Guides
Academic Job Boards
- Academic 360 Provides links to the human resource departments of colleges and universities in the U.S., Canada, Australia, United Kingdom, and Republic of Ireland.
- Academic Careers Posts a variety of faculty, research, and administrative positions in colleges and universities
- Academy Health Posts faculty positions throughout the country.
- AcademicKeys Faculty and administrative positions in public, occupational and environmental health sciences and other areas of higher education.
- American Public Health Association (APHA) Posts faculty positions on the organization’s website.
- Chronicle of Higher Education Offers listings of faculty and administrative positions in colleges and universities.
- HigherEdJobs Great resource for research, administrative, and faculty positions.
- Higher Education Recruiting Consortium Lists positions in academic institutions and hospitals.
- Science Magazine Posts a variety of academic positions.
- Vitae – Chronicle of Higher Education’s job board
Advice and Information for the Academic Job Search
- Advice on How to Refresh a Failed Academic Job Search
- Faculty Compensation Survey by American Association of University Professors
- How to Negotiate Your Tenure Track Offer with The Professor Is In
- 36 Negotiable Items in a Tenure Track Offer
- Sample Materials for Faculty Positions (including teaching, research, and personal statements) with UCSF’s Career & Professional Development
- The Carnegie Foundation for the Advancement of Teaching Provides classification information on colleges and universities.
- Writing a Research Plan
Advice for Preparing Teaching Statements/Teaching Philosophy
- How to Write a Statement of Teaching Philosophy
- Six Tips for Writing an Effective Teaching Statement
- The Dreaded Teaching Statement with The Professor Is In
Advice for Preparing for an Academic Job Talk
- The Academic Job Talk – Stanford University
- Essay on How to Give a Job Talk – Inside Higher Ed (IHE)
- Tips for a Successful Job Talk– Inside Higher Ed (IHE)
Advice for Academic Interviews
- Advice on Answering Academic Interview Questions with The Professor Is In
- Preparing for Academic Interviews with NIH