by Out-Ac Coach Karen Cardozo It’s that mid-hiring cycle season when academic job seekers are in limbo, and thus a good time to preach my both/and gospel once again: unless you are in the rare discipline for which it’s a seller’s market, … [Read more...] about New Year, New Plan – Postac Post by Karen Cardozo
Post-Ac Free-Lancing and Small Business
Introducing TPII Staff–Dr. Verena Hutter
Over Summer 2016 I’ll be introducing the wonderful members of the Professor Is In staff (Dr. Maggie Levantovskaya is here and Dr. Petra Shenk is here) who assist me in editing client academic job and grant documents and welcoming and directing old … [Read more...] about Introducing TPII Staff–Dr. Verena Hutter
Introducing TPII Staff: Dr. Maggie Levantovskaya
Over the next few weeks I'll be introducing the wonderful members of the Professor Is In staff, who assist me in editing client academic job and grant documents and welcoming and directing old and new clients to the best range of services available … [Read more...] about Introducing TPII Staff: Dr. Maggie Levantovskaya
Entrepreneurship for Academics: An Interview with Adeline Koh
Today's post is an interview with Dr. Adeline Koh, Associate Professor of Literature, and Director of Digital Humanities, at Stockton University. One of my earliest clients, Adeline has gone on to enormous success as a scholar, teacher, digital … [Read more...] about Entrepreneurship for Academics: An Interview with Adeline Koh
The Alt/Post-Ac Makeover: From Field to Function and New Forms – Cardozo
by Out-Ac Coach Karen Cardozo To run a successful Alt/Post-Ac job search, you first need to grasp some key differences between hiring in academic versus alternative sectors. Here’s is a partial synopsis: Many academic listings are … [Read more...] about The Alt/Post-Ac Makeover: From Field to Function and New Forms – Cardozo
The 30,000 Foot View – a STEM Postac Guest Post
By Brandon Cochenour, Ph.D. It would seem lately that a lot of the discussion around “alt-ac” are mostly “Variations on a Theme”… Get PhD Search for tenure track position Receive tenure track position (or not) Fall out of love with … [Read more...] about The 30,000 Foot View – a STEM Postac Guest Post
How to Be a Fiction Editor, Part II: Novelists’ Views – Postac Post by Joe Fruscione
By Postac Coach and Consultant, Joe Fruscione In Part I of this series, we heard from three editors who’ve worked on fiction projects. Now we flip the conversation and hear from two writers who’ve worked with freelancers to edit their work. Erika … [Read more...] about How to Be a Fiction Editor, Part II: Novelists’ Views – Postac Post by Joe Fruscione
Fiction Editing, Part I: Editors – Out-Ac Post by Joe Fruscione
by TPII Out-Ac Coach and Consultant, Joe Fruscione As a freelancer, you have different options for projects. Developmental, STEM, and academic editing are well suited to post-ac freelancers. Post-acs with Humanities backgrounds might also do well … [Read more...] about Fiction Editing, Part I: Editors – Out-Ac Post by Joe Fruscione
The World of the Freelance Writer – Viviane Callier
by Viviane Callier, new TPII Out-Ac Coach The world of freelance writing is an exciting one. Freelancing attracts academics and former academics because we value the intellectual freedom to work on and write about what we find interesting. … [Read more...] about The World of the Freelance Writer – Viviane Callier
A Scientist Leaves the Pyramid Scheme of Academia – Out-Ac Guest Post
by Viviane Callier Vivianne is one of our new Out-Ac Coaches. Please learn more about her here, and get in touch at postaccareers@gmail.com if you'd like to work with her or any of the Out-Ac team. I left the lab in August 2013, just shy … [Read more...] about A Scientist Leaves the Pyramid Scheme of Academia – Out-Ac Guest Post