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Strategizing Your Success in Academia

How To Write a Course Proposal for a Job/Postdoc App

By Karen Kelsky | December 2, 2011

Today's post is a Special Request post for a reader who wishes to know how to construct a course proposal for a job application. This is an element of the job application that, I expect, will tolerate a lot of variability. So I offer the following … [Read more...] about How To Write a Course Proposal for a Job/Postdoc App

Filed Under: Landing Your Tenure Track Job, Strategizing Your Success in Academia Tagged With: course proposal guidelines, How to write a course proposal, Sample syllabus for job

You’re From Penn State. Now What? (A Special Request Post)

By Karen Kelsky | November 17, 2011

Today's post is a Special Request post for a grad student (ABD) from Penn State who wrote on email to say:   "I went to a small conference last weekend and as soon as people found out I was from Penn State the conversation was redirected to the … [Read more...] about You’re From Penn State. Now What? (A Special Request Post)

Filed Under: How to Interview, Landing Your Tenure Track Job, Strategizing Your Success in Academia Tagged With: how to talk about penn state, penn state graduate student

What UK/Commonwealth-Trained Candidates Are Doing Wrong on the U.S. Job Market (And some c.v. advice for everyone)

By Karen Kelsky | November 13, 2011

[sorry for the inconsistent fonts in this post.  I am trying to correct.  It's really hard in the theme that I use, and involves html.] One of the unexpected pleasures of being The Professor is the opportunity it's given me to work closely with … [Read more...] about What UK/Commonwealth-Trained Candidates Are Doing Wrong on the U.S. Job Market (And some c.v. advice for everyone)

Filed Under: How To Write Academic Job Cover Letters, How To Write CVs, Landing Your Tenure Track Job, Major Job Market Mistakes, Strategizing Your Success in Academia Tagged With: how to write a c.v., International candidates on the U.S. job market, What should a c.v. look like?

Dealing With the Informal Conference “Chat”

By Karen Kelsky | November 9, 2011

Today's post is a Special Request Post for Cynthia, who wishes to know how she should deal with an invitation from a search committee member to meet and “chat” informally at an upcoming conference. These invitations are evil. Search committees … [Read more...] about Dealing With the Informal Conference “Chat”

Filed Under: How To Do Conferences, How to Interview, Major Job Market Mistakes, Strategizing Your Success in Academia

How To Dress for an Interview as a Butch Dyke

By Karen Kelsky | November 7, 2011

[Updated Sept 2021] Today’s post is a Special Request post for Digger, who asks, “how is a butch dyke to dress for a conference or campus interview?”  She goes on, “I recently tried to girl-up my wardrobe, and it was pretty much a disaster … [Read more...] about How To Dress for an Interview as a Butch Dyke

Filed Under: How To Do Conferences, How to Interview, Intersectional Analyses, Landing Your Tenure Track Job, Strategizing Your Success in Academia, The Campus Visit, What Not To Wear, Yes, You Can: Women in Academia

On To The Conference Interview!

By Karen Kelsky | November 2, 2011

(This post is an update of an earlier post, "How Not To Fuck Up Your Conference Interview."  ) You have submitted your cover letter, your c.v., and your recommendations. And lo! You've been long short-listed, and invited for a conference interview! … [Read more...] about On To The Conference Interview!

Filed Under: How To Do Conferences, How to Interview, Landing Your Tenure Track Job, Major Job Market Mistakes, Strategizing Your Success in Academia, What Not To Wear Tagged With: first round academic interview, the academic job search, the conference interview

Rocking the Phone/Skype Interview

By Karen Kelsky | October 31, 2011

A number of clients have asked me for a post on phone and Skype interviews, and I'm happy to oblige. There are some tricks of the trade for this kind of interview that can very helpful to know. Now, the standard preparation for interviews of … [Read more...] about Rocking the Phone/Skype Interview

Filed Under: How to Interview, Landing Your Tenure Track Job, Strategizing Your Success in Academia, What Not To Wear

Editing Your C.V. and Letter for Teaching/Writing Positions

By Karen Kelsky | October 28, 2011

Today's post is a Special Request post for a reader who shall remain anonymous. Her question concerns how to tailor her letter and c.v. for different jobs. Here's the background: She is a Victorian literature specialist and on the job market in … [Read more...] about Editing Your C.V. and Letter for Teaching/Writing Positions

Filed Under: How to Interview, How To Write Academic Job Cover Letters, How To Write CVs, Landing Your Tenure Track Job, Major Job Market Mistakes, Strategizing Your Success in Academia, Tenure--How To Get It Tagged With: applying to generalist positions, applying to Writing positions, how to tailor your job letter, tailoring your c.v., tailoring your letter for a generalist position

Job Letter Issues When You’re Beyond the Dissertation

By Karen Kelsky | October 24, 2011

Today’s post is a Special Request post for Amy, who wishes to know how the standard “dissertation” paragraph of the job letter should be adapted when the writer is well beyond dissertation stage. This is a good question!  Applying for jobs … [Read more...] about Job Letter Issues When You’re Beyond the Dissertation

Filed Under: How To Write Academic Job Cover Letters, Landing Your Tenure Track Job, Major Job Market Mistakes, Strategizing Your Success in Academia, Your Second and Third Jobs Tagged With: academic job letter mid-career, how to apply when you're advanced scholar, senior scholar job letter

The Foolproof Grant Template–Where Did It Come From?

By Karen Kelsky | October 19, 2011

The fellowship season is upon us, and I'm working with clients on all sorts of grants and fellowships. As part of that process I'm spending a lot of time talking people through the Dr. Karen Foolproof Grant Template. I won't repeat the template … [Read more...] about The Foolproof Grant Template–Where Did It Come From?

Filed Under: How to Get Grants and Fellowships, Landing Your Tenure Track Job, Strategizing Your Success in Academia, Tenure--How To Get It Tagged With: how to apply for a fellowship, how to write a grant, secrets of grant writing, writing a fellowship proposal

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