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International Perspectives

The Unraveling of America and Academic Denial

By Karen Kelsky | August 10, 2020

A little story: A couple months ago I was working with a European negotiating client who had a TT job offer in Texas. He had a secure position in Europe and would be leaving it to come here. As part of the NA work I told him: “I wouldn’t be … [Read more...] about The Unraveling of America and Academic Denial

Filed Under: Advising Advice, COVID19, International Perspectives, Post-Ac Job Search, Quitting--An Excellent Option

The Power of Privilege: a Mexican Ecologist in Academia in the USA? – WOC Guest Post

By Karen Kelsky | December 14, 2018

I am delighted to offer another guest post in my series of contributed posts by black women and other women of color. If you’d like to submit a post or an idea for a post for consideration, email me at gettenure@gmail.com. I pay $150 for accepted … [Read more...] about The Power of Privilege: a Mexican Ecologist in Academia in the USA? – WOC Guest Post

Filed Under: International Perspectives, Intersectional Analyses, Racism in the Academy, Strategizing Your Success in Academia, Women of Color in Academia, Yes, You Can: Women in Academia

Banish These Words: Sexism and Binarism Edition – Guest Post by Maggie Levantovskaya

By Karen Kelsky | September 21, 2018

By Dr. Maggie Levantovskaya Maggie Levantovskaya is one of our TPII editors, and a writer and adjunct professor based in the Bay Area. Let’s talk about sexist language in job application materials. I read countless cover letters, teaching … [Read more...] about Banish These Words: Sexism and Binarism Edition – Guest Post by Maggie Levantovskaya

Filed Under: Advising Advice, International Perspectives, Intersectional Analyses, Landing Your Tenure Track Job, Major Job Market Mistakes, Marginalized Voices, Strategizing Your Success in Academia, Writing

The UK Job Market, Part IV: Interviews, British-Style

By Karen Kelsky | January 5, 2018

By Alice Kelly, Ph.D. Alice Kelly is a Postdoctoral Research Fellow at the University of Oxford. Her academic training has been in the UK and the US. She completed her PhD in English at Cambridge in 2014, with a year as a Fox Fellow at Yale, and … [Read more...] about The UK Job Market, Part IV: Interviews, British-Style

Filed Under: How to Interview, International Perspectives, Strategizing Your Success in Academia

The UK Job Market, Part III: “I Beg Your Pardon, But May I Have This Job?” (The Winning Cover Letter)

By Karen Kelsky | November 3, 2017

By Alice Kelly, Ph.D. Alice Kelly is a Postdoctoral Research Fellow at the University of Oxford. She completed her PhD in English at Cambridge in 2014, with a year as a Fox Fellow at Yale, and before that she studied at Sussex, Reed College … [Read more...] about The UK Job Market, Part III: “I Beg Your Pardon, But May I Have This Job?” (The Winning Cover Letter)

Filed Under: How To Write Academic Job Cover Letters, International Perspectives, Landing Your Tenure Track Job, Major Job Market Mistakes, Strategizing Your Success in Academia

The UK Job Market Part II: Research By Numbers, or The REF

By Karen Kelsky | October 20, 2017

By Alice Kelly, Ph.D. Alice Kelly is a Postdoctoral Research Fellow at the University of Oxford. She completed her PhD in English at Cambridge in 2014, with a year as a Fox Fellow at Yale, and before that she studied at Sussex, Reed College … [Read more...] about The UK Job Market Part II: Research By Numbers, or The REF

Filed Under: International Perspectives, Landing Your Tenure Track Job, Major Job Market Mistakes, Publishing Issues, Strategizing Your Success in Academia

Please, Sir, I Want Some More Employment: Applying For UK Jobs, Part I – The Lay of the Land

By Karen Kelsky | September 29, 2017

By Alice Kelly, Ph.D. Alice Kelly is a Postdoctoral Research Fellow at the University of Oxford. Her academic training has been in the UK and the US. She completed her PhD in English at Cambridge in 2014, with a year as a Fox Fellow at Yale, and … [Read more...] about Please, Sir, I Want Some More Employment: Applying For UK Jobs, Part I – The Lay of the Land

Filed Under: International Perspectives, Landing Your Tenure Track Job, Major Job Market Mistakes, Strategizing Your Success in Academia

Thoughts from the UK and Denmark

By Karen Kelsky | May 14, 2016

Kellee and I are heading into the final week of our month in the UK and Europe!  We've had an absolutely amazing journey so far.   We visited the Universities of Aberdeen (thank you, Amy Bryzgel), where I did a talk on the US job market, and an … [Read more...] about Thoughts from the UK and Denmark

Filed Under: Advising Advice, Alt-University Critique, Bad Advisors and Good Mentors, International Perspectives, Landing Your Tenure Track Job, Major Job Market Mistakes, Post-Ac Job Search, Quitting--An Excellent Option, Strategizing Your Success in Academia

We’re All In the Same Boat

By Karen Kelsky | May 1, 2016

The European tour is going splendidly!  So far I've spoken at University of Aberdeen (2 events by me:  Hacking the US Academic Job Market, Academic Leadership for Women; 1 event by Kellee Weinhold: The US Academic Interview), at University of St. … [Read more...] about We’re All In the Same Boat

Filed Under: Graduate Student Concerns, International Perspectives, Landing Your Tenure Track Job, Strategizing Your Success in Academia

Reflections On Our Way to Europe

By Karen Kelsky | April 22, 2016

As this goes out to you today, I am on my way, accompanied by my partner in crime Kellee Weinhold, to Scotland to start a month-long speaking tour of Scotland, England, Denmark, and Switzerland. Here's the schedule: University of Aberdeen: April … [Read more...] about Reflections On Our Way to Europe

Filed Under: International Perspectives, Quitting--An Excellent Option, Strategizing Your Success in Academia

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