________________________________ From: Lockwood, Rowan <rxlock@wm.edu> Sent: Monday, July 26, 2021 6:50 PM To: Owens, Brent E <beowen@wm.edu> Subject: IGNITE-- Virtual Future Faculty Program at William & Mary Hi Brent-- Can you please post on MSA listserv? IGNITE- Virtual Future Faculty Development Program Deadline: October 8, 2021 William and Mary (virtual) November 7-9, 2021 All expenses paid workshop https://www.wm.edu/offices/diversity/ignite/index.php IGNITE provides participants with the opportunity for professional development, and to have candid discussions with department heads, deans, and early career faculty members about life in academia. As a part of the experience, participants will be offered opportunities to tour campus and research facilities, meet with current faculty to gain a greater awareness of research and teaching opportunities, discuss their career prospects and academic work, attend workshops, and present a job talk. Post-docs and ABD candidates with research interests in mineralogy, petrology, volcanology, sedimentology, and stratigraphy are especially encouraged to apply. We are anticipating hiring in 1-2 of these areas in the next few years. William & Mary is a public liberal arts and sciences research university, located in Williamsburg, Virginia, with nationally ranked undergraduate, graduate, professional programs, as well as select online programs. W&M is the second oldest institution of higher learning in the United States and combines the best features of an undergraduate college with the opportunities afforded by a modern research university. Its moderate size, dedicated faculty and staff, highly-motivated students, and distinctive history give William & Mary a unique character among public institutions, and create a learning environment that fosters close interaction among students and their faculty mentors. IGNITE Program Objectives: - Enhance William & Mary's faculty pipeline by establishing and developing significant meaningful relationships with prospects, especially those from groups underrepresented in the professoriate, with a focus on historically underrepresented minorities in the United States. - Provide the opportunity for participants to gain a deeper understanding of the challenges and rewards of a faculty career. - Develop a network of emerging scholars in priority research areas who could be candidates for current and future vacancies at William & Mary. Participants are also expected to: - Be a graduate student or post-doctoral scholar seeking a faculty position at a research intensive institution; - Demonstrate career goals, research interests, and academic potential that align with William & Mary's mission and programs; - Be able to meaningfully contribute to the university's continuing commitment to diversity and inclusive excellence as reflected by The Office of Diversity and Inclusion<https://www.wm.edu/offices/diversity/>. The IGNITE application is due on October 8, 2021. For more information or questions, please contact Dr. Rowan Lockwood, Chair of W&M Geology via email (rxlock@wm.edu). Rowan Lockwood Pronouns: she, her, hers Professor and Chair Dept of Geology William & Mary