Academic Job Search
Congratulations! Your years of hard work, research, & dedication to your field have paid
off…almost. While the search for an academic appointment can be a challenging process,
these can help you get on your way.
Resources from the Career Services Library:
5.18 The Academic Job Search Handbook/ Heiberger & Vick
5.20 Job Search in Academe / Formo & Reed
5.19 What Else Can You Do with a PhD/ Secrist
5.21 Expert Resumes for Teachers & Educators / Enelow & Kursmark
RL.14 How to Prepare Your Curriculum Vitae/ Jackson
Resources from the University Libraries:
Cracking the Academia Nut: A Guide to Preparing for Your Academic Career / Newhouse
LB1778.2.N48 1997
Succeeding in an Academic Career: A Guide for Faculty of Color / Garcia
LB2331.72.S83 2000
Surviving your academic job hunt: advice for humanities PhDs / Hume
LB2331.72.H86 2005
Online Resources
Vitae & other correspondence:
Penn State Career Services Graduate Guide - http://studentaffairs.psu.edu/career/pdf/
Grad_Career.Guide.pdf
Schreyer Institute for Teaching Excellence – teaching philosophy - http://bit.ly/9rizAu
QuintCareers – vitae - http://www.quintcareers.com/curriculum_vitae.html
Dartmouth Univ. – vitae - http://bit.ly/qwDBf
APS.org – writing research statements - http://bit.ly/c3noJy
Purdue University – academic cover letters - http://bit.ly/bX6v8o
Jobs & Advice:
The Chronicle of Higher Education - http://chronicle.com/jobs/
Higher Education Recruitment Consortium - http://www.njepadeherc.org/
Academic 360 – http://www.academic360.com/
Academic Employment Network - http://www.academploy.com/
Academic Jobs.net - http://www.academicjobs.net
Academic Keys - http://academickeys.com/
Higher Ed Jobs - http://www.higheredjobs.com
University Council for Educational Administration - http://www.ucea.org/
Career Services | Division of Student Affairs | studentaffairs.psu.edu/career | 814.865.2377
This publication is available in alternative media upon request.
Penn State is committed to affirmative action, equal opportunity and the diversity of its workforce.
PhDs.org - http://www.phds.org/
National Postdoctoral Association - http://www.nationalpostdoc.org/
Dual Career / Solving the “Two-Body Problem”:
Tips for a Massive Academic Job Search - http://people.mills.edu/spertus/job-search/job.html
Couple case studies & advice - http://bit.ly/9YVh8d - focused on geosciences, but can apply to anyone
Science Careers article - http://bit.ly/c5wdKO
Human Rights Campaign’s (HRC) Employer Database - http://www.hrc.org/issues/search_employers.htm find universities & other employers’ policies on LGBTQ employees
Career Services | Division of Student Affairs | studentaffairs.psu.edu/career | 814.865.2377
This publication is available in alternative media upon request.
Penn State is committed to affirmative action, equal opportunity and the diversity of its workforce.