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Academic Career Preparation
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Presentations | Video Clips | Online Resources |
Print Resources
Presentations:
Video Clips:
- Clip 1: Job Seeking Process
with Marina Capursi, Mathematics, University of Central Florida, HETC Fellow and Kathryn Alessandria, Counseling, West Chester University, PA
- Clip 2: Position Application Process for International Graduate Students
with Marina Capursi, Mathematics, University of Central Florida, HETC Fellow
- Clip 3: Academic Job Search Process by Graduate Students
with Marina Capursi, Mathematics, University of Central Florida, HETC Fellow and Kathryn Alessandria, Counseling, West Chester University, PA
Online Resources:
- Preparing Doctoral Students
for Faculty Life: Preparing Future Faculty
For the past several years, the American Association of Colleges and
Universities and the Council of Graduate Schools have sponsored a program
to help universities prepare graduate students for academic roles.
More than 100 institutions are involved. The site describes the types
of projects that some universities have started in order to give graduate
students a better idea of what being a faculty member is like. The
site also provides resources for the job search.
- The Responsive Ph.D. sponsored by the Woodrow Wilson National Fellowship Foundation
- Carnegie classification of institutions of higher learning - groups institutions based on their degree-granting activity.
- Chronicle Careers: Employer Profiles - employers have provided institutional profiles for prospective candidates; the list is organized by state.
- Chronicle of Higher Education - electronic version subscribed to by University of Delaware Library
- US News & World Report America's best colleges 2007 issue
For example: UD ranked 27 among top public universities , UDaily August 18, 2006
- The Princeton Review - The best 361 colleges
For example: UD ranked among best 361 colleges , UDaily August 22, 2006
- Grants and Fellowships - searchable data base free of charge, Chronicle of Higher Education
- Preparing for an Academic Career in the Geosciences - website designed for those interested in an academic career in the geosciences, yet resources useful for graduate students and post docs in other STEM disciplines. Site produced as part of NSF grant.
- The Preparing Future Faculty web site is dedicated to helping graduate students prepare for faculty positions. The site is sponsored by the American Association of Colleges and Universities and contains numerous resources.
- The Re-envisioning the Ph.D. web site has been designed to help doctoral students excel in graduate school and beyond. Part of the site focuses on the academic job market.
- Online articles on obtaining employment and beyond - Part of Re-Envisioning the Ph.D. site.
- Postdoctoral Fellowship in Scholarly Information Resources : Council on Library and Information Resources
- Listing of the world's top 500 universities (.doc)
- Bureau of Labor Statistics
- American Assciation of University Professors (AAUP)
- American Association of University Women (AAUW)
- National Association of Graduate-Professional Students (NAGPS)
- Professional Organizations in Higher Education
- American Sociological Association: Careers and Jobs .
- Bank of America Career Services Center, University of Delaware, provides resources on job seeking skills.
- Career Handouts/Bank of America Career Services Center, University of Delaware, sample resume and vita.
- The Chronicle of Higher Education Career Network, provides job listings from all sectors of academia and links to nonacademic carrers. The site also offers advice for job seekers.
- Obtaining Employment (Re-envisioning the Ph.D., Pew Charitable Trusts), this site features resources that address employment preparation in the following areas: researching career paths, preparing CVs and resumes, and searching for positions.
- Academic Careers Online, free global academic job site for teaching, post doc, administrative and senior management opportunities at colleges, universities and research institutes. Applicants can search current job openings, submit resumes and request e-mail alerts when matching job opportunities are listed.
- The National Job Network, integrated network of Internet sites and services.
- The Riley Guide offers employment opportunities and job resources on the Internet.
- Alternative Careers for Masters and Ph.Ds: What Else Can You Do?
- Job Searching in Academia, Presentation outline by Nancy Getchell, Assistant Professor, HESC, Spring 2002. Modified and published with her permission.
- Interviewing for Academic Positions - Summary of interactive panel presentation, University of Delaware, Spring 2003.
- Resource for international graduate students regarding employment. Foreign Students & Scholars Office, University of Delaware.
- The University of Delaware Library (home page) and electronic resources
Academic Career Search Engines
Print Resources:
Available at The University of Delaware Library
- Boufis, C., & Olsen, V. (1997). On the market. Surviving the academic job search. New York: Riverhead Books.
