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1. Finding a Job: When to Start, Where to Look, and How to Be Prepared for the Process Helenrose Fives, Ph. D.
Texas Tech University
3. When you are ready.
After your proposal defense.
In the late fall through early spring. When to Start Are you ever ready?? Be prepared to jump out of the comfort zone of student!Are you ever ready?? Be prepared to jump out of the comfort zone of student!
4. When to Start Who are you?
Area of Specialization
Strengths and Weaknesses
What do you want?
Type of position
Geographic location
Type of institution
When will you graduate? Before starting search, two key questions to think about
Area of Specialization
research areas and areas of expertise
Why? : need to know what type of positions you should try for
Strengths and Weaknesses
what are you good at; what are your weak areas
Why?: helps with what you should try for
what to highlight in application materials
what can you improve upon before the interview
Type of Position
Tenure Track/ Non tenure Track/Post Doc
Joint position
Type of Institution
Research or Teaching Oriented
Public/Private/Religious
Geographic Location
For each imagine:
The Ideal
Acceptable/Would be considered
Absolutely out of the question
Consider Each: Where are you willing to compromise? How sure are you on that? Dont apply to jobs you know you dont want or youll end up in an area far from home, and out of your comfort zone. Besides interviewing takes a lot of energy which you cant spare at this time.
Before starting search, two key questions to think about
Area of Specialization
research areas and areas of expertise
Why? : need to know what type of positions you should try for
Strengths and Weaknesses
what are you good at; what are your weak areas
Why?: helps with what you should try for
what to highlight in application materials
what can you improve upon before the interview
Type of Position
Tenure Track/ Non tenure Track/Post Doc
Joint position
Type of Institution
Research or Teaching Oriented
Public/Private/Religious
Geographic Location
For each imagine:
The Ideal
Acceptable/Would be considered
Absolutely out of the question
Consider Each: Where are you willing to compromise? How sure are you on that? Dont apply to jobs you know you dont want or youll end up in an area far from home, and out of your comfort zone. Besides interviewing takes a lot of energy which you cant spare at this time.
5. Type of InstitutionCarnegie Rankings Doctorate-granting Institutions
Doctoral/Research UniversitiesExtensive
Doctoral/Research UniversitiesIntensive
Master's Colleges and Universities
Master's Colleges and Universities I
Master's Colleges and Universities II
Baccalaureate Colleges
Baccalaureate CollegesLiberal Arts
Baccalaureate CollegesGeneral
Baccalaureate/Associate's Colleges
Associate's Colleges
Specialized Institutions
http://www.carnegiefoundation.org/Classification/index.htm Doctorate-granting Institutions
Doctoral/Research UniversitiesExtensive: These institutions typically offer a wide range of baccalaureate programs, and they are committed to graduate education through the doctorate. During the period studied, they awarded 50 or more doctoral degrees per year across at least 15 disciplines.
Doctoral/Research UniversitiesIntensive: These institutions typically offer a wide range of baccalaureate programs, and they are committed to graduate education through the doctorate. During the period studied, they awarded at least ten doctoral degrees per year across three or more disciplines, or at least 20 doctoral degrees per year overall.
Master's Colleges and Universities
Master's Colleges and Universities I: These institutions typically offer a wide range of baccalaureate programs, and they are committed to graduate education through the master's degree. During the period studied, they awarded 40 or more master's degrees per year across three or more disciplines.
Master's Colleges and Universities II: These institutions typically offer a wide range of baccalaureate programs, and they are committed to graduate education through the master's degree. During the period studied, they awarded 20 or more master's degrees per year.
Baccalaureate Colleges
Baccalaureate CollegesLiberal Arts: These institutions are primarily undergraduate colleges with major emphasis on baccalaureate programs. During the period studied, they awarded at least half of their baccalaureate degrees in liberal arts fields.
Baccalaureate CollegesGeneral: These institutions are primarily undergraduate colleges with major emphasis on baccalaureate programs. During the period studied, they awarded less than half of their baccalaureate degrees in liberal arts fields.
Baccalaureate/Associate's Colleges: These institutions are undergraduate colleges where the majority of conferrals are below the baccalaureate level (associate's degrees and certificates). During the period studied, bachelor's degrees accounted for at least ten percent of undergraduate awards.
