The academic job search handbook
By: Julia Miller Vick and Jennifer S. Furlong.
Contributors: Furlong, Jennifer S.; Heiberger, Mary Morris.
Edition: 4th ed.
Publisher: University of Pennsylvania Press
Published: 2008
Place of publication: Philadelphia
Language: eng
Number of pages: 287
ISBN-13: 9780812220162
Subjects: College teachers -- Employment -- United States -- Handbooks, manuals, etc; College teachers -- Selection and appointment -- United States -- Handbooks, manuals, etc
Genres: Handbooks, manuals, etc.
Notes: Rev. ed. of: The academic job search handbook / Mary Morris Heiberger and Julia Miller Vick. 3rd ed. 2001.

Includes bibliographical references and index.
Table of contents: title: What you should know before you start; title: The structure of academic careers; title: Hiring from the institution's point of view; title: Planning and timing your search; title: Becoming a job candidate: the timetable for your search; title: Deciding where and when to apply; title: The importance of advisors and professional networks; title: Conference presentations and networking; title: Letters of recommendation; title: Learning about openings; title: Written materials for the search: suggestions and samples; title: Responding to position announcements; title: Vitas; title: Additional application materials; title: Web sites; title: Job hunting correspondence; title: Conducting the search; title: Interviewing; title: Off-site interviews: conference/convention and telephone interviews; title: Campus interviews; title: Job offers, negotiations, acceptances, and rejections; title: After you take the job; title: Starting the job; title: Knowing about and getting tenure; title: Changing jobs; title: Additional considerations; title: Dual career couples, pregnant on the job market, and related concerns; title: International scholars, older candidates, gaps in your vita; title: Thinking about the expanded job market.