Careers in Academia

Understanding the academic hiring process prior to sending out application materials will greatly help you effectively and efficiently approach institutions. Review the UC San Diego  Academic Job Search Survival Handbook, to understand the hiring process from the institution's perspective, plus information on creating effective application materials, preparing for interviews, campus visits, the job talk, and negotiating an offer with confidence.

The Chronicle of Higher Education is the most well-known resource for comprehensive information concerning the academic market.  Subscribers receive the weekly print version and access to all articles and resources online. Most of the Chronicle is accessible online to non-subscribers. Readers can also utilize their job alert service

Scholarly & Professional Societies a searchable database of over 1700 scholarly associations. Below are links to several additional, discipline and area-specific resources compiled by the by the University of Waterloo

Academic 360 & Inside Higher Ed provide resources on an array of scholarly organizations, listservs, and other discipline-specific career-related information, and can aid in identifying where to find academic and nonacademic job postings

PhDs.org provides job and postdoc listings, mostly in science, math, engineering, but not exclusively, as well as valuable articles and advice

Adjunct Advocate news, opinion, jobs and analysis for the adjunct nation of educators

Research & Policy

Carnegie Foundation for the Advancement of Teaching  Jobs and resources in higher education research and policy  

Duel Couples

Southern California) Higher Education Recruitment Consortium (HERC) is a web-based search engine that includes faculty and staff job listings at all member institutions in Southern California focused on helping dual-career couples

Comprehensive resources to help you create an effective letter, research statement and teaching philosophy, plus relevant and impactful CVs and resumes allowing your application to standout amongst the crowded job market:

Create an Effective Letter and CV  Tips and samples from the Academic Job Search Handbook, Career Services Center - UC San Diego

CVs - Elements Of and How to Put Them Together  Courtesy of UC Berkeley

Application Materials & Samples Courtesy of the University of Virginia

Life & Social Science Samples and Resources  Courtesy of UC San Francisco

Teaching Portfollio

Elements of an Effective Teaching Portfolio Courtesy of UC Berkeley

The Academic Interview from the telephone to the "job talk" - a comprehensive lists of tips and strategies that will help you successfully navigate the faculty interview process, Courtesy of the University of Virginia

Academic Job Interview Advice Courtesy of the University of Maryland

Questions to Ask (and be ready for) During an Academic Interview Courtesy of Dartmouth University

Salaries & Benefits

Average Faculty Salaries The Chronicle of Higher Education

AAUP Faculty Salary Survey American Association of University Professors

Articles

• Preparing for Campus Interviews  The Chronicle of Higher Education
• Negotiation in the Arts & Humanities  Courtesy of Yale University
• Negotiating the Non-Tenure Track  The Chronicle of Higher Education
• Negotiating a Junior Faculty Position  AAAS and the Journal Science 
• Negotiating an Academic Job Offer  Ph.D.org
• So...What Do You Study? Inside Higher Ed
• What Search Committees Want  The Modern Language Association 

Top general resources supporting your search and application for postdoctoral and visiting scholar positions worldwide, including teaching and within industry:

• Post Doc Association, UC San Diego
• Financial Aid & Fellowships, UC San Diego
• UC San Diego Graduate Funding Blog
• PhDs.org
• Nature Jobs
• The Foundation Center
• American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS)

Teaching

Teaching Postdocs courtesy of the National Postdoctoral Association

Institutional Research & Academic Career Development Awards (IRACDA) NIH funded program in the life and biomedical sciences

Articles

• Choosing the Right Postdoc (AAAS)
• Industrial Postdocs (AAAS)
• Making the Right Moves: A Practical Guide to Scientific Management for Postdocs and New Faculty Howard Hughes Medical Institute (HHMI)

Many grad students who decide not to pursue tenure-track faculty positions still want to stay in the world of education. This page offers resources for careers in "teaching institutions," liberal arts colleges, community college, secondary school teaching, and provides access to the valuable Carnegie Classifications of Academic Institions in the US.

Find Jobs & Research Opportunities

The Chronicle of Higher Education is the most well-known resource for comprehensive information concerning the academic market. Subscribers receive the weekly print version and access to all articles and resources online. Most of the Chronicle is accessible online to non-subscribers. Readers can also utilize their job alert service.

Inside Higher Ed search jobs, resources, opinions, and articles regarding higher education

Adjunct Advocate news, opinion, jobs and analysis for the adjunct nation of educators

American Association of Community Colleges (AACC)  view colleges by state, as well as, their affiliations, programs, enrollment and number of faculty members.

California Community College Registry (CCC)

Carnegie Foundation for the Advancement of Teaching Is an independent policy and research center. Improving teaching and learning at all educations levels

• Classifications by Academic Institution in the US (i.e. "Intensive Research"  through Community College)

Secondary Education

Teaching K-12  credential, test and application information and resources

National Science Teachers Association  NSTA Career Center is the premier electronic recruitment resource for the industry.

