Job Listings by Academic Discipline

The sites listed below offer comprehensive career opportunities and information by academic discipline, plus perspectives of people with advanced degrees who either have or are in the process of making a transition to work outside of academia.

Education

Engineering

Humanities & Social Sciences

Life Sciences

Physical Sciences

Environmental Sciences

Mathematical & Statistical Sciences

Education
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Academic 360.comext this meta-collection of internet resources for vacancies in colleges and universities contains faculty, staff and managerial position listings. Search for jobs throughout the U.S. and worldwide

AERAext is an international professional association with the primary goal of advancing educational research and applications for practice. The site contains vacancy listings in educational research, administration and practice

Independent Educational Consultants Associationext a national association representing full-time experienced independent educational advisors.

CCC Registryext the CCC Registry is the California Community Colleges system's database of current and anticipated vacancies for 109 community colleges and 22 district offices. Positions include faculty, administrative and managerial vacancies. Search by discipline or geographic location

Chronicle Careersext search for job listings which include professional and managerial jobs in the private sector, non-profit organizations and foundations

studentaffairsjobs.comext search this site for professional and managerial positions in college student affairs. Most positions require graduate degrees and a combination of instruction, program development and leadership experience.

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A Community College Teaching Careerext, Modern Language Association (MLA), 2006

Engineering
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Career Connectionsext UC San Diego's Jacobs School of Engineering's career site, which includes internship and job opportunities, alumni connections, and social networking information

Engineeringjobs.comext search jobs by field and location, post a resume, find out who is hiring, and find out the current needs of top companies

EngineeringDesignJobs.comext is the nation's premier employment job board and resume database built exclusively for the engineering, design and building industries

Dice.comext a comprehensive career site especially for computer and technical engineers, search jobs and career information including resume tips and samples

Engineeringinfo.comext gives you the power to search hundreds of job from one site

The Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers, Inc.ext (IEEE) is the world's leading professional association for the advancement of technology. Search for jobs and internships, utilize job seeker tools, and find out about career webinars and job fairs

Biospace.comext search engineering jobs, news and advice in the biotech, and biopharm industry

Humanities & Social Sciences
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General

Academic 360ext  provides an array of scholarly organizations, listservs, and other discipline-specific career-related info.  Academic 360 can aid in identifying where to find academic and nonacademic job postings

H-Gradext is part of the Humanities OnLine initiative (H-Net).  A discussion forum for humanities and social sciences graduate students on issues related to graduate school, teaching, research, and job hunting

Selloutext  is Mark Johnson, a Boston University English PhD who works in the software industry, created this web site to help PhDs explore career options beyond academe.  Features articles on leaving academe, and resources and practical advice on careers in technical writing and software

WRK4US ("work for us")ext was created as a discussion list focusing on career options beyond academe for people with graduate degrees in the humanities, WRK4US has grown to address the interests of social scientists and education specialists as well.  Job postings are frequently sent to the list.

Anthropology & Archaeology

American Anthropology Associationext

ACRA-Lext American Cultural Resources Association, provides career opportunities and resources in cultural resources management

Anthropology Jobs.orgext

Job-Diggerext broad resource for professional employment, advice, and information geared to archaeology graduate students

Shovelbums.orgext  Employment and volunteer opportunities in Archeology and cultural resource management

Aviso Employment Resourcesext from the American Association of Museums

Art History

ArtCareer.netext  lists job openings in the visual arts and includes a resume bank

ArtJobOnlineext is a national database of job, internship, and fellowship opportunities.  Subscription fee required.

About Art Historyext lists job, fellowship, and internship postings in art history.

Career Alternatives for Art Historiansext provides information created by a Notre Dame professor on alternative careers for art historians

College Art Associationext

Drama

EntertainmentCareers.netext provides links to career-related resources as well as job and internship postings in the entertainment industry

Economics

Economics Departments, Institutes, and Research Centers in the World: Think Tanks (University of Connecticut)ext Directory of think tanks

Economics Research Networkext Academic and nonacademic job listings in the US and abroad

Job Openings for Economists (JOE)ext

Inomics Job Openings for Economistsext the International version of JOE, Inomics lists jobs in academic institutions, government, and industry, and provides links to other resources

International Monetary Fundext Major recruiter of economists

National Council of Teachers of Englishext lists Job postings for English teachers at all level

