Academic Career Preparation Guide from the Duke Career Center
Academic Job Bootcamp Materials from the Duke Career Center
The Academic Career Readiness Assessment Tool (ACRA) The ACRA tool can be used to develop and tailor materials to different types of institutions. For samples of faculty application materials corresponding to the ACRA framework, visit the corresponding resources
2018-19 AAUP Faculty Compensation Survey The annual AAUP Faculty Compensation Survey is the largest independent source of data on full-time faculty salary and benefits at two- and four-year US colleges and universities
Job Market Tales Dr Maria Gorlatova, Assistant Professor of Electrical and Computer Engineering, describes her experience on the academic job market (48 applications, 15 interview invitations, 6 offers)
Navigating the Academic Job Market as a 1-Gen Reflections on navigating the academic job market as a first-generation grad student
Academic JobTracker Chronicle Vitae tool tracking tenure-track positions filled across multiple disciplines
Academic Jobs Wiki List of faculty positions (humanities and social sciences focus) and links to resources for the academic job search
Finding Success on the Job Market, Part 1 Article from the Chronicle of Higher Education
How to Write a Teaching Statement That Sings Guide from the Chronicle of Higher Education
Developing and Writing a Diversity Statement Guide from the Vanderbilt University Center for Teaching
The Meaning of “Inclusiveness” in a Job Ad Article on the diversity statement from The Professor Is In
Why They Want to Reject You Article on attention to detail when submitting job documents from The Chronicle of Higher Education
How to Build a Life in the Humanities Available for checkout from the Office of Postdoctoral Services (for postdocs) and Duke Libraries (for graduate students and other researchers)
CUPA-HR Survey Results: 2018-19 Average Faculty Salaries By Discipline Article from Inside Higher Ed
The Rescinded Offer: Who Is In the Wrong? Article on negotiating job offers from The Professor Is In
It Can Hurt to Ask Article on exercising caution when negotiating job offers from Inside Higher Ed
How to Start Off Right in Your New Faculty Job Article from the Chronicle of Higher Education
Academic Careers You May Not Have Considered Article from Inside Higher Ed
Higher Education Research Consortium (HERC) Webinars on the Academic Job Search Webinars include “The Academic Job Search: Presenting Yourself on Paper”, “The Academic Job Search: Presenting Yourself in Person”, “Negotiating Basics”, “Negotiating in Academia”, “Out on the Job Search: A Webinar for LGBTQ+ Higher Ed Job Seekers”, and “Navigating a Dual Career Search: The Administrator’s Perspective”
Making the Right Moves: A Practical Guide to Scientific Management for Postdocs and New Faculty Guide from the Howard Hughes Medical Institute
The Academic Job Search Handbook Available for checkout from the Office of Postdoctoral Services (for postdocs) and Duke Libraries (for graduate students and other researchers)
The Chicago Guide to Careers in Academic Biology Available for checkout from the Office of Postdoctoral Services (for postdocs) and Duke Libraries (for graduate students and other researchers)
Academic Environment: A Handbook For Evaluating Employment Opportunities In Science Available for checkout from the Office of Postdoctoral Services (for postdocs) and Duke Libraries (for graduate students and other researchers)
The Chicago Guide to Your Academic Career (Humanities and Social Sciences) Available for checkout from the Office of Postdoctoral Services (for postdocs) and Duke Libraries (for graduate students and other researchers)
Job Search in Academe: Strategic Rhetorics for Faculty Job Candidates Available for checkout from the Office of Postdoctoral Services (for postdocs) and Duke Libraries (for graduate students and other researchers)
The MLA Guide to the Job Search: A Handbook for Departments and for PhDs and PhD Candidates in English and Foreign Languages Available for checkout from the Office of Postdoctoral Services (for postdocs) and Duke Libraries (for graduate students and other researchers)
On the Market: Strategies for a Successful Academic Job Search (Humanities and Social Sciences) Available for checkout from the Office of Postdoctoral Services (for postdocs) and Duke Libraries (for graduate students and other researchers)
