The academic job search handbook

Description

For more than twenty years, job seekers have relied on The Academic Job Search Handbook for help in their search for faculty positions. The new fifth edition provides updated advice and addresses current topics in today's competitive market. 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. Cover Title Page Copyright Contents Acknowledgments Introduction to the Fifth Edition I. What You Should Know Before You Start 1. The Structure of Academic Careers 2. Hiring from the Institution's Point of View II. Planning and Timing Your Search 3. Becoming a Job Candidate: The Timetable for Your Search 4. Deciding Where and When to Apply 5. Building an Academic Network 6. Letters of Recommendation 7. Learning About Openings III. Written Materials for the Job Search: Suggestions and Samples 8. Responding to Position Announcements 9. CVs 10. Additional Application Materials. 11. Online Presence12. Job Hunting Correspondence IV. Conducting the Search 13. Interviewing 14. Preliminary Interviews 15. The Campus Visit 16. Job Offers, Negotiations, Acceptances, and Rejections V. After You Take the Job 17. Starting the Job 18. Knowing About and Getting Tenure 19. Changing Jobs VI. Additional Considerations 20. Dual-Career Couples and Pregnant on the Job Market 21. International Job Search 22. Cultural and Experiential Diversity VII. Beyond Faculty Careers 23. Exploring the Expanded Job Market Appendices. Appendix 1: National Job Listing Sources and Scholarly and Professional AssociationsAppendix 2: Additional Resources Appendix 3: Sample Application Package Index.