BookJulia Miller Vick, Jennifer S. Furlong, Rosanne Lurie.
Contents:
Part I. What You Should Know Before You Start
1. The Structure of Academic Careers
2. Hiring from the Institution's Point of View
Part 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
Part III. Written Materials for the Job Search: Suggestions and Samples
8. Responding to Position Announcements
9. CVs
10. Additional Application Materials
11. Online Presence
12. Job Hunting Correspondence
IV. Conducting the Search
13. Interviewing
14. Preliminary Interviews
15. The Campus Visit
16. Job Offers, Negotiations, Acceptances, and Rejections
Part V. After You Take the Job
17. Starting the Job
18. Knowing About and Getting Tenure
19. Changing Jobs
Part VI. Additional Considerations
20. Dual-Career Couples and Pregnant on the Job Market
21. International Job Search
22. Cultural and Experiential Diversity
Part VII. Beyond Faculty Careers
23. Exploring the Expanded Job Market
Appendices
Appendix 1: National Job Listing Sources and Scholarly and Professional Associations
Appendix 2: Additional Resources
Appendix 3: Sample Application Package
Index
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