Seeking a Faculty Job

​Joseph Aldinger and Chris Smith describe a variety of digital resources for online career and professional development and how to leverage them during the pandemic.

While you can't ignore the exceptional challenges inherent in a job search these days, a positive mind-set can help you get through the tough spots and succeed, writes Daniel J. Moglen.

This year has seen our working selves and home selves blended to a degree that no one could have anticipated, writes Victoria McGovern, and there will be lasting consequences.

As a Ph.D. or postdoc, separating your degree from a singular career path allows you to highlight the skills and experiences you've gained in a more flexible and adaptive way, advises Joseph Barber.

Taking initiative about your future direction correlates with greater career success and satisfaction, and it's a skill that, with training, can be nurtured and strengthened, writes Diane A. Safer.

Research shows that regularly limiting our time at work to a reasonable amount actually makes us more productive than pushing ourselves past the point of exhaustion, Angela Fowler advises.

What if you dismissed the linear, title-bound view of your career, Thi Nguyen and Dan Olson-Bang ask, and decided that it's a journey to embody more and more of your values with each job?

Ph.D. students should take advantage of “starter conversation” opportunities to interact with alumni and experienced professionals, Natalie Lundsteen advises.