ASEEES Webinars and Workshops

Working with our committees, members, and other organizations, ASEEES offers webinars and workshops throughout the year to help members engage in professional development by providing information on research methodologies and sources, teaching methods and resources, publishing, funding, and careers in and outside academia. 

2023 Spring Career Series

 

 Part II: Navigating the USAJobs Application Process

March 29 - 5:00-6:00pm EST

Are you interested in applying for a federal position but are unsure where to start? Join us as Taryn Wood discusses how to leverage your skills and guides you through the nuts and bolts of the USAJOBS application process.

Taryn Wood is founder of The Fed Head and creator of The Federal Job Application Academy, a premier online training course for individuals who are interested in applying to federal jobs and need the tools and knowledge to build a competitive application package. She has served on hiring boards for federal positions, conducted federal job interviews, and worked with federal HR officials on necessities for resumes and applications. Having worked as a high school and middle school science teacher and school liaison officer, she is currently a training specialist for the government.

This session will include time for Q&A and will be recorded. ASEEES members will be able to access the recording until April 28 through the member portal. The webinar archive is under the member resource tab.

  

Webinar Archive

•   September 14, 2022 Demystifying the Tenure Process

•   June 2, 2022 Fulbright Opportunities for ASEEES Members

•   April 22, 2022 How to Host Displaced Scholars on Your Campus Part II

•   March 18, 2022 How to Host Displaced Scholars on Your Campus Part I

•   February 23, 2022 Job Opportunities at The Defense Language Institute Foreign Language Center (DLIFLC) (note: this session was not recorded)

•   September 10, 2021 Demystifying the Academic Job Market Process

•   June 17, 2021 Practical Applications of Digital Archival Collections: The Blavatnik Archive

•   Spring 2021: The ASEEES Exploring Career Diversity ZOOM Conversation Series: A Spring 2021 Pilot Program

•   July 20, 2020: 1:00PM EST “Fieldwork interruptus? Research in the Time of COVID”

•   April 15-20 Virtual Conference/Webinar Series "The Political Police and the Soviet System: Insights from Newly Opened KGB Archives in the Former Soviet States"

Webinar I: Culture, Non-Conformism, Normativity Apr 15, 2020 9:00 AM EDT

Webinar II: Entering and Exiting the Gulag April 16, 2020 9:00 AM EDT 

Webinar III: Identifying Enemies: Surveillance, Classification, and Information Apr 17, 2020 9:30 AM EDT

Webinar IV: The Secret Police as an Institution: Internal History and Practices Apr 17, 2020 2:00 PM EDT

Webinar V: Operations Abroad and Foreign Intelligence  April 20, 2020 11:30 AM EDT

  • February 26, 2020: 12EST  "Considerations for US Scholars Conducting Research in Russia," presented by Dan Davidson and Graham Hettlinger, American Councils for International Education

  • October 16, 2019: 12EST "Publishing an Article in Slavic Review," presented by Harriet Murav (Editor)

  • September 11, 2019: 12EST “How to Get your Paper Published in EEPS or other International Journals”

  • September 25, 2018: Shifting Borders, Spaces of Power: How to Analyze Maps and Representations of Space

  • March 7, 2018: Introducing the Herder Institute: Collections, Funding Opportunities, and Higher Education Partnerships

  • February 7, 2018: German-speaking Academia: A Road Map to Navigating Research Institutions beyond Universities

  • August 24, 2017: Using ASEEES Commons to Prepare for the Convention

  • February 23, 2017: Structuring Your Grant Proposal. Presented by Amanda Jeanne Swain 

  • February 16, 2017: Finding Grants for Your Research Project. Presented by Amanda Jeanne Swain

  • January 19, 2017: Introducing ASEEES Commons: Why and How to Use It. Presented by Susana Aho and Nicky Agate

  • May 18, 2016: Getting Published in Slavic & Eurasian Studies: Do's and Don'ts of Academic Journal Publishing. Presented by Robert Orttunng, Eve Levin and Anna Paretskaya

  • April 20, 2016: Your Academic Job Search: Drafting the Cover Letter. Presented by Diane P. Koenker, Professor of History at the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign

  • January 20, 2016: Publishing Your First Book. Presented by Linda Manning, of Northern Illinois University Press 

  • October 15, 2015: Resources for Eastern European Jewish Studies: Repositories, Collections, Databases. Presented by Zachary M. Baker, Stanford University Libraries

  • September 17, 2015: How to Find and Apply for Federal Government Jobs. Presented by ASEEES Communications Coordinator Mary Arnstein.

  • June 25, 2015: Publishing Your First Book.  Presented by Linda Manning, Northern Illinois University Press

  • April 22, 2015: The World of Libguides -- Thinking Beyond Your University.  Presented by ASEEES CLIR

  • March 27, 2014: Services available to scholars from the University of Illinois Slavic Reference Service. Presented by SRS Interim Manager Joe Lenkart.

  • April 24, 2014: Embracing Change: Marketing Yourself for Employment Outside of the University Setting. Presented by ASEEES Communications Coordinator Mary Arnstein.

  • May 22, 2014: Impact Factors, Journal Quality, and Scholarship in the Humanities and Social Sciences. Presented by National Communication Association Director of Academic and Professional Affairs Trevor Parry-Giles. 

  • August 27, 2014: How to Find and Apply for Federal Government Jobs. Presented by ASEEES Communications Coordinator Mary Arnstein.

  • October 29, 2014:  Navigating Academia:  Networking. Presented by the Association for Women in Slavic Studies

These webinars can be found on ASEEES Member Site. 

If you have ideas for a webinar or would like to present content, please contact: Mary Arnstein, ASEEES Communications Coordinator newsnet@pitt.edu

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