On the Market: Strategies for a Successful Academic Job Search

Sandra Barnes presents both big-picture strategic thinking and nuts-and-bolts suggestions to help junior scholars obtain satisfying academic employment in today's highly competitive market. Features of On the Market include: easy-to-read checklists for navigating the search process; clues to reading between the lines of job postings; practical advice on preparing the paperwork, CVs, teaching portfolios, conference papers, journal articles, etc.; no-nonsense tips the dos and don'ts for a variety of interview settings; frank discussion of both the professional and the personal aspects of any job search; attention to the concerns of nontraditional and underrepresented groups; guidance for untenured scholars who want to switch jobs. Written in a straightforward and pragmatic manner, this rich resource will help scholars identify their ideal job and then land it.