Weekly Happenings: January 36-30, 2026

[April Dukes]

Hi all,

Below are the professional development opportunities for this week.

Pitt-CIRTL Spring Classes - Last Chance to Join!

• Prep for an Academic Career
• Advancing Learning Through Evidence-Based STEM Teaching

CIRTL Network

• Self-Paced Teaching & Learning Courses (2025-2026 Academic Year)
• Panel(s) of Early Career Faculty
• CVs for the Academic Job Market
• Cover Letters for the Academic Job Market
• Maximizing Learning Outcomes from Instructional Demonstration: Balancing Instructor- and Student-Led Experiential Learning
• Teaching Statements for the Academic Job Market
• Quick Tips for Teaching
  

dB-SERC

• dB-SERC Lunch Discussion

University Center for Teaching and Learning

• Developing a Teaching Philosophy Statement
• Mentoring Academy Session Two: Addressing Equity & Inclusion

Office of Academic Career Development

• Managing Up

Health Sciences Library System

• Find and Get the Research Funding You Need
• Evaluating Generative AI for your Research Workflow
• Bulk RNA-seq data analysis using CLC Genomics Workbench

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April Dukes, Ph.D.

(she/her/hers)

Faculty and Future Faculty Program Director

Pitt-CIRTL Coordinator

Engineering Education Research Center

Contact Information

Email:  apr...@pitt.edu

Phone:  412-383-6014

Address:University of Pittsburgh

3700 O'Hara St

B-12 Benedum Hall

Pittsburgh, PA 15261