Job Search, Academia
Though an academic job search is like other job searches in many ways, some of the issues, customs and methodology specific to the academy warrant your attention. The following information will help you navigate the academic job search:
About Academic Careers
Career Information for science graduate students, from SCIENCE magazine
Tenure and labor relations in academe, Chronicle of Higher Education.
Academic Lingo, compiled by University of Illinois, Urbana-Champaign
Relevant articleson topics including work-life balance and dual career couples, compiled by University of Illinois, Urbana-Champaign
Be sure to explore the “Job Search Strategies” tab on this site for information on resumes and C.V.s, interviewing, finding positions, and job offers and salary negotiations.
The Academic Job Search, Center for Teaching and Learning, University of Minnesota
Writing a Curriculum Vitae:
Writing CVs and Resumes
About CVs, from the Center for Teaching and Learning
About the Job Talk:
Perfecting the Job Talk
Giving a job talk in the sciences
Acing the Academic Job Talk
Academic job search info, University of California, Berkeley.
Landing and Academic Job, the process and the pitfalls. Jonathan A. Dantzig, Department of Mechanical and Industrial Engineering (chair of dept.’s Faculty Recruiting Committee), University of Illinois. This document describes the author’s observations and opinions about the faculty hiring process.
A comprehensive site of Job Resources in Higher Education
Human Resources, University of Minnesota (the largest employer in the state).
Chronicle of Higher Education, Careers
AcademicKeys.com is a comprehensive informational resource about the faculty, educational resources, research interests, and professional activities pertinent to the institutes of higher education.
Academic Careers Online includes faculty, research, post doc, adjunct and administrative at (community) colleges, universities, and research institutes around the world.
Academic360.com is a meta-collection of Internet resources that have been gathered for the academic job hunter. It includes links to faculty, staff, and administrative announcements and is not restricted to teaching positions.
University Job Bank is an online recruiting / career service, launched in early 2000 in response to the need to deliver a simple and cost effective way for higher education institutions and other organizations to recruit the right people.