Associate's Colleges
These institutions offer associate's degree and certificate programs but, with few exceptions, award no baccalaureate degrees.1 This group includes institutions where, during the period studied, bachelor's degrees represented less than 10 percent of all undergraduate awards.
Specialized Institutions
These institutions offer degrees ranging from the bachelor's to the doctorate, and typically award a majority of degrees in a single field. The list includes only institutions that are listed as separate campuses in the 2000 Higher Education Directory. Specialized institutions include:
Theological seminaries and other specialized faith-related institutions: These institutions primarily offer religious instruction or train members of the clergy.
Medical schools and medical centers: These institutions award most of their professional degrees in medicine. In some instances, they include other health professions programs, such as dentistry, pharmacy, or nursing.
Other separate health profession schools: These institutions award most of their degrees in such fields as chiropractic, nursing, pharmacy, or podiatry.
Schools of engineering and technology: These institutions award most of their bachelor's or graduate degrees in technical fields of study.
Schools of business and management: These institutions award most of their bachelor's or graduate degrees in business or business-related programs.
Schools of art, music, and design: These institutions award most of their bachelor's or graduate degrees in art, music, design, architecture, or some combination of such fields.
Schools of law: These institutions award most of their degrees in law.
Teachers colleges: These institutions award most of their bachelor's or graduate degrees in education or education-related fields.
Other specialized institutions: Institutions in this category include graduate centers, maritime academies, military institutes, and institutions that do not fit any other classification category.
Tribal Colleges and Universities
These colleges are, with few exceptions, tribally controlled and located on reservations. They are all members of the American Indian Higher Education Consortium.
__________
1 This group includes community, junior, and technical colleges.
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http://www.carnegiefoundation.org/Classification/CIHE2000/defNotes/Definitions.htm
http://www.carnegiefoundation.org/Classification/index.htm (home page)
Doctorate-granting Institutions
Doctoral/Research UniversitiesExtensive: These institutions typically offer a wide range of baccalaureate programs, and they are committed to graduate education through the doctorate. During the period studied, they awarded 50 or more doctoral degrees per year across at least 15 disciplines.
Doctoral/Research UniversitiesIntensive: These institutions typically offer a wide range of baccalaureate programs, and they are committed to graduate education through the doctorate. During the period studied, they awarded at least ten doctoral degrees per year across three or more disciplines, or at least 20 doctoral degrees per year overall.
Master's Colleges and Universities
Master's Colleges and Universities I: These institutions typically offer a wide range of baccalaureate programs, and they are committed to graduate education through the master's degree. During the period studied, they awarded 40 or more master's degrees per year across three or more disciplines.
Master's Colleges and Universities II: These institutions typically offer a wide range of baccalaureate programs, and they are committed to graduate education through the master's degree. During the period studied, they awarded 20 or more master's degrees per year.
Baccalaureate Colleges
Baccalaureate CollegesLiberal Arts: These institutions are primarily undergraduate colleges with major emphasis on baccalaureate programs. During the period studied, they awarded at least half of their baccalaureate degrees in liberal arts fields.
Baccalaureate CollegesGeneral: These institutions are primarily undergraduate colleges with major emphasis on baccalaureate programs. During the period studied, they awarded less than half of their baccalaureate degrees in liberal arts fields.
Baccalaureate/Associate's Colleges: These institutions are undergraduate colleges where the majority of conferrals are below the baccalaureate level (associate's degrees and certificates). During the period studied, bachelor's degrees accounted for at least ten percent of undergraduate awards.
Associate's Colleges
These institutions offer associate's degree and certificate programs but, with few exceptions, award no baccalaureate degrees.1 This group includes institutions where, during the period studied, bachelor's degrees represented less than 10 percent of all undergraduate awards.
Specialized Institutions
These institutions offer degrees ranging from the bachelor's to the doctorate, and typically award a majority of degrees in a single field. The list includes only institutions that are listed as separate campuses in the 2000 Higher Education Directory. Specialized institutions include:
Theological seminaries and other specialized faith-related institutions: These institutions primarily offer religious instruction or train members of the clergy.
Medical schools and medical centers: These institutions award most of their professional degrees in medicine. In some instances, they include other health professions programs, such as dentistry, pharmacy, or nursing.
Other separate health profession schools: These institutions award most of their degrees in such fields as chiropractic, nursing, pharmacy, or podiatry.