In this collection of essays, new Ph.D.s. candidly reveal their strategies for navigating the market,from getting recommendations, to conducting interviews, to deconstructing rejection letters to keep their sanity.
- DeNeef, L., & Goodwin, C. (eds.) (1998). The academic's handbook (2nd ed.). Durham, NC: Duke University Press.
Guide for individuals planning or beginning an academic career. The publication focuses on the academic institution as a workplace and provides details on getting a position, obtaining tenure, teaching and advising, publishing and securing funding for research.
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- Kronenfeld, J., & Whicker, M. (1997). Getting an academic job. Strategies for success. Newburg Park, CA: Sage Publications, Inc.
This publication serves as a brief, practical guide to successfully entering the academic job market. It provides examples from various disciplines and academic settings.
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- Phillips, G., Gouran, D., Kuehn, S., & Wood, J. (1994) Survival in the academy. A guide for the beginning academic. Cresskill, NJ.: Hampton Press.
This publication is intended as a guide for junior faculty members in the field of speech communication. The authors discuss various aspects of the academy: the nature of the university, securing a position, starting out, teaching, research and publication, and responding to criticism.
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- Reis, R. (1997). Tomorrow's professor: Preparing for academic careers in science and engineering.
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- Schoenfeld, A., & Magnan, R. (1994). Mentor in a manual. Climbing the academic ladder to tenure. Madison, WI: Magna Publications, Inc.
The publication provides a helpful, practical guide to junior faculty on the tenure track in any discipline. It addresses areas such as, understanding generic institutional expectations, teaching effectively, working within the research paradigm, getting published, and presenting your credentials for tenure.
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Available at CTE
- Allison, A., & Frongia, T. (1992). The grad students guide to getting published. New York: Prentice Hall.
Offers step-by-step advice on publishing academic research.
- Madsen, D. (1992). Successful dissertations and theses. San Fransisco, CA: Jossey-Bass.
Practical survival tactics for graduate students about to undertake dissertations. A step-by-step look at graduate research from proposal to completion.
Available at MBNA Career Services Center
- Anthony, R., & Roe, G. (1994). The curriculum vitae handbook. Iowa City: Rudi Publishing Company.
This publication details the process for building and maintaining a document that will lead to hiring and promotion. Its strength lies in the many true-to-life samples provided.
- American Association for Employment in Education, Inc.(1997). The higher education job search: A guide for prospective faculty members. Evanston, IL.
This brief manual is designed to help candidates seeking college and faculty positions organize successful job searches. The articles address the various steps involved in obtaining faculty positions and offer concrete advice for making the most of each step in the search.
- Basalla, S., & Debelius, M. (2001). So what are you going to do with that? A guide to career-changing for M.A.'s and Ph.D.'s. New York: Farrar, Straus, and Giroux.
This volume provides graduate students with a guide to the alternative job market. The book is based on the authors' personal experience, for both are engaged in postacademic careers.
- Formo, D., & Reed, C. (1999). Job search in academe. Strategic rhetorics for faculty job candidates. Sterling VA: Stylus Publishing.
This book assists faculty candidates, through the entire job search process including the application, the professional conference interview, the on-campus interview, and the contract signing.
- Heiberger, M., & Vick, J. (2001). The academic job search handbook. Philadelphia, PA: University of Pennsylvania Press.
This well-organized, step-by-step handbook is a useful tool for preparing to undertake an academic job search.
- Jackson, A. (1992). How to prepare your curriculum vitae. Lincolnwood, IL: VGM Horizons.
This somewhat dated but still relevant guide provides numerous examples to help with Vitae and cover letter preparation.
- Secrist, J., & Fitzpatrick, J. (2001). What else can you do with a Ph.D. A career guide for scholars. Thousand Oaks, CA: Sage.
This book provides concrete advice for those moving from the academic world to nonacademic professions. The topics addressed include skill and interest assessment, writing effective resumes and cover letters, preparing for interviews, and evaluating job offers.
- Showalter, E., Figler, H., Kletzer, L., Shuster, J., & Katz, S. (1996). The MLA guide to the job search. New York: The Modern Language Association of America.
This volume represents decades of thinking by members of the MLA committees of Departments of English and the Association of Departments of Foreign Languages. This new volume recognizes that procedures and expectations have evolved along with the job market for Ph.Ds in higher education and with general economic conditions.
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