Please find this post at: https://clairekampdush.com/2014/03/24/the-ultimate-job-market-guide/

Going on the job market is stressful and confusing. I have been working on a new course here at OSU called The PhD Job Market – the syllabus draft can be seen here. It is going up through the levels in terms of approvals; it should be offered in Spring 2014. But with all of the recent controversy about W and the rescinded job offer (see Inside Higher Ed, Slate, and the original post), I decided to post my suggested Job Market reading list here.  Check it out – and let me know if you have any suggestions.

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Books referred to below:

• The Academic Job Search Handbook (AJSH), 4^th Edition by Julia Miller Vick and Jennifer S. Furlong
• “So What Are You Going to Do with That?”: Finding Careers Outside Academia (SW) by Susan Basalla and Maggie Debelius
  • Ebrary link if you are at Ohio State

I also include presentations from the National Center for Faculty Development & Diversity library.  You need to join NCFDD to access these resources. It is free to join if you are at a place with an institutional membership.  Go to: https://facultydiversity.site-ym.com/general/register_member_type.asp and chose “Institutional Sub Account Membership”.

Reflect on what you really want for a future career

• Demystifying The Academic Job Market: From Application to Negotiation Week 1  by Badia Sahar Ahad (review slides and transcripts in NCFDD library)

Academic jobs; Jobs at different kinds of institutions; Postdocs

• The last year of graduate school: Heading for the Job Market and Choosing the Right Institution by Rachel Connelly, Kristen Ghodsee (Chapter 5 in Professor Mommy)
• What You Should Know Before You Start (Chapters 1 and 2) in AJSH
• Deciding where and when to apply (Chapter 4) in AJSH
• Why You Should Consider Community Colleges by Rob Jenkins
• Applying for Faculty Jobs at Community Colleges by Matt Reed

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