Resources for Academic Careers
Books | Articles | Initiatives | Job Search Sites
Books
Academic Careers
The Academic Job Search Handbook (Third Edition), by Mary Morris Heiberger and Julia Miller Vick (University of Pennsylvania Press, 2002).
Academic Couples, by Marianne Ferber and Jane Loeb (University of Illinois, 1997)
The Chicago Guide to Your Academic Career, by John Goldsmith, John Komlose, and Penny Gold (The University of Chicago Press, 2001).
Job Search in Academe by Dawn M. Formo and Cheryl Reed (Stylus Publishing, 1999)
Tomorrow's Professor: Preparing for Academic Careers in Science and Engineering, by Richard M. Reis (IEEE Press, 1997)
New Faculty Members
The Adjunct Professor's Guide to Success, by Richard E. Lyons, Marcella L. Kysilka, and George E. Pawlas (Allyn and Bacon, 1999)
Advice for New Faculty Members, by Robert Boice (Allyn and Bacon, 2000)
The Chicago Handbook for Teacher, by Alan Brinkley, Betty Dessants, Michael Flamm, Cynthia Fleming, Charles Forcey, and Eric Rothschild (The University of Chicago Press, 1999)
Faculty in New Jobs, by Robert Menges and Associates (Josey-Bass Publishers, 1999)
Articles
Academic Career Search
Dantzig, Jonathan A. Landing an Academic Job: The Process and the Pitfalls, http://quattro.me.uiuc.edu/~jon/ACAJOB/index.html, University of Illinois, 1995.
Eaton, Alice Knox "Faith, Persistence, and Luck" Chronicle of Higher Education, December 19, 2003. chronicle.com/jobs/news/2003/12/2003121901c.htm
Heiberger, Mary Morris and Vick, Julie Miller. "Getting Psyched Up for the Market" Chronicle of Higher Education, August 29, 2003. chronicle.com/jobs/news/2003/08/2003082901c.htm
Heiberger, Mary Morris and Vick, Julie Miller. "Learning the Lingo, Part I." Chronicle of Higher Education, April 22, 2002. chronicle.com/jobs/news/2002/04/2002042201c.htm
Heiberger, Mary Morris and Vick, Julie Miller. "Learning the Lingo, Part II." Chronicle of Higher Education, July 3, 2002. chronicle.com/jobs/news/2003/07/2003070301c.htm
Jenkins, Rob. "Think Two-Year Colleges Aren't for You? Think Again." Chronicle of Higher Education, October 21, 2003. chronicle.com/jobs/news/2003/10/2003102101c.htm
Jenkins, Rob. "Applying for Jobs at Two-Year Colleges." Chronicle of Higher Education, December 12, 2003. chronicle.com/jobs/news/2003/12/2003121201c.htm
Wagner, Robin. "The One-Year Plan." Chronicle of Higher Education, November 2, 2001. chronicle.com/jobs/news/2001/11/2001110201c.htm
CVs, Letters, Interviews, and Negotiating Employment Contracts
Broughton, Walter, and William Conlogue. "What Search Committees Want." www.mla.org/resources/jil/jil_jobseekers/jil_jobseekers_pro.
Clio, Max. "A Search Committee Virgin Tells All." Chronicle of Higher Education, January 27, 2004. chronicle.com/jobs/news/2004/01/2004012701c.htm
Delgizzo, Kimberly and Malisheski, Laura. "Preparing for the Campus Interview." Chronicle of Higher Education, January 17, 2003. chronicle.com/jobs/news/2003/01/2003011701c.htm
Golde, Chris M. "After the Offer, Before the Deal. Negotiating a First Academic Job" Academe, January/February 1999. http://findarticles.com/p/articles/mi_qa3860/is_199901/ai_n8839107.
Gosed, Lisa Ann. "A Galling Interview." Chronicle of Higher Education, January 6, 2004. chronicle.com/jobs/news/2004/01/2004010601c.htm
Heiberger, Mary Morris and Vick, Julie Miller. "How to Handle Difficult Interview Questions." Chronicle of Higher Education, January 22, 1999. chronicle.com/jobs/news/1999/01/1999012201c.htm
Heiberger, Mary Morris and Vick, Julie Miller. "How to Write Appealing Cover Letters." Chronicle of Higher Education, April 21, 2000. chronicle.com/jobs/news/2000/04/2000042101c.htm
Heiberger, Mary Morris and Vick, Julie Miller. "The CV Doctor is Back." Chronicle of Higher Education, October 12, 2001. chronicle.com/jobs/news/2001/10/2001101201c.htm
Heiberger, Mary Morris and Vick, Julie Miller. "The CV Doctor Returns." Chronicle of Higher Education, October 11, 2002. chronicle.com/jobs/news/2002/10/2002101101c.htm
Family/Dual Career Issues
Alvord, Polly. "A Family Affair." Chronicle of Higher Education, November 24, 2003. chronicle.com/jobs/news/2003/11/2003112401c.htm
Heiberger, Mary Morris and Vick, Julie Miller. "Pregnant on the Job Market." Chronicle of Higher Education, October 23, 2003. chronicle.com/jobs/news/2003/10/2003102301c.htm
Kellerman, Laura. "Will We Make the Grade?" Chronicle of Higher Education, October 8, 2003. chronicle.com/jobs/news/2003/10/2003100801c.htm
Mason, Mary Ann and Goulden, Marc. "Do Babies Matter? The Effect of Family Formation on the Lifelong Careers of Academic Men and Women" Academe, 2002. www.aaup.org/AAUP/pubsres/academe/2002/ND/Feat/Maso.htm
Rubley, Julie Nicklin. "Job Sharing on the Tenure Track," Chronicle of Higher Education, February 3, 2004. chronicle.com/jobs/news/2004/02/2004020301c.htm
Stone, Jason. "My Imperfect Search," Chronicle of Higher Education, Wednesday, November 12, 2003. chronicle.com/jobs/news/2003/11/2003111201c.htm
Willis, Tom and Helen Chapman. "Finding the Perfect Match," Chronicle of Higher Education, June 25, 2003. chronicle.com/jobs/news/2003/06/2003062501c.htm
Academic Job Market
Boxer, Sara. "Professors or Proletarians? A Test for Downtrodden Academics" The New York Times, January 16, 1999. http://www.nytimes.com/1999/01/16/arts/professors-or-proletarians-a-test-for-downtrodden-academics.html
Initiatives
Preparing Future Faculty Program - a national initiative that provides doctoral students with opportunities to observe and experience faculty responsibilities.
Job Search Sites
Chronicle of Higher Education
Higher Ed Jobs
Academic 360
Education Week
Academic Position Network
Academic Careers Online
Individualized college and university sites
Greater Chicago Higher Education Recruitment Consortium