IHS RESOURCES FOR THE ACADEMIC JOB MARKET Amanda Brand IHS Academic Placement Officer

IHS Resources for the Academic Job Market Online Materials Programs Academic Advising Placement Support Other Resources

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Kosmos Job Market Advice Academic Job Market –Advice on networking, publishing, resume building, cover letter writing, and interviewing Applying to Jobs and Interviewing: Advice for Graduate StudentsApplying to Jobs and Interviewing: Advice for Graduate Students –Additional articles on CVs and resumes, interviewing, job talks, and adjuncting Networking –Information on developing an elevator pitch, creating an online presence, and branding yourself Academic Job Postings –Organized by discipline, updated periodically

Kosmos Job Market Advice Job Market Podcasts –Dr. Steve Davies Selling Yourself Jobs and Letters of Recommendation The Job Interview –Dr. Art Carden What Should You Include on Your CV? –Dr. Mike Munger Advice on Achieving Tenure –Josh Blackman The Meet Market: Applying for a Legal Academic JobThe Meet Market: Applying for a Legal Academic Job

IHS Career Development Webcasts Summer/fall schedule currently in development – Past job market webcasts –Entering the Academic Job Market (general and discipline specific) –How to Enter the Legal Academic Job Market –Preparing Your CV for the Academic Job Market –Stand Out from the Crowd: How to Make the Right Impression in Interviews –Tips for Successful Interviewing –Establishing an Online Presence –Mapping Your Career in Academia –Publishing in Economics (or Political Science, etc.)

IHS Career Guides Scaling the Ivory Tower: The Pursuit of an Academic CareerScaling the Ivory Tower: The Pursuit of an Academic Career –“Conducting the Job Search” (pp ) Discusses the “three ingredients of scholarly success,” research and publications, credentials, networks, dossier preparation, interviewing, and on-campus job talks Law School and Beyond: The IHS Guide to Careers in Legal AcademiaLaw School and Beyond: The IHS Guide to Careers in Legal Academia –“In Law School” (pp ), “After Law School” (pp ), “The Job Market” (pp ), and Appendices (pp ) Offers information on publishing, clerking, the AALS process, conference interviews, campus visits, success factors in legal academia, and additional resources

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IHS Programs Programs Involving Direct Job Market Support –Career Development Seminars –Scholarship & a Free Society Symposia –Hayek Fund for Scholars Programs Providing Indirect Support –Humane Studies Fellowship –Current Research Workshop –Liberty & the Art of Teaching Workshop

IHS Programs Providing Direct Job Market Support Career Development Seminars –Invitation-only events designed to help students think strategically about getting an academic job and advancing their research and teaching career –Sessions on public speaking, interviewing, campus visits, and tenure Scholarship & a Free Society Symposia –Summer, colloquium-style conferences that combine faculty lectures on cutting-edge research with participant research presentations and career development advice –Sessions on CVs, networking, and publishing –Previous application deadline was 3/15/13 Hayek Fund For Scholars –Provides grants of up to $750 for career-advancing activities such as traveling to academic job interviews at professional conferences or on campus –Application must be submitted four weeks in advance

IHS Programs Providing Indirect Job Market Support Humane Studies Fellowship –Awards of $2,000 to $15,000 to support graduate study –Previous application deadline was 1/31/13 Current Research Workshop –Online discussion of a working paper with scholars in your field Liberty and the Art of Teaching Workshop –Weekend program focused on conveying best practices, improving presentation skills, and discussing innovative teaching techniques –Previous application deadline was 4/15/13

IHS Academic Advising Who are the IHS program officers? –Dr. Nigel Ashford, Political ScienceDr. Nigel Ashford –Dr. Bill Glod, Philosophy & Political TheoryDr. Bill Glod –Jeanne Hoffman, LawJeanne Hoffman –Dr. Phil Magness, History & PolicyDr. Phil Magness –Dr. Mario Villarreal-Diaz, EconomicsDr. Mario Villarreal-Diaz IHS also has distributed mentors

