The Academic Job Search Handbook / Julia Miller Vick, Jennifer S. Furlong, Rosanne Lurie.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Vick, Julia Miller, author.

Furlong, Jennifer S., author.

Lurie, Rosanne, author.

Contributor:

Heiberger, Mary Morris.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

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

College teachers.

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

College teachers--Employment.

College teachers--Selection and appointment.

United States.

Profesores universitarios--Empleo--Estados Unidos.

Profesores universitarios--Selección--Estados Unidos.

College teachers--Employment--Estados Unidos.

College teachers--Selection and appointment--Estados Unidos.

Local Subjects:

Profesores universitarios--Empleo--Estados Unidos.

Profesores universitarios--Selección--Estados Unidos.

College teachers--Employment--Estados Unidos.

College teachers--Selection and appointment--Estados Unidos.

Genre:

Handbooks and manuals.

Physical Description:

viii, 384 pages ; 24 cm

Edition:

Fifth edition.

Place of Publication:

Philadelphia : University of Pennsylvania Press, [2016]

Summary:

The Academic Job Search Handbook is the comprehensive guide to finding a faculty position in any discipline. Building on the groundbreaking success and unique offerings of earlier volumes, the fifth edition presents insightful new content on aspects of the search at all stages. Beginning with an overview of academic careers and institutional structures, it moves step by step through the application process, from establishing relationships with advisors, positioning oneself in the market, learning about job openings, preparing CVs, cover letters, and other application materials, to negotiating offers. Of great value are the sixty new sample documents from a diverse spectrum of successful applicants. The handbook includes a search timetable, appendices of career resources, and a full sample application package. This fifth edition features new or updated sections on issues of current interest, such as job search concerns for pregnant or international candidates, the use of social media strategies to address CV gaps, and difficulties faced by dual-career couples. The chapter on alternatives to faculty jobs has been expanded and presents sample resumes of Ph.D.s who found nonfaculty positions. For more than twenty years, The Academic Job Search Handbook has assisted job seekers in all academic disciplines in the search for faculty positions at different kinds of institutions from research-focused universities to community colleges. Current faculty who used the book themselves recommend it to their own students and postdocs. The many new first-person narratives provide insight into issues and situations candidates may encounter, such as applying for an intetnationaljob, combining parenting with an academic career, going from an administrative job to a faculty position, and seeking faculty positions as a same-sex couple. Book jacket.

Contents:

What you should know before you start

Planning and timing your search

Written materials for the search: suggestions and and samples

Conducting the search

After you take the job

Additional considerations

Beyond faculty careers.

Notes:

Originally authored by Mary Morris Heiberger and Julia Miller Vick.

Includes bibliographical references (pages [361]-368) and index.

Related Work:

Heiberger, Mary Morris. Academic job search handbook.

ISBN:

9780812223408

0812223403

OCLC:

920848562