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For Would-Be Academics, Now Is the Time to Get Serious About Plan B
- Apr 21, 2020
Job candidates with the misfortune to be searching for tenure-track positions this year or next will need as many career options as they can get.
It’s Time to Leave This Job. So Why Are You Still There?
- Oct 21, 2020
A look at the pros and cons of jumping from an institution that appears to be a sinking ship, given all that is happening in higher-education land.
Stranded on the Academic Job Market This Year?
- Apr 17, 2020
A look at what the Covid-19 crisis might mean for untenured faculty members on and off the tenure track, and for new and returning doctoral students.
Should I Mention I’m From the Area?’
- Dec 2, 2019
In applying to small liberal-arts colleges, your local ties may be worth bringing up in your application.
The Community-College Application: 7 Ways to Improve Your Odds
- Sep 25, 2019
Hint for candidates: Why should we seriously consider you when you haven't seriously considered us?
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Warning Signs That You and Your Campus Are a Bad Fit
- Sep 19, 2019
Should you think about going back on the faculty job market?
Is a Renewable Faculty Job Ever Better Than One on the Tenure Track?
- Jul 8, 2019
Sometimes the financial health of your institution can matter more than whether your position allows you to seek tenure.
5 Big-Picture Mistakes New Ph.D.s Make on the Job Market
- May 21, 2019
All sorts of magical thinking can distort the realities of the tenure-track job hunt.
Ambivalence About Midcareer Moves
- Apr 17, 2019
For many professors, the possibility of changing departments triggers uncertainties that are not always easy or possible to resolve.
Reputation Management in an Era of Too Much Information
- Oct 29, 2018
For academic leaders — especially during a job search — transparency and honesty about your career must rule the day.
Off the Team and Out of a Job
- Jan 28, 2018
What do you do when you’re not included in the new president’s plans?
I Found a Tenure-Track Job: The Big Picture.
- Jul 20, 2017
My experience on the market was just one data point, not a complete description of a highly stochastic process.
Every Sin Is a Public Sin
- Jul 11, 2017
What if you couldn’t get a job because of that thing — that stupid thing from so long ago?
Some Lesser-Known Truths About Academe
- May 3, 2017
They warn you about the job market but not necessarily all the other ways in which you might not fit faculty life.
I Found a Tenure-Track Job. Here’s What it Took.
- Apr 24, 2017
Two hiring seasons, and 112 applications.
Admin 101: Prepping for the Job Hunt
- Jan 30, 2017
The political risk is weighty and the preparations are burdensome, so make sure you are ready.
Why You Weren’t Picked
- Mar 30, 2016
Nuclear errors, incompetent committees, and other reasons you weren’t offered the job.
‘Operation Keep My Job’
- Mar 2, 2016
What to do when your third-year review leaves you on shaky ground.
