(J2TS) Jumpstart to Teaching Skills

Jumpstart to Teaching Skills (J2TS) is designed to provide graduate students and postdocs – especially those with limited or no opportunities to be teaching assistants, teaching fellows, or postdocs with teaching responsibilities – with foundational knowledge and skills related to teaching and teaching-intensive faculty roles in the future. It is designed for those interested in a wide variety of future career paths, from faculty roles to roles in industry, government, and non-profit!

To be eligible, an applicant must be a current BU doctoral student (post passing their qualifying/comprehensive exam(s)) or a BU/BUMC/BMC postdoc at the time of the J2TS program. Additionally, to receive the digital badge participants must complete the J2TS requirements as listed below, and therefore applicants need to be able to attend/complete all required sessions, practice lessons, and other components.

Schedule at-a-glance:

August 3-6: Required in-person sessions

August 10: due date for online, asynchronous required modules

August 7: Practice teaching guided work sessions

August 10-12: Practice teaching, small-group setting

August 17: due date for online, asynchronous elective modules.

Learn more and apply by clicking on the link below!

When 10:30 am - 4:00 pm on 3 August 2026
Building TBD
Contact Name Lauren Easterling