Schools of engineering and technology: These institutions award most of their bachelor's or graduate degrees in technical fields of study.
Schools of business and management: These institutions award most of their bachelor's or graduate degrees in business or business-related programs.
Schools of art, music, and design: These institutions award most of their bachelor's or graduate degrees in art, music, design, architecture, or some combination of such fields.
Schools of law: These institutions award most of their degrees in law.
Teachers colleges: These institutions award most of their bachelor's or graduate degrees in education or education-related fields.
Other specialized institutions: Institutions in this category include graduate centers, maritime academies, military institutes, and institutions that do not fit any other classification category.
Tribal Colleges and Universities
These colleges are, with few exceptions, tribally controlled and located on reservations. They are all members of the American Indian Higher Education Consortium.
__________
1 This group includes community, junior, and technical colleges.
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http://www.carnegiefoundation.org/Classification/CIHE2000/defNotes/Definitions.htm
http://www.carnegiefoundation.org/Classification/index.htm (home page)
6. Generally:
Everywhere and Anywhere, OR
Where you want to be
Specifically:
Position Listings
Networks
University Web Sites Where to Look Official job announcement sites
Chronicle and APA Monitor
Many others; varies by field
Academic Networks
announcements often sent directly to individuals
ask around of people you know in the area for any opening leads.
non-tenure/geographically constrained/post doc contact schools/people directly
Official job announcement sites
Chronicle and APA Monitor
Many others; varies by field
Academic Networks
announcements often sent directly to individuals
ask around of people you know in the area for any opening leads.
non-tenure/geographically constrained/post doc contact schools/people directly
7. Where to Look Chronicle of Higher Education
http://chronicle.com/
Right Corner: New Jobs
Sort by State, Instituation, or Date
Daily Review
Teaching and Education Jobs
http://www.csuchico.edu/plc/teachjobs.html
Higher Education Jobs
http://higheredjobs.com/
Association of Jesuit College and Universities (AJCU)
http://www.ajcunet.edu/jobbank/list2.asp?Limit=Faculty
8. How to be Prepared for the Process Organization
Time
Money
Flexibility
Support and Guidance Organization
filing system? file for info from each school
spreadsheet with due dates and materials needed also need to keep track of where you sent applications and when
Keep track of receipts and reimbursements for each location (Necessary for next years tax return)
Time and Money
takes a lot of both
Money for ?
Good Vita Paper ($20)
Mailing/copies (3.00 per application, x number of letters e.g., 20x3=$60.00)
Interview Wardrobe (need 2 dress outfits - $???)
Telephone Calls (they should call you on their dime but some times they forget and you need to call them, it adds up)
Time
Daily check for listings (from 10 min 1 hour)
Decisions on where to send (from 10 min 1 or 2 hours also seek advice on where to apply from Advisor and other faculty)
Cover Letter and Vita Preparation (1 day for initial creation)
Modifying the cover letter/copying reprints & other materials, sending out (15-20 min each if you have it together in the first place)
Maintenance of search follow up emails/phone calls, thank yous (15 60 min per day)
Flexibility
may be called for interview with little advanced notice
May need to send different materials for different institutions (need to change your package)
Support and Guidance
seek advice from your mentors about where to apply and what to work on
talk to those who went through the process? the more informed you are, the better
can be discouraging at times, be prepared for disappointment (form a support group)
have people around to pep you up
Organization
filing system? file for info from each school
spreadsheet with due dates and materials needed also need to keep track of where you sent applications and when
Keep track of receipts and reimbursements for each location (Necessary for next years tax return)
Time and Money
takes a lot of both
Money for ?
Good Vita Paper ($20)
Mailing/copies (3.00 per application, x number of letters e.g., 20x3=$60.00)
Interview Wardrobe (need 2 dress outfits - $???)
Telephone Calls (they should call you on their dime but some times they forget and you need to call them, it adds up)
Time
Daily check for listings (from 10 min 1 hour)
Decisions on where to send (from 10 min 1 or 2 hours also seek advice on where to apply from Advisor and other faculty)
Cover Letter and Vita Preparation (1 day for initial creation)
Modifying the cover letter/copying reprints & other materials, sending out (15-20 min each if you have it together in the first place)
Maintenance of search follow up emails/phone calls, thank yous (15 60 min per day)
Flexibility
may be called for interview with little advanced notice
May need to send different materials for different institutions (need to change your package)
Support and Guidance
seek advice from your mentors about where to apply and what to work on
talk to those who went through the process? the more informed you are, the better
can be discouraging at times, be prepared for disappointment (form a support group)
have people around to pep you up
9. How to be Prepared for the Process Cover Letter
2 3 Pages
Explain why you are perfect for the position.
