Seeking a Faculty Job

Nana Lee provides guidance to graduate students on how to answer the common question “Should I consider academe or industry?”

Academic parents and caregivers find efficiency a necessity, writes Rebekah Layton, who offers tips for how to manage your time and energy.

As this challenging academic year winds down, it can be especially valuable for grad students to take the time to consider where they're headed, write Steve Lee and Janet Branchaw.

Gina Shereda and Joseph Stanhope Cialdella offer concrete advice on how to talk to your research adviser about the benefits of an internship to your graduate work and career.

Dan Moseson shares stories and strategies from across higher ed that include pragmatic advice along with ways to tackle some systemic problems.

Like any other research project, career exploration requires information gathering and assessment, can have unexpected discoveries, and is a long-term process, writes Tina Solvik.

The pandemic forces all of us -- students, faculty members and staff -- to re-evaluate the promises and processes associated with a graduate degree, writes Alfreda S. James.

You may not see it, but a whole world of people evaluate your job application, writes Derek Attig, who describes all that happens after you push Submit.