Beyond Graduate School

Be sure to read "Lion's Watch Repair Business" (a parable)!

1. "Assembling Your Application Materials"
   • This website, aimed at grad students in the geosciences, has general advice on how to apply for academic jobs, with links to info on:
     • curriculum vitae
     • teaching statement
     • research interests
     • letters of reference
     • cover letter

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2. Bekey, George A. (1988?), "The Assistant Professor's Guide to the Galaxy, or How to Survive and Succeed in Academia"

3. Lehman, David (1989), "With Tenure"
   • A poem that originally appeared in the NY Review of Books (16 Feb 1989).

4. Trumbo, B.E., & Walker, Russell (1990), "Applying for NSF Support: Advice for Young Researchers", Notices of the American Mathematical Society 37(7; September): 838-843.
   • Not (yet) online, but in SEL at QA1.N6 Per

5. Graham, Paul (2006), "How to Do What You Love".

6. Johnson, Susan R. (2006), "Code O: How to Recover from Overwhelm".

7. Kane, Suzanne Amador; & Laws, Kenneth (2006), "Hunting for Jobs at Liberal Arts Colleges" Physics Today 59(11) (November): 38-42.
   • Recommended by Russ Miller. Despite the discipline of the journal (physics) and titular subject matter (jobs at liberal arts colleges), this contains useful advice for computer scientists seeking academic employment.

8. Neumann, Anna; Terosky, Aimee LaPointe; & Schell, Julie (2006), "The Balancing Act", from the chapter "Agents of Learning, Strategies for Assuming Agency, for Learning, in Tenured Faculty Careers", in Susan J. Bracken, Jeanie K. Allen, & Diane R. Dean (eds.), Gendered Perspectives in Faculty Roles and Work Lives (Sterling, VA: Stylus).
   • "Describes a strategy for maximizing professional productivity by better linking teaching, research, and service."

9. McKinney, Mary, "Becoming a successful academic takes more than intelligence."
   • Contains advice on searching for a job, getting tenure, etc.

10. McKinney, Mary (2005), "Collegiality: The Tenure Track's Pandora's Box"
    • "tips on developing collegial relationships with your colleagues"

11. Gray, Paul, & Drew, David E. (2008), "What They Didn't Teach You in Graduate School", Chronicle of Higher Education (25 April): A40.

12. Jaschik, Scott (2008), "Double Dipping in Conference Papers", Inside Higher Ed (20 May).