| 1:00-2:00 | Registration |
| 2:00-2:30 | Opening Remarks and Workshop Overview |
| 2:30-3:30 | What Type of University is Right for You? Panel discussion: the cultures, benefits, and drawbacks of different types of universities |
| 3:30-4:30 | Networking: not just for business and industry Lecture/Interactive |
| 4:30-4:45 | Coffee break |
| 4:45-5:45 | Work-Life Balance Panel discussion: advice on balancing 24/7 academic careers with outside lives |
| 6:15-7:00 | Dinner |
| 7:00-8:00 | Dessert and Keynote Address |
| 8:00-8:30 | Breakfast |
| 8:30-9:30 | Applying Lecture: what application packages include, what the key features of teaching and research statements are, what search committees are looking for Lecture: putting together an application package that stands out |
| 9:30-10:30 | The Interview Process Lecture(s): a practical guide to interviewing, and considering offers when you get them |
| 10:30-11:00 | Coffee break |
| 11:00-12:00 | Negotiating the Offer Lecture: what they'll give and how to ask Panel discussion |
| 12:00-1:00 | Lunch |
| 1:00-1:05 | Introductory remarks |
| 1:05-2:30 | Guiding Principles: How to be a "Quick-Start" Professor Lecture: getting support from your university and department, negotiating for a quick-start lab, and the skills you can hone now that will help you be an effective and successful lab leader, mentor, and principle investigator Lecture: secure research funding, funding sources, etc. |
| 2:30-2:45 | Coffee break |
| 3:00-4:00 | Tenure Process at Major Research Universities Panel discussion: what resources are available, how to find them, and the best strategies for getting funded quickly so you can get your lab group up and running |
| 4:00-5:00 | Academic Duty: Teaching Lecture: Balancing teaching and research loads, and successfully sharing your passion for your field with your students |
| 5:00-5:15 | Closing Remarks Dean Blanche Staton, MIT |