Seeking a Faculty Job

Colleges don’t truly understand the various goals and motivations of such faculty, who’ve played a key role–especially during COVID-19—in helping their institutions, says Rachel Bonaparte.

Derek Attig explains how to break down and mine your work experiences to obtain far better insights about your needs, values and possible futures.

Lauren Easterling offers advice for successful job searches after obtaining your doctorate or completing a postdoc in midlife.

It defines who you are as a job seeker, what you are looking for, what you would like to achieve and, most important, what people associate with your name, writes Ketan Marballi.

We need to emphasize or reconceptualize such assistantships as a source of skills that are transferable within and beyond academe, write Morris Grubbs and Ashley Sorrell.

Sonali Majumdar highlights why grad students and postdocs should identify emerging employment trends, develop durable skills and ultimately adapt a growth mind-set for professional success.

Nana Lee offers guidance on how to find inspiration from activities outside your main research area and make them count.

Robert Pearson explores the benefits for grad students of participating in one and offers strategies for addressing any barriers that can arise in institutions without a history of supporting internships.