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Record Nr.

UNINA9910825761203321

Autore

Hume Kathryn <1945->

Titolo

Surviving your academic job hunt : advice for humanities PhDs / / Kathryn Hume

Pubbl/distr/stampa

New York, : Palgrave Macmillan, 2005

ISBN

1-281-36434-7

9786611364342

1-4039-7892-1

Edizione

[1st ed.]

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (224 p.)

Disciplina

650.14/04372

Soggetti

College teachers - Employment - United States

Universities and colleges - Faculty - Employment - United States

Job hunting - United States

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Bibliographic Level Mode of Issuance: Monograph

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references (p. [209]-210) and index.

Nota di contenuto

Cover -- SURVIVING YOUR ACADEMIC JOB HUNT -- Contents -- Preface -- One How to Plan Your Job Hunt: Timeline and Documents -- Two Conference Interviews -- Three Campus Interviews and Negotiating Terms -- Four The Economics of Being an Assistant Professor -- Five The Politics of Being an Assistant Professor -- Six Epilogue for Placement Officers -- Appendix I Examples of Job-Hunting Documents -- Appendix II Job Market Checklist -- Appendix III Useful Resources -- Index.

Sommario/riassunto

This book is a guide to securing an academic post in the humanities in a US University. It includes best-practice examples of application documents and shows how to work up answers to the questions posed in phone, conference, and campus interviews. Readers will also learn about bargaining for subsidies and start-up packages. The book can be used by Careers Officers to train students, or by job hunters training themselves. This short, lively read gives practical, solid advice which will help candidates to transform their mindset from student to faculty.