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.
Inside Higher Ed is the online source for news, opinion and jobs for all of higher education
Academic 360.com this meta-collection of resources for vacancies in colleges and universities contains faculty, staff and managerial position listings. Search for jobs throughout the U.S. and worldwide
American Ed. Research Assoc. (AERA) 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 Association a national association representing full-time experienced independent educational advisors
Chronicle Careers, from The Chronicle of Higher Education: search job listings for professional and managerial jobs in the private sector, non-profit organizations and foundations
Studentaffairsjobs.com 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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Career Connections from UC San Diego's Jacobs School of Engineering's career site, which includes internship and job opportunities, alumni connections, and social networking information
Engineeringjobs.com search jobs by field and location, post a resume, find out who is hiring, and find out the current needs of top companies
EngineeringDesignJobs.com is the nation's premier employment job board and resume database built exclusively for the engineering, design and building industries
Dice.com a comprehensive career site especially for computer and technical engineers, search jobs and career information including resume tips and samples
Engineeringinfo.com gives you the power to search hundreds of job from one site
The Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers, Inc. (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 search engineering jobs, news and advice in the biotech, and biopharm industry
General
H-Grad 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
Sellout 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
The Versatile PhD a discussion list focusing on career options beyond academe for people with graduate degrees in the humanities, and has grown to address the interests of social scientists and education specialists as well. Job postings are frequently sent to the list
PoeWar.com lists of some of the most likely and probably most satisfying careers for people who love to write
Anthropology & Archaeology
American Anthropology Association
ACRA-L American Cultural Resources Association, provides career opportunities and resources in cultural resources management
Job-Digger broad resource for professional employment, advice, and information geared to archaeology graduate students
Shovelbums.org Employment and volunteer opportunities in Archeology and cultural resource management
Aviso Employment Resources from the American Association of Museums
Art History
ArtCareer.net lists job openings in the visual arts and includes a resume bank
ArtJobOnline is a national database of job, internship, and fellowship opportunities. Subscription fee required
About Art History lists job, fellowship, and internship postings in art history.
Career Alternatives for Art Historians provides information created by a Notre Dame professor on alternative careers for art historians
Drama
EntertainmentCareers.net provides links to career-related resources as well as job and internship postings in the entertainment industry
Economics
Economics Departments, Institutes, and Research Centers Directory of think tanks worldwide
Economics Research Network Academic and nonacademic job listings in the US and abroad
Job Openings for Economists (JOE)
Inomics Job Openings for Economists the International version of JOE, Inomics lists jobs in academic institutions, government, and industry, and provides links to other resources
International Monetary Fund A top recruiter of economists
English & Literature
Modern Language Association (MLA) general resources on how to approach a non academic job search
National Council of Teachers of English lists Job postings for English teachers at all level
History
Beyond Academe 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 List lists academic and nonacademic job openings
Music
MusicalChairs.info lists job openings for classical musicians and singers worldwide. Includes a discussion board and directories of conservatories, musicians, and orchestras
Philosophy
ePhilosopher.com includes information for philosophers pursuing careers beyond academe
"A Non-Academic Career? Information, Resources, and Background on Options for Philosophers" American Philosophical Association
Political Science
The American Political Science Association
PhDs.org find jobs and resources especially for PhDs by field, sector, and/or job
Psychology
American Psychological Association (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
Society for Industrial & Organizational Psychology lists job opportunities in academic, private and public sectors
ScienceCareers.org AAAS and 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
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 & 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.org career resources for scientists by field, sector and/or job
Nature.com Naturejobs is the worldwide career resource for scientists, providing a wide range of career opportunities, advice and information
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American Chemical Society (ACS) premier professional home for chemists, chemical engineers and related professions around the globe
Chem Industry.com is the leading comprehensive directory and search engine for chemical and related industry professionals
Physics Today Career Network (PTCN) 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 (IOP) search job postings and research career opportunities in different industries
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National Laboratories this listing is provided by the US Department of Energy, Office of Science
US Government research labs Yahoo directory
Environmental Careers is a national job board with many opportunities for PhD's
Environmental Jobs & Careers Ecoemploy.org provides a clearing house of valuable jobs in government, with agencies, and geographically by employer
Environmental Careers Opportunities provides hundreds of job and internship postings, and current advocacy news articles
National Audubon Society
Society of American Foresters 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)
Society of Actuaries includes comprehensive information concerning the actuary profession
Math-jobs.com 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 Employment 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 Agency (NSA) career link
RAND Statistics Group Employment Opportunities is a nonprofit research institution that employs many statisticians
Statistical & Applied Mathematical Sciences Institute this site includes postings for jobs, fellowships, and postdoctoral opportunities
US Census Bureau includes job and postdoctoral opportunities for mathematicians and statisticians
AAAS and the journal Science's online career articles contains narratives of junior scientists and researchers making the shift from academe to the business, government, education, and non-profit sector. Articles cover a range of fields, including biomedical engineering, technical writing, editing, scientific entrepreneurship, science policy, nanotechnology, consulting, market analysts, biomaterials, consulting, and much more
View career resources and jobs by a specific field or profession, including non-profit, patent law, intellectual property, science education, science writing/editing, consulting, finance, government, education, policy, and teaching, among many others