Career Advice

At teaching institutions, junior professors can get on the radar screens of deans by organizing an all-campus event, but that requires learning how to write a proposal, writes H. William Rice.

Thomas Wright reflects on his missteps when applying for faculty jobs.

Waiting for inspiration is not a strategy to win tenure, writes Kerry Ann Rockquemore.

Tempted as new faculty members may be to focus on research and teaching, they should remember that academic careers are about relationships, John Frazee writes.

Karen Hoelscher and Carmen Werder offer tips on how to avoid procrastination and sustaining writing momentum.

Kerry Ann Rockquemore shares a technique for getting organized.

Elizabeth Scarborough suggests five topics for presidents to raise with candidates for chief marketing officer positions.

Eliza Woolf offers advice on making your application more enticing to a search committee.