The Modern Engineering Faculty: Navigating Academic Waters

Indian Institute of Technology Bombay

Civil Engineering

Application Deadline Approaching

Last date to apply: October 30, 2026 · Program starts on November 6, 2026

About Programme

'Should I become a professor? If so, how?' are questions asked by several advanced graduate students and early career researchers. There is an increasingly large number of awareness and mentoring programs conducted by organizations on career opportunities in science and engineering. Yet, early career researchers only learn on-the-job about the clear steps to make it to a tenure-track/permanent job in academia. Another equally important question is, 'How to survive as an early career academic in today's day and age?'. Stagnation, dearth of progress and lack of navigation along multiple directions of growth can hinder one's career progress and more importantly, personal well-being. Therefore, early career professionals want to not only 'survive' but also 'thrive' with excellence in terms of global benchmarks. This course is meant for advanced PhD students, postdoc researchers, early career professionals or anyone contemplating a career in academia. It will discuss key responsibilities expected out of an early career academic in engineering, highlight some opportunities and challenges towards a bright and successful career and also offer suggestions to avoid mistakes. Participants are expected to work through their projects and have ideas that can be worked upon and further developed towards their career advancement. Sessions will be interactive.

Programme Content

Day 1 9 - 9.30 am: Introduction to the course & opening session 9.30 - 11 am: Milestones to an academic career and understanding job expectations 11 – 11.30 am: Break 11.30 am - 1 pm: Communicating science to researchers 1 - 2 pm: Lunch Break 2 - 3.30 pm: Synergistic engagements with the scientific community 3.30 - 4 pm: Break 4 - 5.30 pm: Communicating science to public Day 2 9.30-11 am: Application dossier, research presentation(s) and interview(s) 11-11.30 am: Break 11.30 am – 1 pm: Teaching and learning 1-2 pm: Lunch Break 2-3.30 pm: Grants, proposals and project management 3.30 – 4 pm: Break 4 – 5 pm: Looking beyond: leadership, translation and purpose 5 – 5.30 pm: Concluding session.

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Participants are expected to work through their projects and have ideas that can be worked upon and further developed towards their career advancement. Sessions will be interactive.

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