Career/Getting a Job
Articles
General
Employment Opportunities (pdf)
Hudson, Liam “Picking Winners: a case study in the recruitment of research students,” The New Universities Quarterly 32:1 (1977): 88-106. (pdf)
Open Letter for a Job Candidate (doc)
Slayter, Mary Ellen “Tips for the Telephone Interview,” The Washington Post , February 20, 2005. (pdf)
The College of William and Mary Commencement 2005, President Timothy J. Sullivan, Sunday, May 15, 2005.
Preparing for an non-academic interview
The Chronicle of Higher Education
The Chronicle has a column entitled "Beyond the Ivory Tower" that discusses nonacademic careers for Ph. D.'s.
Armstrong, Patricia; Mannheimer, Kathleen L.; and Stanton, Katherine “How Would You Teach This Class?” The Chronicle of Higher Education, June 24, 2005.
Too many doctoral students are ill-prepared to talk about their teaching when it really matters -- in the job interview.
Benton,Thomas H., “On Stupidity,” Chronicle of Higher Education August 1, 2008.
A cartload of recent books suggests that it's time to reverse the customer-service mentality plaguing academe.
Bock, Karen “Common Job-Hunting Blunders,” The Chronicle of Higher Education
Show employers that you understand the small differences between academe and the outside world.
Bryant, Rebecca A. and Amber Marks “Go Ahead, Haggle,” The Chronicle of Higher Education, November 11, 2005.
Fail to negotiate your first job offer and you risk sacrificing thousands of dollars in potential income.
Dowdall, Jean “Courting Elusive Candidates,” The Chronicle of Higher Education, February 11, 2005.
A search consultant offers tips on how hiring committees can find and attract good prospects.
Dowdall, Jean “When Candidates Misbehave,” The Chronicle of Higher Education, June 17, 2005.
Sometimes it's not the hiring committee that messes up the search -- it's the applicant.
Fitzsimmons, Ellen “2 Inches tall,” The Chronicle of Higher Education, December 15, 2006.
If my adviser can't take the time to write a letter for me when I need one, does that mean I am not worth the time?
Kajitani, Megan Pincus and Rebecca A. Bryant "A Ph. D. and a Failure," The Chronicle of Higher Education, March 24, 2005.
Kolmerten, Carol “What Small Colleges Really Want,” The Chronicle of Higher Education, September 2, 2005.
If you're applying to a teaching college, ignore your mentor's advice about what to put in a cover letter.
Lang, James M., “Summer Prep for New Teachers,” Chronicle of Higher Education July 25, 2008.
The season of panic approaches for those faculty members entering the college classroom for the first time.
Montell, Gabriela “How to Write a Statement of Teaching Philosophy,” The Chronicle of Higher Education, March 27, 2003.
Nelson, Cary “Job-Talk Blues,” The Chronicle of Higher Education, October 14, 2005.
Rifkin, Zelda “How We Did It,” The Chronicle of Higher Education, April 7, 2006.
A department head chronicles how a hiring committee narrowed its pool from 300 applicants to one.
Riofrio, Richard "Inside Man," The Chronicle of Higher Education, February 8, 2008.
A perennial job applicant sees the search process in a new light when he sits on his first hiring committee.
Toth, Emily “Sometimes You're the Problem,” The Chronicle of Higher Education, February 11, 2005.
Not everyone is cut out for the academic grind, and Ms. Mentor salutes those who realize it and move on.
Vick, Julie Miller and Furlong, Jennifer S. “Asking the Right Questions,” The Chronicle of Higher Education, January 13, 2006.
When you’re given an opportunity to quiz your interviewers, the last thing you want to do is draw a blank.
Vick, Julie Miller and Furlong, Jennifer S. "The CV Doctor Returns," The Chronicle of Higher Education, August 25, 2007.
Vick and Furlong critique the Curriculum Vitae of a candidate in each of three academic fields of study.
Vick, Julie Miller and Furlong, Jennifer S. "Use Your Summer Wisely," The Chronicle of Higher Education, July 20, 2007.
If you are going on the academic job market this fall, remember that the hiring season always arrives sooner than expected.
Websites
Council for Christian Colleges and Universities
The CCCU Career page allows you to search for administrative and faculty position vacancies in Christian higher education.
Society of Biblical Literature
The Society of Biblical Literature Career Center sponsors activities that bring employers and candidates together. Openings, a monthly online publication available only to members, lists job announcements in biblical studies and related fields.
The Employment Information Services Center (EISC) facilitates contacts, interviews, and communication between employers and candidates during the SBL Annual Meeting, held every year in November.
Post-Docs and Teaching Jobs in Biblical Studies
On his personal website, Markus Bockmuehl has a page that lists Post-Docs and Teaching Jobs in Biblical Studies. Scroll to the bottom of the menu on the left side of the page and click on "Post-Docs & Jobs." (This page does not work in Firefox; it does work in Internet Explorer.)