careers in academia: initiating the job search associate provost brian mitchell career advisor...
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Careers in Academia: Initiating the Job Search
Associate Provost Brian MitchellCareer Advisor Rachel Burk, PhD
October 21, 2013
• Introduction: Hiring from an Institutional Perspective
• Reading Job Announcements• Application Documents• Talking About Your Research,
Talking About Your Teaching• Conclusion: Strategies for a Successful Search
Reading Job Announcements
• Do I qualify?-position title, specialization, department-tenure-track or contract
• Institution -public or private-university, college, or community college
• Carnegie Classifications-level of research for universities, selectivity for colleges -http://classifications.carnegiefoundation.org/
Application Documents
• CVLetter of Application
• Research StatementTeaching Statement
• Writing SampleLetters of RecommendationTranscripts
Curriculum VitaeA curriculum vitae (also known as a CV, C.V. or vita) is a comprehensive, detailed account of your
academic credentials and achievements. A basic for your academic dossier, it is also required to apply for academic grants, fellowships, and
conferences, sometimes in abbreviated form. Your CV is a living document: it will grow as you accomplish more. A.B.D.s and recent graduates
have vitas that are from two to five pages in length while senior faculty can have documents of ten to more than 25 pages.
Sections
Contact InformationEducationResearch ExperienceTeaching ExperienceHonors/Grants/Awards/FellowshipsPublicationsConference Papers/Invited Talks/Presentations Professional Memberships
Curriculum Vitae (2)
OPTIONAL SECTIONS
Discipline-specific sections might include, Lab Skills, Data Sets, Patents, Clinical Experience, Industrial Experience, Grants, Licensures, or Performances/Exhibitions.Service Postdoctoral FellowshipsPositions Held/Current PositionReferencesTeaching and/or Research InterestsSkills/Research Languages
Letter of Application
• A cover letter is your first chance to make a strong, positive impression on a search committee. It is your best opportunity to frame your candidacy: to explain why you would make a great hire.
• A successful cover letter is:-no more than 2 pages.-targeted to the institution and department.-succinct and well-edited.
Talking About Your Research, Talking About Your Teaching
• Conference/Phone Interview
• Campus Interviews and Beyond
Conclusion: Strategies for a Successful Search
Resources• Furlong, Jennifer S. and Julia Miller Vick. The
Academic Job Search Handbook. 4th Edition. Philadelphia: The University of Pennsylvania Press, 2008.
• The Chronicle of Higher Education• Inside Higher Ed• Your Professional Organization
Graduate Career Advisors
Research Degrees: SLA, SSE, SOM (postdocs)Rachel BurkTulane Career [email protected](504) 865-5107
SPHTMKathy BallSchool of Public Health Career [email protected](504) 988-3902