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Record Nr.

UNINA9910465703803321

Autore

Vick Julia Miller

Titolo

The Academic Job Search Handbook / / Julia Miller Vick, Jennifer S. Furlong, Rosanne Lurie

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Philadelphia : , : University of Pennsylvania Press, , [2016]

©2016

ISBN

0-8122-9206-5

Edizione

[Fifth edition.]

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (468 p.)

Altri autori (Persone)

HeibergerMary Morris

Disciplina

650.14088/37812

Soggetti

College teachers - Employment - United States

College teachers - Selection and appointment - United States

Electronic books.

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Originally authored by Mary Morris Heiberger and Julia Miller Vick.

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Nota di contenuto

Frontmatter -- Contents -- Acknowledgments -- Introduction to the Fifth Edition -- 1. The Structure of Academic Careers -- 2. Hiring from the Institution’s Point of View -- 3. Becoming a Job Candidate: The Timetable for Your Search -- 4. Deciding Where and When to Apply -- 5. Building an Academic Network -- 6. Letters of Recommendation -- 7. Learning About Openings -- 8. Responding to Position Announcements -- 9. CVs -- 10. Additional Application Materials -- 11. Online Presence -- 12. Job Hunting Correspondence -- 13. Interviewing -- 14. Preliminary Interviews -- 15. The Campus Visit -- 16. Job Offers, Negotiations, Acceptances, and Rejections -- 17. Starting the Job -- 18. Knowing About and Getting Tenure -- 19. Changing Jobs -- 20. Dual-Career Couples and Pregnant on the Job Market -- 21. International Job Search -- 22. Cultural and Experiential Diversity -- 23. Exploring the Expanded Job Market -- Appendix 1: National Job Listing Sources and Scholarly and Professional Associations -- Appendix 2: Additional Resources -- Appendix 3: Sample Application Package -- Index

Sommario/riassunto

For more than twenty years, job seekers have relied on The Academic Job Search Handbook for help in their search for faculty positions. The new fifth edition provides updated advice and addresses current topics



in today's competitive market.