Stephanie Hinnershitz is currently an assistant professor in the Department of History at Cleveland State University in Ohio where she specializes in U.S. immigration history. Her first book, Race, Religion, and Civil Rights, was published by Rutgers … [Read more...] about Laid Off From the Tenure Track – a Guest Post
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Dr. Karen’s Rules of the Academic CV
Please note this advice is continually checked and updated! Including for COVID. ~~~~~~~~ Today's post is a long overdue post on CVs. While the CV genre permits a wide range of variation, and there is no consensus on the value or desirability of … [Read more...] about Dr. Karen’s Rules of the Academic CV
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
Beat the Fall Rush: Summer 2016 Updates
Hi everyone! Today is a brief interruption in our usual editorial policy (devoted, as you know, to alternately despairing and enraged commentary on the total downfall of US academe), to share some scheduling info to help you plan ahead. Including a … [Read more...] about Beat the Fall Rush: Summer 2016 Updates
The Post-Ac’s Guide to the Cover Letter
by TPII Post-ac Coach Darcy Hannibal A cover letter for a non-academic job is nothing like what you’d write for an academic job. It has to be less about you and more about what you can do for the employer. And short, very short. I … [Read more...] about The Post-Ac’s Guide to the Cover Letter
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
Self-Criticism and the Academy — Postac Post by Jessica Langer
by Post-ac Career Coach Jessica Langer Academia is a climate of constant and unrelenting criticism. This is obvious in a professional sense: our work is often called "criticism" as a catch-all, and in the process of building upon our … [Read more...] about Self-Criticism and the Academy — Postac Post by Jessica Langer
How to Write Your Own Rec. Letter, plus All of my Vitae columns
In my two+ gratifying and enjoyable years of writing for Chronicle Vitae, I've only had one column rejected by them, and it is this one, which I submitted late in December as an end-of-year compendium of all my columns, organized thematically. I … [Read more...] about How to Write Your Own Rec. Letter, plus All of my Vitae columns
Heroic Mother Teaches Class With Sick Child – Guest Post
(This is not a post-ac post, as I normally put up on Mondays. But it's a great guest post and I wanted to share it right away.) It's by Stephanie Brown. Stephanie is cultural anthropologist and adjunct instructor in the Department of Human … [Read more...] about Heroic Mother Teaches Class With Sick Child – Guest Post
From Tenure Track to Alt/Post-Ac – #Postac post by Cardozo
by Karen Cardozo Who needs Alt/Post-Ac services? It’s not always the demographic that you imagine. What began as a trickle last year has become (in my consulting practice, anyway) a full-blown trend. I am referring to a growing number of people … [Read more...] about From Tenure Track to Alt/Post-Ac – #Postac post by Cardozo