Ph.D. Job Searches
Guidelines for Ph.D. Students Navigating the Academic Job Market

Additional Resources

The job search is a difficult and stressful conclusion to graduate work, but it can result in a good academic position.  Be sure to draw on the resources - emotional, professional, and practical -that are available to you in your friends, family, mentors, and the Professionalization Committee faculty advisors as you go through the process. Get multiple perspectives and weigh your options. To assist in this process, we strongly recommend visiting the following links:

What Small Colleges Really Want

The Community College Interview

What to Expect of MLA Interviews

Interviews: Asking the Right Questions

Discussing Teaching at Interviews

How to Handle Inappropriate Questions during Interviews

Negotiating That First Offer

Careers Outside of Academia