dr. Hossein Hashemi
Ming Hsieh Faculty Fellow in Electrical Engineering-Electrophysics and Professor of Electrical Engineering-Electrophysics
Dr. Hashemi's Presentation Slides

Dr. Alexander (Sandy) Sawchuk
Leonard Silverman Chair in Electrical Engineering and Professor of Electrical Engineering-Systems
Dr. Sawchuk's Presentation Slides

Dr. Alan Willner
Steven and Kathryn Sample Chair in Engineering and Professor of Electrical Engineering-Systems
Dr. Willner's Presentation Slides

Moderator:

Dr. Maja Mataric'
Vice Dean for Research
Dr. Mataric' Presentation Slides