The academic job search handbook / Mary Morris Heiberger and Julia Miller Vick.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Heiberger, Mary Morris.

Contributor:

Vick, Julia Miller.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

College teachers--Employment--United States--Handbooks, manuals, etc.

College teachers.

College teachers--Employment.

United States.

College teachers--Selection and appointment--United States--Handbooks, manuals, etc.

College teachers--Selection and appointment.

Genre:

Handbooks and manuals.

Physical Description:

viii, 194 pages ; 23 cm

Edition:

Second edition.

Place of Publication:

Philadelphia : University of Pennsylvania Press, [1996]

Summary:

This new edition gives specific advice on positioning oneself in the current tight market, including participating effectively in conferences, learning about openings, handling telephone interviews, and negotiating offers. The authors discuss the use of the Internet both to locate positions and to communicate with colleagues and potential employers at all stages of the search. New samples of vitas, cover letters, abstracts, and statements of teaching philosophy, and an up-to-date appendix of scholarly and professional associations (including Web addresses) are also included.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references and index.

ISBN:

0812215958

OCLC:

34699547