Re: [Air-L] Looking at job postings: Any advice?
Christine - There are a number of websites where jobs are posted. The biggest are the Chronicle of Higher Education jobs page http://chronicle.com/section/Jobs/61/ And Higher Ed Jobs http://www.higheredjobs.com/ There are a number of others, and many listservs like this one are used to post job listings as well.
From my own experience being in your shoes, schools are willing to consider someone who is ABD if they are confident of finishing the degree on time and if the candidate seems enthusiastic. I also would suspect teaching experience as a graduate student is hugely important, but my experience at Bethany is unique in that teaching is really the only thing that matters here. I do remember that being able to present teaching evaluations when I was still ABD was a big help.
I would apply for any job that you feel you can do - any communication job where you feel you know the classes the department would likely as you to teach (which you can usually guess by looking at the institution's course catalog and also the published schedules if you can find them - look at what's offered regularly. Newbies often teach the lower level courses the standing faculty are tired of dealing with. ;) Jobs also come in waves. This point in the year usually the jobs are mostly tenure-track, the planned hiring for next year. In March/April will come another wave, including more visiting and instructor positions that will probably be more within your reach as ABD, where the institution needs a warm body to fill a space for the fall. Always stress your teaching in your letters, research the institution and the faculty thoroughly before you even write the letter, and be enthusiastic. Hope that helps Dr. Stephanie Tuszynski Assistant Professor of Communication Bethany College Message: 10 Date: Thu, 30 Sep 2010 18:54:45 +1300 From: Christine Daviault <davch159@student.otago.ac.nz> To: air-l@listserv.aoir.org Subject: [Air-L] Looking at job postings: Any advice? Message-ID: <20100930185445.16972w04skma7kmd@www.studentmail.otago.ac.nz> Content-Type: text/plain; charset=ISO-8859-1; DelSp="Yes"; format="flowed" Hi everyone, I have been following everybody's answer to Devin's question about Graduate programs for "internet studies" and I have found them very interesting from a PhD student perspective as well. So let me ask you all the following question: What would be your advice for a PhD candidate starting to look at job postings for next year? How can I find a position that fits or should I jump at any opportunity? How can I distinguish myself? What are universities looking for in general? Thank you all in advance, Christine ******** This message may contain confidential information for the use of the addressee(s) above and may contain legally privileged information. If you are not the addressee, or the person responsible for delivering it to the addressee, you are hereby notified that reading, disseminating, distributing or copying this message is strictly prohibited. If you have received this message by mistake, immediately notify us by replying to the message and delete the original message immediately. Thank you.
i'm always hesitant to share this resource as it has both the good sides and the bad sides of the job market.... but... http://academicjobs.wikia.com/wiki/Academic_Jobs_Wiki and then there are things like: http://ec.europa.eu/euraxess/index.cfm/jobs/jobsByResearchField covers europe by field, still being developed... http://www.jobs.ac.uk/ uk and the world http://www.academicwork.ca/en_signup_seeker1.asp canada and some of the world and http://www.insidehighered.com/views of course in comm and media you might also find them at http://www.beaweb.org/AM/Template.cfm?Section=View_Job_Listings&Template=/Ta... http://lists1.cac.psu.edu/cgi-bin/wa?A0=CRTNET&D=0&F=&H=0&O=T&S=&T=0 http://www.jobtarget.com/c/search_results.cfm?site_id=560 that's basically all i have for those fields. there are tons of other places to look for jobs. however, the best way to get a job is explained by phil agre in networking on the network, or so i claim also don't forget our colleague's contributions in this area: http://sterneworks.org/academe/ and there are likely other resources. see you on the market, it should be a fun year.... (the only part of this job i don't like is the market and job season)
