Academic+Careers

=Articles and discussion for people seeking an academic career=

Resources for job hunting:

 * 1) Your professors, friends, and other personal networks are the most reliable ways to obtain information; these give you the greatest chance of being hired.
 * 2) University job fairs are geared toward undergraduates, but employers often prefer to hire graduate students.
 * 3) Your school alumni association.
 * 4) Visiting lectures or seminar speakers at your school, they may know of openings and it gives you the opportunity to have a face-to-face conversation with a member of the department.
 * 5) Joining a networking site (e.g., linkedin.com).
 * 6) Continue to develop relationships at each conference and meeting. Approach speakers after their talks and introduce yourself. Ask your department if there are available funds to host a guest seminar speaker that you would like to develop a personal relationship with.
 * 7) Go out of your way to track down and participate in teaching opportunities.
 * 8) Research collaborations at previous post; people are much more comfortable hiring/recommending someone with whom they have had a successful working relationship.
 * 9) Volunteer to organize events/ conferences, this is a good way to meet potential employers.
 * 10) Ask your advisor or other faculty members in your department to mention that you are on the job market when they are at conferences, giving seminars, or meeting with colleagues.
 * 11) Participate professional association and conference to build networks, which provide opportunity to receive more job information.
 * 12) National research labs have plenty of opportunities for highly trained personnel.
 * 13) At conferences, keep in touch with recruiters from academic institutions. Send a follow up and reminder of your discussion.

Guidance on Writing an Application Package:

 * 38 Tips on Writing an Academic CV - Nature.com
 * Writing the Research Plan for Your Academic Job Application - ACS
 * Tips for Writing a Cover Letter - University of Illinois
 * Application Package Samples from the University of California, San Francisco

Environmental Engineering Academic Job Websites:
[] The Association of Environmental Engineering and Science Professors, full list of faculty, postdoc, and graduate student openings http://www.higheredjobs.com Academic positions in all areas [|http://www.academickeys.com] Faculty jobs in all areas [] Academic and industrial jobs in civil and environmental engineering [|http://www.tedjob.com] Academic and industrial jobs in all areas [|http://www.phds.org] Academic and industrial jobs in all areas [|http://www.acs.org] American Chemical Society, academic and industrial jobs in all areas [] Jobs in water & wastewater area <span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">[|http://www.indeed.com] <span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">Great search engine for specific jobs <span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">[|http://www.monster.com] <span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">Largest general job website <span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">[|www.careerbuilder.com] <span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">Largest general job website <span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">[|www.theladders.com] <span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">High level jobs ($100k+) <span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">[|www.chronicle.com] <span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">Chronicle of Higher Education - has job listings and school rankings (like a list of the best schools to work for) [] UC Berkeley Career Center Website http://www.nature.com/naturejobs/ Science jobs recruitment website http://academiccareersandjobs.info/ Academic Positions http://jobs.pnnl.gov/ Pacific Northwest National Laboratory Jobs [] American Geophysical Union Career Center [] World Bank-Young Professionals Program [] Job Board for the international Academic and Research Community [] Society for Risk Analysis Opportunities Page [] National Institute for Standards and Technology Postdoctoral Research Positions [] National Research Council postings for fellowships at national labs https://www.academictransfer.com/ Dutch Academic Career Network

Articles
[|Dating and Job Hunting] from Inside Higher Ed

Books
Listed below are books that contain good information about faculty roles and responsibilities and development/troubleshooting tips. Some of these books also discuss the application and tenure processes.

> By Douglas Stone, Bruce Patton, and Sheila Heen. 2010. Penguin Publising: 352 pages.
 * Barnes SL. __On the Market, Strategies for a Successful Academic Job Search__. 2007. 207pgs.Lynne Rienner Publishers, Inc. Boulder, CO.
 * Bennett JB. __Collegial Professionalism, The Academy, Individualism, and the Common Good__. 1998. 193pgs. Oryx Press, Inc. Phoenix, AZ.
 * Davidson CI and Ambrose SA. __The New Professor’s Handbook: A Guide to Teaching and Research in Engineering and Science__. 1994. 199 pgs. Anker Publishing Company, Inc. Bolton, MA.
 * Lucas CJ and Murry, Jr JW. __New Faculty, A Practical Guide or Academic Beginners__. 2002. 273pgs. Palgrave, Inc. New York, NY.
 * Obeng K. __Surviving Academia: A Guide to New University Professors__. 2005. 135 pgs. Universal Publishers. Boca Raton, FL.
 * Petre, M. [|The Unwritten Rules of PhD Research]. 2010.320 pgs. Open University Press.
 * Svinicki M and McKeachie WJ. __McKeachie's Teaching Tips: Strategies, Research, and Theory for College and University Teachers (13th Edition)__. 2011. 388 pgs. Wadsworth, Cengage Learning, Belmont, CA.
 * Vesilin PA. __So You Want to Be a Professor? A Handbook for Graduate Students__. 2000. 208pgs. Sage Publications, Inc. Thousand Oaks, CA.
 * Wankat PC. __The Effective, Efficient Professor__. 2002. 292pgs. Allyn and Bacon, Boston, MA.
 * Howard Hughes Medical Institute. [|Making the Right Moves: A Practical Guide to Scientific Management for Postdocs and New Faculty], <span style="color: #353535; font-family: Verdana,Arial,'San Serif'; font-size: 11px; line-height: normal;">© 2006 by the Howard Hughes Medical Institute and the Burroughs Wellcome Fund.
 * <span style="color: #353535; font-family: Verdana,Arial,'San Serif'; font-size: 11px; line-height: normal;">Wilbert McKeachie and Marilla Svinicki. __McKeachie's Teaching Tips: Strategies, Research, and Theory for College and University Teachers__. 2005. 432 pgs. Wadsworth Publishing, New York, NY.
 * //Difficult Conversations: How to Discuss What Matters Most//.
 * Feibelman, PJ. //A PhD Is Not Enough!//. Basic Books. 2011
 * Vick JM & Furlong JS. The Academic Job Search Handbook, 4th ed. 2008. 287 pgs. University of Pennsylvania press, Philadelphia, PA.

On-campus

 * Many universities host an //office for faculty development// or //faculty support services//, or something similar. The staff provides training and workshops for developing curricula, understanding how to teach to different learning styles, incorporating new technology into the classroom, etc.

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