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APPLYING FOR AND PRESENTING AT ACADEMIC CONFERENCES

GRADUATE STUDENT PANEL

• Arda Guc le r
• Po litic a l T

he o ry

• Jo shua Ro b iso n
• Ame ric a n Po litic s
• Swa ti Sriva sta va
• I

nte rna tio na l Re la tio ns

WHY GO TO CONFERENCES

• Situa te yo ur wo rk
• Sta te o f the disc ipline ; spe c ific inte rve ntio n; yo ur o wn

“la b e ls”

• Ne two rking a nd Me e ting Pe o ple
• Sho rt c o ffe e c ha ts; re c e ptio ns; pa ne lists
• F

e e db a c k o n Re se a rc h

• Va rie s- do n’ t e xpe c t wo rld c la ss fe e db a c k
• Jo b I

nte rvie ws

WHEN TO GO TO CONFERENCES

• Whe n yo u ha ve so me thing to pre se nt
• 2nd ye a r pa pe r, disse rta tio n c ha pte rs
• Whe n yo u a re o n the ma rke t
• Ne two rking ; intro duc ing yo urse lf to disc ipline ; inte rvie ws

APPLYING

• Applic a tio ns o fte n due we ll in a dva nc e
• 1 ye a r fo r I

SA; ~9 mo nths fo r APSA; ~6 mo nths fo r MPSA; ~8 mo nths fo r APT

• Ofte n a n a b stra c t o r pro po sa l no t who le pa pe r
• Co nfe re nc e se le c tivity va rie s
• E

a sy to g e t into MPSA; APSA a nd o the r pre stig io us c o nfe re nc e s will like ly re je c t

• Che c k re so urc e we b site s
• APSA, APT

, Phile ve nts, listse rve s

• Sha re info rma tio n with Co mmune Ca le nda r
• F

unding

• T

GS/ De pa rtme nt/ Cluste rs/ Buffe tt

• So me c o nfe re nc e s pro vide funding

ATTENDING PANELS

• Big na me ro undta b le s a re a ttra c tive , b ut…
• Sma lle r pa ne ls with “unkno wns” a re mo re use ful
• Mo re spe c ific to yo ur re se a rc h
• F

uture c o lle a g ue s

• He lps yo u fig ure o ut whe re yo u fit in
• Mo de ra te e xpe c ta tio ns
• Ma ny pa pe rs will no t b e tha t g re a t
• Mo re a b o ut ho w yo u wa nt yo u wa nt to situa te yo urse lf, g ive

pre se nta tio ns, a nd the type o f wo rk yo u wa nt to do tha n sub sta ntive kno wle dg e fro m the pa pe rs

PRESENTING PAPERS

• T

a ke pre se nta tio n se rio usly- e ve ry ta lk is a jo b ta lk

• E

spe c ia lly if o the r pa pe rs a re we a k, a g o o d pre se nta tio n c a n he lp yo u sta nd o ut

• F
• rma t va rie s b y c o nfe re nc e
• L

a rg e c o nfe re nc e s: ~10-15 min. pre se nta tio ns

• Sma lle r c o nfe re nc e s c a n b e lo ng e r
• Distrib ute yo ur pa pe r o n time (to c ha ir a nd/ o r

pa ne lists)

• Po ste r se ssio ns no t g re a t
• AAPOR a n e xc e ptio n, e spe c ia lly fo r no n-a c a de mic jo b

ma rke t

NETWORKING

• Sc he dule sho rt me e ting s we ll a he a d o f time (a t le a st 2

we e ks)

• Atte nd re c e ptio ns a nd sub fie ld se c tio ns
• Use a dviso rs/ fa c ulty/ e xpe rie nc e d stude nts to intro duc e

yo u to o the r sc ho la rs

• Ha ve spe c ific q ue stio ns a nd b e a b le to ta lk a b o ut yo ur

re se a rc h

• 1 se nte nc e , 5 minute s, 10 minute s
• Busine ss c a rds

GENERAL DISCUSSION