This was generously sent in by a former client, now employed faculty member. She is Lecturer (assistant professor) at the University of London. I am always grateful for info on the UK job market, especially the REF. For more on … Continue reading
By Maggie Gover Maggie Gover is Director for Professional Development at the University of California, Riverside. ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Networking can be awkward. If you have ever asked yourself these questions, here are the answers along with some tips that might … Continue reading
A debate has simmered on the comment thread to my post, Does the Status of the Press Matter, in recent weeks, on the question: is Palgrave MacMillan a press with high enough status for a US R1 tenure case? My … Continue reading
My book, The Professor Is In: The Essential Guide to Turning Your Ph.D. Into a Job, is available for pre-order from Amazon and Barnes and Noble! Pre-order price ~ $13.00 (paperback), $10.00 (Kindle or Nook). For bulk orders for use … Continue reading
In response to many requests, I am devoting today’s post to the teaching-centric letter. The absence of a post on this subject before now might seem surprising on a blog that purports to cover every aspect of the academic job … Continue reading
A reader got in touch to tell me about an infuriating experience at a recent conference. I asked her to write it up as a guest post, and here it is. Professors: stop the madness. Tell graduate students the goddamned … Continue reading
In this post Jessica Langer opens a window onto the work she’s been doing in Post-Ac Consulting with The Professor Is In. Her clients have been extraordinarily successful in getting the interviews and jobs she’s helped them prepare for. I … Continue reading
Many of you have undoubtedly seen the blog post by Philip N. Howard that has been circulating around the internet for the past couple of weeks, called A Dozen Sentences That Should Appear in Your Academic Cover Letter. It was … Continue reading
Dear Post-acs, Can you tell me what it’s like to work with you on a one-on-one basis? What happens in the free initial 20-minute consultation? And, once we’ve decided to work together further, what happens in the 50-minute Skype consultations? … Continue reading
[Updated 12/18/14 to add Negotiating comments and ebook link at the bottom] A reader posted on Facebook a month or so ago, asking some very specific questions about the UK job market. Several readers took the time to respond in detail. … Continue reading