Please join us for our lunchtime webinar series, a benefit of AJS membership. All you need is a computer and a phone or speakers. Webinars cover a range of professional development, research, and teaching topics and are open to all AJS members. Pre-registration and current AJS membership are required to attend.
Webinars are archived on our website and available by logging in to your MyAJS account. We will be adding more events to the webinar line-up; follow us on Facebook for the latest updates.
Don’t see a topic here that you would like to learn more about? Let us know! Email us at ajs@associationforjewishstudies.org.
April 1, 2025
12–1 PM ET (9–10 AM PT)
Sheila Jelen, University of Chicago
Are you a first-time proposal submitter to the AJS Conference? Or perhaps you've submitted proposals many times in the past, but are looking for tips on what comprises a strong conference proposal? The AJS is offering a webinar to share best practices and to answer your questions associated with submitting a conference proposal (the deadline to submit a proposal for the 57th Annual Conference is May 6th). The webinar will take place on Tuesday, April 1 from 12–1 PM ET. Sheila Jelen, a member of the AJS conference program committee, and a Professor of Religion, Literature and Visual Culture and History of Judaism at the University of Chicago, will offer concrete suggestions.
Please use this form to confirm your participation in this workshop. Advance registration is required. The Zoom link will be sent before the workshop, with a reminder sent on the day of the workshop.
Questions? Please contact Amy Weiss at aweiss@associationforjewishstudies.org.
Wednesday, May 14
12–1 PM ET (9–10 AM PT)
Adrienne Posner, Google
We'll walk through the logic and structure of a resume for the non-academic job search, helping you learn the lingo used by corporations and non-profits, and master techniques for translating your academic record into effective resume content. We'll also cover LinkedIn, cover letters, and other job materials.
Adrienne Posner is a Senior Program Manager at Google, where she worked since leaving academia 10 years ago. Adrienne received her BA in Art History from UC Santa Cruz, completed a fellowship in Critical Theory at the Whitney Museum, and then took a detour into the non-profit sector, working for a time for a political action committee. Returning to school, she received an MA in Art History from UCLA and then applied to the Comparative Literature program at UCLA where she received a second MA, advanced to candidacy, and got halfway through a dissertation before deciding to leave the academy altogether. Adrienne has been a post-ac coach for many years now, and has helped over 500 people at all stages of their careers (from grad students to NTT faculty to full TT professors) find meaningful and sustainable work in a wide variety of roles across multiple sectors outside the academy.
