The Urban Affairs Association offers professional development opportunities throughout the year to members at the early career or mid-to-advanced career stages.
Target Audience: Current graduate students, recent graduates of less than 3 years
| Early-Career Stage Opportunities | Event Date & Time | Location | Application Available | Application Closes |
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Teaching 101: Course design & implementation strategies (Application required)
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Wednesday, 4/14/26 | 10:00 – 11:30 AM | New York City Conference | 10/16/26 | 10/23/26 |
| The First Job Search: Identifying Opportunities in a Diversified Career Market (Application required) | Wednesday, 4/14/26 | 8:00 – 9:30 AM | New York City Conference | 10/16/26 | 10/23/26 |
| Career Strategies for International Students (Open to All) | Wednesday, 4/14/26 | 10:00 – 11:30 AM | New York City Conference | Open to all conference registrants | Open to all conference registrants |
| Group Mentoring: Job Search, Balancing Acts, and Networking Strategies (Application Required) | Thursday, 4/15/26 | 2:00 – 3:00 PM | New York City Conference | 10/16/26 | 10/23/26 |
| Brown Bag Discussion–Teaching & Career Transitions (Bring your lunch) | Thursday, 4/15/26 | 12:00 – 1:00 PM | New York City Conference | Open to all conference registrants | Open to all conference registrants |
| A Conversation with the Editors of Urban Journals | Friday, 4/16/26 | 9:15 – 10:00 AM | New York City Conference | Open to all conference registrants | Open to all conference registrants |
| Thinking About Writing A Book?–Advice from Book Editors | Friday, 4/16/26 | 9:15 – 10:00 AM | New York City Conference | Open to all conference registrants | Open to all conference registrants |
Target Audience: Graduates with 5 or more years of professional experience (academic/non-academic careers)
| Mid-To-Advanced Career Stage Opportunities | Event Date & Time | Location | Application Available | Application Closes | |
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| Fall Webinar: Building a Teaching-Track Career: Position to Promotion | Thursday, 11/18/26 | 12:00 PM ET | Virtual | TBD | TBD | |
| Building a Case for Academic Job Promotion: Best Practices and CV Review Workshop | Wednesday, 4/14/26 | 8:00 – 9:30 AM | New York City Conference | 10/16/26 | 10/23/26 | |
| Positioning for Academic Leadership at Mid-Career | Wednesday, 4/14/26 | 8:00 – 9:30 AM | New York City Conference | TBD | TBD | |
| Sustaining Leadership in Uncertain Times: Strategies for Research Centers | Wednesday, 4/14/26 | 10:00 – 11:30 AM | New York City Conference | TBD | TBD | |
| Women in Leadership Roles–Within and Beyond the Academy (Brown Bag Friday) | Friday, 4/16/26 | 12:45 – 1:30 PM | New York City Conference | Open to all conference registrants | Open to all conference registrants |
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