Surviving Your Academic Job Hunt: Advice for Humanities PhDs Available for checkout from the Office of Postdoctoral Services (for postdocs) and Duke Libraries (for graduate students and other researchers)
Academic Career Preparation Guide from the Duke Career Center
Academic Job Bootcamp Materials from the Duke Career Center
2018-19 AAUP Faculty Compensation Survey The annual AAUP Faculty Compensation Survey is the largest independent source of data on full-time faculty salary and benefits at two- and four-year US colleges and universities
Job Market Tales Dr Maria Gorlatova, Assistant Professor of Electrical and Computer Engineering, describes her experience on the academic job market (48 applications, 15 interview invitations, 6 offers)
Navigating the Academic Job Market as a 1-Gen Reflections on navigating the academic job market as a first-generation grad student
Academic JobTracker Chronicle Vitae tool tracking tenure-track positions filled across multiple disciplines
Academic Jobs Wiki List of faculty positions (humanities and social sciences focus) and links to resources for the academic job search
Finding Success on the Job Market, Part 1 Article from the Chronicle of Higher Education
How to Write a Teaching Statement That Sings Guide from the Chronicle of Higher Education
Developing and Writing a Diversity Statement Guide from the Vanderbilt University Center for Teaching
The Meaning of “Inclusiveness” in a Job Ad Article on the diversity statement from The Professor Is In
Why They Want to Reject You Article on attention to detail when submitting job documents from The Chronicle of Higher Education
How to Build a Life in the Humanities Available for checkout from the Office of Postdoctoral Services (for postdocs) and Duke Libraries (for graduate students and other researchers)
CUPA-HR Survey Results: 2018-19 Average Faculty Salaries By Discipline Article from Inside Higher Ed
The Rescinded Offer: Who Is In the Wrong? Article on negotiating job offers from The Professor Is In
It Can Hurt to Ask Article on exercising caution when negotiating job offers from Inside Higher Ed
How to Start Off Right in Your New Faculty Job Article from the Chronicle of Higher Education
Academic Careers You May Not Have Considered Article from Inside Higher Ed
Higher Education Research Consortium (HERC) Webinars on the Academic Job Search Webinars include “The Academic Job Search: Presenting Yourself on Paper”, “The Academic Job Search: Presenting Yourself in Person”, “Negotiating Basics”, “Negotiating in Academia”, “Out on the Job Search: A Webinar for LGBTQ+ Higher Ed Job Seekers”, and “Navigating a Dual Career Search: The Administrator’s Perspective”
Making the Right Moves: A Practical Guide to Scientific Management for Postdocs and New Faculty Guide from the Howard Hughes Medical Institute
The Academic Job Search Handbook Available for checkout from the Office of Postdoctoral Services (for postdocs) and Duke Libraries (for graduate students and other researchers)
The Chicago Guide to Careers in Academic Biology Available for checkout from the Office of Postdoctoral Services (for postdocs) and Duke Libraries (for graduate students and other researchers)
Academic Environment: A Handbook For Evaluating Employment Opportunities In Science Available for checkout from the Office of Postdoctoral Services (for postdocs) and Duke Libraries (for graduate students and other researchers)
The Chicago Guide to Your Academic Career (Humanities and Social Sciences) Available for checkout from the Office of Postdoctoral Services (for postdocs) and Duke Libraries (for graduate students and other researchers)
Job Search in Academe: Strategic Rhetorics for Faculty Job Candidates Available for checkout from the Office of Postdoctoral Services (for postdocs) and Duke Libraries (for graduate students and other researchers)
The MLA Guide to the Job Search: A Handbook for Departments and for PhDs and PhD Candidates in English and Foreign Languages Available for checkout from the Office of Postdoctoral Services (for postdocs) and Duke Libraries (for graduate students and other researchers)
On the Market: Strategies for a Successful Academic Job Search (Humanities and Social Sciences) Available for checkout from the Office of Postdoctoral Services (for postdocs) and Duke Libraries (for graduate students and other researchers)
Surviving Your Academic Job Hunt: Advice for Humanities PhDs Available for checkout from the Office of Postdoctoral Services (for postdocs) and Duke Libraries (for graduate students and other researchers)
