We know that to get an academic position you need to publish from your dissertation. It would be helpful to at least have a good idea of where your research program is going to go next. If you can get started on that next project, even better. Competition is stiff. Even institutions that don’t have [...]
Why you get hired
Posted on June 9, 2011 by
What will you contribute to the success of the organization?
This is the primary question every person or committee who has ever hired anyone is trying to answer.
As with any other writing you do, audience matters. The people doing the hiring are the audience for your job application materials. They need to be written in such a way that they can find the information they need to answer this question.
Yes, you have career options
Posted on June 6, 2011 by
An article on Embedded Sociologist from the American Sociological Association, inspires some thoughts on the value of organizing scholars working outside academe within scholarly associations. Links to other such groups are encouraged in the comments.
Disturbing read about job advice to PhDs
Posted on March 4, 2011 by
How do you advise students about academic careers? Apart from the obvious “there aren’t a lot of jobs out there”, what do you say? What do you feel uncomfortable about saying (or not saying)?
Is this you?
Posted on January 18, 2011 by
Are you unhappy with what you are doing but not sure what options you have? Approaching the end of your PhD and freaked out about the state of the academic labour market? Contemplating going on to a PhD but a bit scared of where that road might take you? Does thinking about it too hard [...]
