Even though job ads often don't say, junior academics have a right to know with whom they'll be working, Mehdy Shaddel writes. More...
Helen Pho provides insights to help lower the anxiety such students often feel when pursuing a Ph.D. More...
In my position as a fourth-year, tenure-track faculty member, I’ve now had plenty of experience serving on search committees. More...
Faculty members can't know the ins and outs of every job that might interest their grad students and postdocs, but they do have some significant career-related responsibilities, writes Melissa Dalgleish. More...
They can damage relationships if not handled quickly and effectively, warns Stephen J. Aguilar, who offers some advice. More...
In our last essay, we discussed how joint Africana studies positions create a two-body problem and the challenges associated with navigating the demands of two academic units. In this one, we will discuss strategies to navigate the toll that an Africana studies joint position exacts on your body, mind and spirit and conclude with additional tips. More...
The metaphor is particularly useful for doctoral students and postdoctoral scholars for many reasons -- some obvious and others less so, writes Chris M. Golde. More...
By Stephen Downes - Stephen's Web. Why I Wish I Hadn’t Gone to College
Keri Savoca, The Ascent, Medium, 2018/12/31
Joanne Jacobs links to this post by Keri Savoca. The gist is that university didn't prepare her for a career, and left her in debt, so she should have done something else instead. But her alternatives (start a business, build a recording studio) are unrealistic. More...
Le rapport Eurydice sur les carrières enseignantes en Europe aborde l'accès, la progression et le soutien des professionnels. Il fournit une analyse comparative des politiques nationales relatives aux carrières enseignantes en Europe. Plus...
By Stephen Downes - Stephen's Web. For Some Scholars, a Full Professorship Calls for ‘a Lot of Paperwork’ That ‘Doesn’t Mean Anything’
Audrey Williams June, Chronicle of Higher Education, 2018/10/08
A lot has been said about the fact that Canadian Nobel prize winner Donna Strickland was only an associate professor - not a full professor - at Waterloo. It's just a lot of paperwork for a limited benefit. More...
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