Career Advice

This is a useful book for anyone in the academic world and more so for those in the early stages of a scholarly career. Now expanded and updated for its third edition, The Academic’s Handbook began as a colloquium at Duke University some 20 years ago. The editors of the current edition are A. Leigh […]

Marketing your transferable skills for employment beyond academia

For junior professors, finding a mentor means not being afraid to ask

Expert advice on how to work toward your best TA’ship

All about the granting program that most scholarly presses can’t publish your book without

Two authors of a recent Canadian volume on scholarly writing offer solid advice on building a solid academic bibliography

From would-be linguist to TV producer

Help in a hurry for your grant proposals

How to document your pedagogical profile

How to wrestle your dissertation to the mat

How to manage faculty burnout

Academic networking for the neophyte

The pros and cons of projects beyond the professoriate

Having good mentors can make a huge impact on what happens in your academic career, particularly your progress through graduate school

Time management tips on the tenure track

Strategies for success in your postdoc

How to find your first postdoctoral fellowship

Quick takes on making quick work of your bibliography

Some research-based advice on how to write them correctly

An experienced administrator reflects on the realities and rewards of his role