Resources for Graduate Student Career Development
- Academic Career Exploration
- Non-Academic Career Options
- Cover Letters / CVs / Teaching Statements / References / Research Statements
- Academic Job Search Sites
Academic Career Exploration
A Professorship in Your Future? by Dianne Prost O'Leary, University of Maryland
Academic Job Searching for Dummies (or, 10 Easy Ways to Avoid Unemployment) by Gabriela Montell, Chronicle of Higher Education
Applying for a Job at a Liberal Arts College by David Allen Harvey of the American Historical Association
Getting an Academic Job by Michael Ernst, University of Washington
Landing an Academic Job: The Process and the Pitfalls by Jonathan A. Dantzig
Occupational Outlook for Postsecondary Teachers from the annual U.S. Occupational Outlook Handbook
Perfecting the Job Talk by Professor John Eadie, University of California at Davis
Tomorrow's Professor Mailing List, from Stanford University
University Affairs published by the Association of Universities and Colleges of Canada (AUCC)
Non-Academic Career Options
But I have no skills: What You Should Know about Non-academic Careers for Ph.Ds by Rebecca Bryant, from the Chronicle of Higher Education
From CV to Resume by Kim Thompson and Terren Ilana Wein, Chronicle of Higher Education.
It's April, and I Still Don't Have a Job! The Panicked Scientist's Guide to Accelerated Job Searches by Peter Fiske, published in Science Next Wave
Making the Most of Career Fairs by Garthe Fowler, published in Science Careers.org
Sellout: A Resource for Humanities PhDs Considering Careers Beyond the Academy
Transferring Your Skills to a Non-Academic Setting by Margaret Newhouse
Where to find information on Non-Academic Careers by Gabriela Montell from the Chronicle of Higher Education
Cover Letters / CVs / Teaching Statements / References / Research Statements
Cover Letters, CVs and Resume Samples from UBC Career Services
Academic Cover Letters from Purdue University's Online Writing Lab (OWL)
CVs That Open Industry Doors by Dave Jensen
Getting Great Letters of Recommendation by Richard M. Reis, Chronicle of Higher Education
Ph.Ds: Teaching Portfolios from the University of California/Berkeley Career Services Center
Preparing a Teaching Portfolio a guidebook from the University of Texas/Austin Center for Teaching Effectiveness
The Basics of Cover Letter Writing by Richard M. Reis, Chronicle of Higher Education
The Basics of Science CVs by Richard M. Reis, Chronicle of Higher Education
The CV Doctor advice column for the Chronicle of Higher Education by Mary Morris Heiberger and Julia Miller Vick
Writing a Research Plan by Jim Austin, from Science Next Wave
Academic Job Search Sites
AcademicWork.ca sponsored by the Canadian Association of University Teachers (CAUT)
University Affairs Career Ads (Canada)
University and College Academic Careers in Canada from Canadian-universities.net
Chronicle of Higher Education Careers Network (U.S.-based)
H-Net Jobs Guide (Humanities and Social Sciences)
