Finding an academic job
By: Karen Sowers-Hoag, Dianne F. Harrison.
Contributors: Harrison, Dianne F.
Series: Graduate survival skills
Publisher: Sage Publications
Published: 1998
Place of publication: Thousand Oaks, Calif
Language: eng
Number of pages: 124
Subjects: College teachers -- Employment -- United States -- Handbooks, manuals, etc.; College teachers -- Selection and appointment -- United States -- Handbooks, manuals, etc.
Description: Authors Karen Sowers-Hoag and Dianne F. Harrison answer questions that haunt graduate students throughout their degree programs. As a guide, Finding an Academic Job explores a range of issues surrounding the process of finding employment in an academic setting: surveying the market, preparing credentials, marketing oneself, job hunting, negotiating an offer, and issues arising in a dual-career partnership. Across disciplines, students in graduate programs and those considering entering graduate programs, faculty advisors, placement officers, career counselors, and others who work with and mentor budding professors will find this book invaluable.
Notes: Includes bibliographical references (p. 114-116) and index.