02934nam 2200625 a 450 991082576120332120240516012756.01-281-36434-797866113643421-4039-7892-110.1057/9781403978929(CKB)1000000000342803(SSID)ssj0000254240(PQKBManifestationID)11218077(PQKBTitleCode)TC0000254240(PQKBWorkID)10207947(PQKB)11064290(DE-He213)978-1-4039-7892-9(MiAaPQ)EBC308168(Au-PeEL)EBL308168(CaPaEBR)ebr10135386(CaONFJC)MIL136434(OCoLC)76898724(EXLCZ)99100000000034280320040526d2005 uy 0engurnn#08ma|aa|txtccrSurviving your academic job hunt advice for humanities PhDs /Kathryn Hume1st ed.New York Palgrave Macmillan20051 online resource (224 p.)Bibliographic Level Mode of Issuance: Monograph1-4039-6729-6 1-4039-6728-8 Includes bibliographical references (p. [209]-210) and index.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.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.College teachersEmploymentUnited StatesUniversities and collegesFacultyEmploymentUnited StatesJob huntingUnited StatesCollege teachersEmploymentUniversities and collegesFacultyEmploymentJob hunting650.14/04372Hume Kathryn1945-458540MiAaPQMiAaPQMiAaPQBOOK9910825761203321Surviving your academic job hunt4026254UNINA