Academic Job Search Resources

Articles and Resources

How to Plan for a Career Before You Have One http://chronicle.com/article/How-to-Plan-for-a-Career/46041/

Etiquette for Electronic Applications http://chronicle.com/article/E-Application-Etiquette/44933/

Canadian Association of University Teachers (CAUT) Handbook for New Faculty: Negotiating Starting Salaries http://www.caut.ca/uploads/newfacultyhandbook.pdf

How to Ask For a Reference Letter http://www.universityaffairs.ca/how-to-ask-for-a-reference-letter.aspx

Teaching Statements http://chronicle.com/article/How-to-Write-a-Statement-of/45133/

Preparing for the Conventions http://chronicle.com/article/Preparing-for-the-Conventions/44663/

The Academic Job Interview http://chronicle.com/article/The-Academic-Job-Interview/44607/

Questions to Ask the Search Committee During Your Campus Visit http://chronicle.com/article/Asking-the-Right-Questions/46896/

Questions to Ask the Search Committee During Your Campus Visit http://www.apsanet.org/content_6843.cfm

Negotiating Your First Job Offer http://chronicle.com/article/Negotiating-That-First-Offer/46683/

The Womanly Art of Negotiation http://chronicle.com/article/The-Womanly-Art-of-Negotiation/45032/

Job Application Process in Britain http://chronicle.com/article/Interviewing-in-Britain/44558/

Two Scientists with a Baby on the Job Market http://sciencecareers.sciencemag.org/career_development/previous_issues/articles/2005_10_14/u nited_states_two_scientists_and_a_baby

Academic Couples on the Job Market http://chronicle.com/article/How-to-Cope-on-the-Market-as/45351/

Giving Birth and Having an Academic Career http://chronicle.com/article/Giving-Birth-in-Graduate/45262/

Landing Your First Academic Job 2011 Academic Jargon – Learning the Lingo http://chronicle.com/article/Learning-the-Lingo-Part-2/45261/

Finishing the Dissertation http://chronicle.com/article/Finishing-the-Dissertation/45136/

Writing and Productivity in Academe http://chronicle.com/blogs/innovations/writing-and-productivity-in-academe/28584

How to Dress for Your Interview http://chronicle.com/article/How-to-Dress-for-Your/44865/

Academic Career Listings On-Line http://www.universityaffairs.ca/careers/index.html http://www.academicwork.ca/ http://www.aaup.org/AAUP/career/ http://chronicle.com/jobs/ http://www.career.edu/ http://www.tedjob.com/ http://www.academiccareers.com/ http://www.jobs.ac.uk/ http://www.eui.eu/MaxWeberProgramme/AcademicCareers/

Please note that there are many excellent sources of discipline-specific academic career opportunities available on-line and in print format.

Landing Your First Academic Job 2011