It is important to recognize that there is much you can do while still in graduate school to position yourself for success on the market once you are ready to graduate. The following resources provide valuable advice to help you identify what it is you should be doing now to prepare for your eventual candidacy on the academic market, as well as job postings so you may see where openings may be in your field.
FOR HUMANISTS AND SOCIAL SCIENTISTS
FOR SCIENTISTS AND ENGINEERS
FOR ALL FIELDS
The New England HERC is comprised of a diverse group of public and independent schools, colleges, and universities. A vital aspect of the New England HERC is the free web-based search engine that includes faculty and staff job listings at all member institutions. The website's ability to accomodate dual-career searches distinguishes it from other job search websites.
Comprehensive listings of faculty and administrative jobs, through links to professional associations' and institutions' web sites. Postings are organized by discipline, institution, and geographical location (US, Canada, Australia, U.K.).
Many people think of this site only for its extensive job postings, but there is much more! Explore this site for articles, columns, first-person accounts, recommended books and web sites, covering academic, quasi-academic, and non-academic careers. Recent print issues are also available in the OCS Reference Library, Shelf A3.
A collection of resources that address preparation for a wide range of career options.
by Mary Morris Heiberger and Julia Miller Vick. A comprehensive guide to planning and implementing the academic job search, including sample letters, CVs, and teaching philosophy statements. A two-year timetable helps plan the search. Available in the Reading Room at OCS.
Cracking the Academia Nut: A Guide to Preparing for Your Academic Career
by Margaret L. Newhouse. A step-by-step guide to preparing for an academic career, from professional development during graduate school, through the academic job search, to transitioning to your first academic position. Includes example CVs and cover letters. This book is housed in the OCS Reading Room, Byerly Fellowships Library, Dudley House Library, and most academic departments at Harvard.
by Rebecca Anthony and Gerald Roe. This book presents sample CVs for different fields and different stages of academic careers. Available in the Reading Room at OCS.
FOR HUMANISTS AND SOCIAL SCIENTISTS
Get yourself prepared for the academic job search with this checklist as well as the accompanying
Academic Job Interview Advice and
Academic Job Interview Questions. These sites were created with American Studies candidates, but most information is applicable to most humanities Ph.D.’s.
A publication of the American Historical Association describing a variety of nonacademic careers pursued by historians. Includes extensive annotated resources.
The Job Guide posts academic position announcements in History and the Humanities, the Social Sciences, and Rhetoric and Composition, and serves a broad audience of administrators, faculty members, archivists, librarians, and other professionals in the humanities and social sciences.
Resources on surviving doctoral programs in the arts and humanities, and thinking about career options.
FOR SCIENTISTS AND ENGINEERS
A collection of practical advice, experiences, and opinions on effective lab management from seasoned biomedical investigators and other professionals. This is a great way to learn the nitty-gritty of the work of an assistant professor in the sciences. The full text is available as a free PDF.
Provides advice for postdocs and educators, as well as for those in the private sector or trying to establish a lab.
This site covers the gamet of career issues for scientists, including grant-writing, academic career advice, career transitions, diversity and work life issues, and much more.
