The Professor Is In: How to Make the Most of a Prestigious Postdoc

By Karen Kelsky - Chronicle Vitae. I’m starting a postdoc this fall. There are things that I wish I had known earlier in my Ph.D. process, like the importance of getting my teaching observed and evaluated earlier, or the best places to submit articles for publication. What sort of things should I be aware of going into a postdoc?
First off, let me clarify for readers that I will be talking about postdocs in the humanities and social sciences here. See more...