PoeWar.comext is a list of some of the most likely and probably most satisfying careers for people who love to write

History

Beyond Academeext is a site created to help historians explore opportunities beyond academe.  Provides advice about finding jobs beyond academe and profiles of historians who have done so

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Linguistics

The Linguist Listext lists academic and nonacademic job openings

LatProext is a job board for Hispanic and bilingual professionals (Spanish and Portuguese)

Bilingual Jobsext

Music

MusicalChairs.infoext lists job openings for classical musicians and singers worldwide.  Includes a discussion board and directories of conservatories, musicians, and orchestras

Philosophy

ePhilosopher.comext includes info for philosophers on pursuing careers beyond academe

"A Non-Academic Career? Information, Resources, and Background on Options for Philosophers"extAmerican Philosophical Association

Political Science

The American Political Science Association ext

Psychology

American Psychological Associationext (APA) lists and defines the multitude of career paths beyond academia for psychology grad students and illustrate the various skill-sets and expertise that psychologists possess, which are also highly valued by employers outside of academe

JobsinPsychology.comext

Society for Industrial & Organizational Psychologyext lists job opportunities in academic, private and public sectors

Life Sciences
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BIOCOMext this career center is the only career site that focuses exclusively on the life science industry in Southern California. Search life science careers, educational & training initiatives, and job postings

ScienceCareers.org Science Magazine's ScienceCareers.org is the most comprehensive Ph.D. career development website available

BioSpace.com A comprehensive site that bills itself as "the global hub for the life sciences," Contains an impressive array of scientific and business-related information. For job listings, go to theBioSpaceJobs Career Centerext where listings can be searched by location

NewScientist Jobs offers a database of current scientific, technological and academic vacancies. Search positions by region. The regions include US/Canada, UK/Europe and Australasia

National Laboratories and Technology Centers The US Department of Energy's laboratories and technology centers house world-class facilities where more than 30,000 scientists and engineers perform cutting-edge research. Visit the laboratory website to search for jobs and postdoctoral fellowships

PhDs.orgext career resources for scientists

Nature.comext Naturejobs is the worldwide career resource for scientists, providing a wide range of career opportunities, advice and information

Biotechnology Calendar including regional links to San Diego and Los Angeles

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Physical Sciences
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American Chemical Society (ACS) premier professional home for chemists, chemical engineers and related professions around the globe

Chem Industry.comext is the leading comprehensive directory and search engine for chemical and related industry professionals.

The Physics Today Career Network (PTCN)ext is a niche job board network operated by the American Institute of Physics (AIP) for the physical science, engineering, and computing disciplines

Institute of Physics, Careers (IOP) search job postings and research career opportunities in different industries

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Research Laboratories

SEARCHext Google's directory of independent research laboratories in the life and physical sciences

Environmental Sciences
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Environmental Careersext is a national job board with many opportunities for PhD's

Environmental Jobs and Careersext Ecoploy.org provides a clearing house of valuable jobs in government, with agencies, and geographically by employer

Environmental Careers Opportunitiesext provides hundreds of job and internship postings, and current advocacy news articles

National Audubon Societyext 

Society of American Forestersext provides access to jobs, information and networking opportunities to prepare members for the challenges and the changes that face natural resource profession

USAJobs portal for federal job openings in the US government (including EPA, Dept. of Forestry, and National Parks Service)

Mathematical & Statistical Sciences
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Society of Actuariesext includes comprehensive information concerning the actuary profession

Math-jobs.comext provides international job postings for bankers, computer scientists, mathematicians, statisticians, and teachers. Provides links to mathematics organizations and mathematics and statistics departments around the world and info on applying for jobs abroad

MSCI Project for Nonacademic Employmentext is the Mathematical Sciences Career Information Project for Nonacademic Employment is a collaborative project of the American Mathematical Society, the Mathematical Association of America, and the Society for Industrial and Applied Mathematics, partially funded by the Alfred P. Sloan Foundation. Provides extensive career-related resources on the job search beyond academe

National Security Agencyext visit their career link

RAND Statistics Group Employment Opportunitiesext is a nonprofit research institution that employs many statisticians

Statistical and Applied Mathematical Sciences Instituteext this site includes postings for jobs, fellowships, and postdoctoral opportunities. 

US Census Bureauext includes job and postdoctoral opportunities for mathematicians and statisticians.

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Careers Beyond Academia