JOBS Workshop 2026
Past Editions
Previous editions of the JOBS workshop.
MICRO-57
November 2, 2024
Austin, Texas, USA (half-day workshop)
Panels on research careers and on the mechanics of the job search, a talk from a department chair's perspective, and a job-candidate listing of eleven graduating students.
- Panel: How to Have a Successful Research Career
- Panel: Tips from the Trenches
- Talk: Department Chair Perspective — Diana Marculescu (UT Austin)
- Blueprint for Success: Career Mapping and Peer Insights
MICRO-55
October 1, 2022
Chicago, Illinois, USA (full-day workshop)
Panels on industry research, product roles, and academic paths, along with networking coffee breaks.
- Panel: Tips from the Trenches
- Panel: Academia Tips and Strategies
- Talk: Department Chair Perspective — Sharad Malik (Princeton)
- Talk: I Survived Tenure, and So Can You! - Adrian Sampson (Cornell)
- Talk: Industry or Academia? It's not the right question to ask! - Samira Khan (UVA/Google Research)
- Talk: Industry Research: Staying Connected with Academia - Gilles Pokam (Intel Labs)
MICRO-53
October 18, 2020
Virtual (full-day workshop)
Virtual workshop featuring panels on academic job search tips and strategies, and research pitch competitions.
- Talks: Tips from the Academic Trenches - Caroline Trippel (Stanford) and Rohan Padhye (CMU)
- Panel: Academic Job Search: Tips & Strategies
- Panel: How to Get Your Application Packet Seen?
- Talk: A Department Chair's Perspective - Remzi H. Arpaci-Dusseau (U. Wisconsin CS)
- Talk: The Job Talk Talk - James Mickens (Harvard)
- Talks: Industry (Research/Product) vs. Academia (Research/Teaching) - Kathryn McKinley (Google) and Lisa Hsu (Microsoft)