They read it!
Vita
Reprints/Writing Samples
2 3 published works or conference papers.
No Pubs? Use a recent submission, class paper, or work in progress. Cover Letter
2 or 3 pages in length (be concise but include relevant data)
Your opportunity to explain why youre perfect for the position
They read it!
Vita
May want to tailor to the field you are interested in
Reprints/Writing Samples
Copies of 2 or 3 published works or conference papers
If possible be selective for the position advertised
No pubs? Get some! Perhaps a class paper or project or a work in progress?
Educational Philosophy (Know what yours is!)
Teaching Evaluations
Create a compilation of the evals
Provide a graph or table that summarizes your results. Remember demonstrating improvement is often more important than all high marks
Sample Syllabi
If theyre asking for evals, they care about teaching, sharing a syllabus youve created and used demonstrates your teaching abilities and expectations. If you havent taught you can still generate a potential syllabusCover Letter
2 or 3 pages in length (be concise but include relevant data)
Your opportunity to explain why youre perfect for the position
They read it!
Vita
May want to tailor to the field you are interested in
Reprints/Writing Samples
Copies of 2 or 3 published works or conference papers
If possible be selective for the position advertised
No pubs? Get some! Perhaps a class paper or project or a work in progress?
Educational Philosophy (Know what yours is!)
Teaching Evaluations
Create a compilation of the evals
Provide a graph or table that summarizes your results. Remember demonstrating improvement is often more important than all high marks
Sample Syllabi
If theyre asking for evals, they care about teaching, sharing a syllabus youve created and used demonstrates your teaching abilities and expectations. If you havent taught you can still generate a potential syllabus
10. Educational Philosophy
Teaching Evaluations
Create a compilation of the evaluations and comments.
Use a table or graph to demonstrate improvement.
Sample Syllabi
Demonstrates you teaching abilities and expectations
Even if you havent taught you can still create a syllabi for a course you will likely teach. Educational Philosophy
Teaching Evaluations
Create a compilation of the evals
Provide a graph or table that summarizes your results. Remember demonstrating improvement is often more important than all high marks
Sample Syllabi
If theyre asking for evals, they care about teaching, sharing a syllabus youve created and used demonstrates your teaching abilities and expectations. If you havent taught you can still generate a potential syllabus
Educational Philosophy
Teaching Evaluations
Create a compilation of the evals
Provide a graph or table that summarizes your results. Remember demonstrating improvement is often more important than all high marks
Sample Syllabi
If theyre asking for evals, they care about teaching, sharing a syllabus youve created and used demonstrates your teaching abilities and expectations. If you havent taught you can still generate a potential syllabus
11. How to be Prepared for the Process References
Ask
Inform
Thank
Know the Position
Description
Program
Know the Institution
Who are the faculty?
What is the mission? LETTERS of recommendation
typically need 3,
tailor your references to the job.
If its a cog psych position, have the leading cog psych person in your department write for you.
If its a teaching position and you have classroom experience track down your former principal and ask them.
Get about 5 references in the pipeline.
ASK them if they will write for you,
let them know that youre on the market.
Get each a copy of your vita,
and a copy of each job announcement as you need the recs.
Institution go to the college/university web site and research.LETTERS of recommendation
typically need 3,
tailor your references to the job.
If its a cog psych position, have the leading cog psych person in your department write for you.
If its a teaching position and you have classroom experience track down your former principal and ask them.
Get about 5 references in the pipeline.
ASK them if they will write for you,
let them know that youre on the market.
Get each a copy of your vita,
and a copy of each job announcement as you need the recs.
Institution go to the college/university web site and research.
12. How to be Prepared for the Process Share
Peers
Recent Graduates
New Faculty
Explore
Possibilities
Locations
Roles
13. How to be Prepared for the Process Nourishment
Snack bars
Water
Advil?
Sleep
Get some
14. Oh, and Finish your Dissertation