Seeking a Faculty Job

Trying to balance your own academic and career desires with family responsibilities can invoke feelings of confusion, anxiety and guilt, write Natalie Lundsteen and Arnaldo Diaz Vazquez.

The start of the new year can be a good time for grad students to take steps toward managing their energy and navigating the stressors they’re confronting, writes Andrew Crain.

Chris Smith provides advice on how to take advantage of the unexpected opportunities you’ll surely encounter to enhance your professional life and career.

Jaye Sablan and Bill Mahoney describe how it can be an important tool for equity in graduate student career development.

Experiential learning opportunities can take your exploration and preparation to the next level, writes Rebekah Layton, who shares ideas for trying out future paths now.

Gaeun Seo shares some insights to help early-career job candidates better prepare for this stage of the faculty hiring process.

Anne Meyer-Minor describes the mutual benefits that occur when company managers collaborate with academics in the career development of advanced-degree trainees.

Of all the academic job search documents, it’s often the most problematic for such students to conceptualize, write and discuss orally, writes Olga Koutseridi, who provides four pieces of advice.