Secondary Education in Charter & Private Schools

National Charter Schools Resource Center  The National Charter School Resource Center serves as a national center to provide on-demand resources, information, and technical assistance to support successful planning, authorizing, implementation, and sustainability of high-quality charter schools.

National Association of Independent Schools  Jobs and information related to opportunities in independent secondary schools

Articles

• Back To High School 
• Finding a Private High School Job 
• Secondary Private School Teaching for PhDs

These suggested resources provide some of the largest databases of open positions in higher education, including for tenure-track, contract, adjunct faculty, staff, and administrators.

Inside Higher Ed

The Chronical of Higher Education

UC San Diego Employment Opportunities

Higher Ed Jobs 

UCSD's Research Funding Opportunities Database (SURF) 

This searchable, user-friendly database contains a comprehensive list of funding opportunities for graduate students, postdocs, and faculty. More

• View UCSD's index of funding, aid, various fellowship and grants
• View UCSD's new graduate funding blog 
• Aid for Non-US Citizens  a list of organizations helpful to international students and other specific student groups (by religion, underrepresented, etc.) looking for aid other than loans.

Science & Engineering

• AAAS's GrantNet
• National Science Foundation (NSF)
• NASA Fellowship Program
• National Defense
• The National Academies
• Environmental Protection Agency (EPA)
• Graduate Engineering and Science for Minorities (GEM)
• Postdoctoral Fellowships in the Biological Sciences Courtesy of UC Berkeley
• The Hertz Foundation
• U.S. Department of Education
• National Humanities Center
• Postdoctoral Fellowships In the Humanities

Others

• Social Science Research Council
• Public Policy and International Affairs
• National Academies Policy & Global Affairs
• Political Science

Articles

• Research Development & Grant Writing News Academic Research Funding Strategies, LLC, August 2012
• How to Win a Graduate Fellowship The Chronicle of Higher Education
• Debunking Some Myths About Grant Writing The Chronicle of Higher Education

Electronic Resources

• Research Proposal Development Service (RAPIDS), provided by UC San Diego
• Grant Writing Toolbox UC San Diego's Department of Research Affairs
• Writing Grants and Fellowships NIH's "All About Grants"
• Tips for New NIH Grant Applicants National Institute of General Medical Sciences
• Making the Right Moves: A Practical Guide to Scientific Management for Postdocs and New Faculty Howard Hughes Medical Institute (HHMI)

Electronic

• The Academic Scientists' Toolkit  a valuable services of articles and resources which is a must read for scientist Going on the Market. James Austin,Science Careers (2004)
• Tomorrow's Professor seeks to foster a diverse, world-wide teaching and learning ecology among its over 30,000 subscribers at over 600 institutions and organizations in over 108 countries around the world.
• Are You Ready to Go on the Market? Mary Morris Heiberger and Julie Miller Vick, The Chronicle of Higher Education
• Getting Psyched Up for the Market Mary Morris Heiberger and Julie Miller Vick, The Chronicle of Higher Education
• Dual Academic Career Resources Higher Education Recruitment Consortium (HERC)
• Going on the Market... by Joy Connolly, Classics, New York University
• Landing an Academic Job Jonathan A. Dantzig, Mechanical Science and Engineering, University of Illinois at Champagne-Urbana
• Making the Right Moves: A Practical Guide for Scientific Management for Postdocs and New Faculty  Burroughs Wellcome Fund, Howard Hughes Medical Institute
• Securing an Academic Job in Music Eastman School of Music, University of Rochester
• Surviving and Thriving in Academia Committee on Women in Psychology and American Psychological Association 
• Who Are You? David B. Rivers, Inside Higher Ed 

Print

• The Academic Job Search Handbook, (Fourth Edition), Julia Miller Vick and Jennifer S. Furlong (University of Pennsylvania Press, 2008).
• Academic Couples, Marianne Ferber and Jane Loeb (University of Illinois, 1997).
• The Adjunct Professor's Guide to Success, Richard E. Lyons, Marcella L. Kysilka, and George E. Pawlas (Allyn and Bacon, 1999).
• Advice for New Faculty Members, Robert Boice (Allyn and Bacon, 2000).
• The Chicago Guide to Your Academic Career: A Portable Mentor for Scholars from Graduate School through Tenure, John A. Goldsmith, John Komlos, and Penny Schine Gold. (University of Chicago Press, 2001).
• The Chicago Handbook for Teachers, Alan Brinkley, Betty Dessants, Michael Flamm, Cynthia Fleming, Charles Forcey, and Eric Rothschild (The University of Chicago Press, 1999).
• Faculty in New Jobs, Robert Menges and Associates (Josey-Bass Publishers, 1999).
• Job Search in Academe, Dawn M. Formo and Cheryl Reed (Stylus Publishing, 1999).
• Tomorrow's Professor: Preparing for Academic Careers in Science and Engineering, Richard M. Reis (IEEE Press, 1997).
• A Ph.D. is Not Enough!: A Guide to Survival in Science, Peter J. Feibelman (Addison-Wesley, 1994