IHS Academic Advising How can the IHS program officers help you? –With your scholarship By providing connections to relevant books, articles, faculty, and graduate students –With your career trajectory By giving disciplinary advice on attending conferences, where to publish your work, and teaching –With your personal & intellectual development By working with you to improve your skills writing for academic publications, giving conference presentations, interviewing for jobs, and networking

IHS Placement Support What kinds of support are available? –Connections to job openings –Examples of dossier materials from successful job applicants –Feedback on your dossier materials –Notification of faculty network members in departments you apply to –Information on preparing for interviews –Mock job interviews –Potential connections to faculty or graduate students at schools where you are interviewing/visiting How do you get support? –Contact me, the IHS Academic Placement Officer Amanda Brand,

Other Resources Discipline Association Websites Books on the Job Search Process Online Job Market Advice University and Department Websites for Candidates Academic Job Listings

Discipline Association Websites American Economics Association (AEA) –Graduate Study in Economics WebpagesGraduate Study in Economics Webpages –Job Openings for Economists (JOE)Job Openings for Economists (JOE) American Political Science Association (APSA) –Political Science Career ResourcesPolitical Science Career Resources –eJobseJobs American Philosophical Association (APA) –Jobs for PhilosophersJobs for Philosophers –Interfolio Dossier FAQsInterfolio Dossier FAQs American Historical Association (AHA) –Quicklinks for StudentsQuicklinks for Students –Jobs & Career CenterJobs & Career Center Association of American Law Schools (AALS) –Faculty RecruitmentFaculty Recruitment

Books on the Job Search The Academic Job Search Handbook, by Julia Miller Vick & Jennifer Furlong, 4 th ed., University of Pennsylvania Press, 2008.The Academic Job Search Handbook Grad Skool Rulz: Everything You Need to Know about Academia from Admissions to Tenure, by Fabio Rojas, 2011 (ebook available from Skool Rulz: Everything You Need to Know about Academia from Admissions to Tenurewww.smashwords.com On the Market: Strategies for a Successful Academic Job Search, by Sandra L. Barnes, Lynne Rienner Publishers, 2007.On the Market: Strategies for a Successful Academic Job Search Surviving Your Academic Job Hunt: Advice for Humanities PhDs, by Kathryn Hume, Palgrave Macmillan, 2010.Surviving Your Academic Job Hunt: Advice for Humanities PhDs

Online Job Market Advice Chronicle of Higher Education –First Time on the Market?First Time on the Market? –Manage Your CareerManage Your Career –On Hiring (blog)On Hiring –Careers ForumCareers Forum The Professor is In (blog)The Professor is In Top of Academia (blog aggregrator)Top of Academia Academic Jobs Wiki

University and Department Websites for Candidates Academic Job Search Resources - Yale Graduate SchoolAcademic Job Search Resources General Resources for the Academic Job Market - Brown UniversityGeneral Resources for the Academic Job Market Tools for the Academic Job Search - Princeton UniversityTools for the Academic Job Search Academic Job Market Resources - University of PennsylvaniaAcademic Job Market Resources Academic Job Search Resources - Northwestern UniversityAcademic Job Search Resources Job Market Candidate Resources - Stanford University, Department of EconomicsJob Market Candidate Resources Information and Advice for Persons Interested in Teaching Law - University of Chicago School of Law (by Brian Leiter)Information and Advice for Persons Interested in Teaching Law

Academic Job Listings Discipline association websites –AEA Jobs for Economists (JOE)Jobs for Economists (JOE) –APSA eJobseJobs –APA Jobs for PhilosophersJobs for Philosophers –AHA Job AdsJob Ads –AALS Faculty RecruitmentFaculty Recruitment Academic Jobs Wiki Chronicle of Higher Education JobsChronicle of Higher Education Jobs Higher Education Recruitment Consortium (HERC)Higher Education Recruitment Consortium Inside Higher Ed Jobs H-Net Job Guide Academic Keys Jobs.ac.uk

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