Academic Job Links

Chronicle of Higher Education-Academic Jobs
One of the best places to search for faculty positions.

Academic Scientist's Toolkit
The Toolkit, produced by Science’s Next Wave, is a fairly comprehensive guide to becoming a faculty member. It groups together in convenient chunks--tools--the most pertinent articles on the topics that you worry about most. Teaching. Lab setup. Hiring and firing. Grantsmanship. And most importantly...getting hired!

Article on applying for faculty positions at a liberal arts college
A Chronicle Careers section of the online Chronicle of Higher Education includes an excellent article written by a science department head at a liberal arts college. People applying for faculty positions at liberal arts colleges should read this article.

BWF/HHMI Laboratory Management Book
This book is a collection of practical advice, experiences, and opinions from seasoned biomedical investigators and other professionals on such topics as grant writing, project planning, and budget, time, personnel, and data management.

AAMC Job Board
The AAMC (Association of American Medical Colleges) has launched a new online service, the “AAMC Job Board,” that allows member institutions to post notices of job openings for non-faculty positions at their institutions, and allows them to search for qualified and available personnel in a variety of career areas. Resumé posting, for job seekers, is free.

Negotiating a Faculty Position
An article from ScienceCareers.org/Science’s Next Wave.

Interviewing for a Faculty Position
An article from the Chronicle of Higher Education called “The Fourth Factor for Hiring.”