Preparing for the Academic Job Market
The following resources may help you in your search:
Starting Your Search
From the Chronicle of Higher Education:
Academic Job Search Guides from Various
Sources
General Resources
Market Changes, The Chronicle of Higher Education:
Get an expansive view of the academic job market in this article by Julie Miller
Vick and Jennifer S. Furlong. The authors chronicle the changes in the academic
hiring process since the publication of The Academic Job Search Handbook in 1992 by
the University of Pennsylvania Press. Vick and Furlong, who updated the Handbook
in 2008,
also manage the Chronicle's online Career Network, offering advice and first-person essays
written by, and for, academics.
Preparing for the Academic Job Market, Brown University:
Comprehensive resources addressing all aspects of the
academic job search, including teaching philosophy,
teaching portfolio, CVs and cover letters, interview
preparation, and job offers. Additional advice on
preparing for your first year as a faculty member.
Preparing for the Academic Job Market
The Academic Job Search, Stanford University: This Career Guide covers all aspects of the academic search.
Center for Career Education, Columbia University: Overview of academic job search, including timeline.
Print Resources
.Vick, J. M., & Furlong, J. S. (2008). The academic job search handbook (4th ed.).
Philadelphia: University of Pennsylvania Press. Rebecca Anthony & Gerald Roe,
The Curriculum Vitae Handbook: How to Present and Promote Your Academic Career (Rudi Publishing, 1998
Acy L. Jackson and Kathleen Geckeis, How to Prepare Your Curriculum Vitae (McGraw Hill, 2003)
Creating CVs & Cover Letters
Writing a Teaching Philosophy Statement
Writing a Research Statement
Preparing a Teaching Portfolio
Preparing for Interviews
The Chronicle of Higher Education offers valuable advice for the academic job seeker. In particular, the following articles provide useful information. Some pieces are dated, yet still relevant. Others address the changes in search brought about by technology.
- "A New View on Interviews", Peter S. Cahn
- "The Job Interview", Dennis Baron
- "The Campus Visit", Dennis Baron
- "Interviewing Before You're Invited to Campus", Mary Morris Heiberger and Julie Miller Vick
- "The Interview Circuit", Charles St. Clair
- "Asking the Right Questions", Julie Miller Vick and Jennifer S. Furlong
- "How to Handle Difficult Interview Questions", Mary Morris Heiberger and Julie Miller Vick
Job Offers & Negotiating
Chronicle of Higher Education
- "Go Ahead, Haggle," By Rebecca A. Bryant and Amber Marks
- "Negotiating a Better Deal," by Julia Miller Vick and Mary Morris Heiberger
Job Listings for Academic Jobs
Searching Outside the US
For specific links on working abroad, see
international careers and
education careers in the researching careers section
of our site.
International Students Searching Within the US
International students can best prepare
themselves by reviewing the information on
the
International Student Resources page.
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