Apply for a post-doc concurrently with applications to TT faculty positions - here is a brand-new Canadian post-doc announcement for folks from specific countries... Could be you! And you can always list your PDF as "awarded and not taken up" when you get the TT job. DFAIT Incoming POST-DOCTORAL FELLOWSHIPS's: France, Germany, Italy, Japan, UK, Brazil, Mexico, Switzerland, NZ, Norway, Korea, Russia - Deadline Nov 15th Foreign Affairs and International Trade Canada (DFAIT) is pleased to announce the launch of the Post Doctoral Research Fellowships (PDRF). These 1yr PDFR¹s are available to incoming candidates from one of the following countries who have recently obtained their PhD in the humanities, social sciences, or natural sciences & engineering. Citizenship from eligible countries required: Brazil, France, Germany, Italy, Japan, Mexico, New Zealand, Norway, Republic of Korea, Russia, Switzerland, UK Tenable in the 2011-2012 academic year. Value: $36.5K. Priority given to those who have not previously studied in Canada under a Canadian gov¹t scholarship. The attached program description including eligibility requirements and application information can be found on the Government of Canada's International Scholarships website at www.scholarships.gc.ca <http://www.scholarships.gc.ca/> . Based on reciprocal agreements between Canada and Foreign governments, the PDRF will award approximately 40 to 60 fellowships to selected candidates from twelve countries. This information is provided as an overview only for current program details, eligibility and value of awards, please visit the relevant website. Jacqueline Smit Senior Officer, International Research Initiatives Office of the Vice President Research & International University of British Columbia T. 604-822-8136 jacqueline.smit@ubc.ca www.research.ubc.ca/international.aspx <http://www.research.ubc.ca/international.aspx> -- Dr. Mary K. Bryson, Professor and Director, Network of Centers and Institutes in Education (NCIE) & Center for Cross-Faculty Inquiry (CCFI), Faculty of Education, University of British Columbia Archive: http://ubc.academia.edu/MaryKBryson Current Research: http://www.queerhealth.ca CCFI: Innovation Works Here http://ccfi.educ.ubc.ca/ From: Jeremy hunsinger <jeremy@tmttlt.com> Date: Thu, 30 Sep 2010 09:42:34 -0400 To: "Tuszynski, Stephanie" <STuszynski@bethanywv.edu> Cc: "air-l@listserv.aoir.org" <air-l@listserv.aoir.org> Subject: Re: [Air-L] Looking at job postings: Any advice? i'm always hesitant to share this resource as it has both the good sides and the bad sides of the job market.... but... http://academicjobs.wikia.com/wiki/Academic_Jobs_Wiki and then there are things like: http://ec.europa.eu/euraxess/index.cfm/jobs/jobsByResearchField covers europe by field, still being developed... http://www.jobs.ac.uk/ uk and the world http://www.academicwork.ca/en_signup_seeker1.asp canada and some of the world and http://www.insidehighered.com/views of course in comm and media you might also find them at http://www.beaweb.org/AM/Template.cfm?Section=View_Job_Listings&Template=/Ta gg edPage/TaggedPageDisplay.cfm&TPLID=4&ContentID=1959 http://lists1.cac.psu.edu/cgi-bin/wa?A0=CRTNET&D=0&F=&H=0&O=T&S=&T=0 http://www.jobtarget.com/c/search_results.cfm?site_id=560 that's basically all i have for those fields. there are tons of other places to look for jobs. however, the best way to get a job is explained by phil agre in networking on the network, or so i claim also don't forget our colleague's contributions in this area: http://sterneworks.org/academe/ and there are likely other resources. see you on the market, it should be a fun year.... (the only part of this job i don't like is the market and job season) _______________________________________________ The Air-L@listserv.aoir.org mailing list is provided by the Association of Internet Researchers http://aoir.org Subscribe, change options or unsubscribe at: http://listserv.aoir.org/listinfo.cgi/air-l-aoir.org Join the Association of Internet Researchers: http://www.aoir.org/
Christine, I'm also completing a PhD in comm. Studies, so I've been doing some career research lately. My areas of foci are public relations, health communications and new media. Certainly the Chronicle of Higher Ed and Higher Ed Jobs are great sources for open academic positions, but I've found the job ads on the National Communication Association (http://www.natcom.org/) and Association for Education in Journalism and Communication ( http://www.aejmc.com/) websites are easier to navigate and more applicable to my experience and interests. You may want to check them out, although they tend to be very US-centric and I noticed from your email address that you're studying in New Zealand. Both organizations also host job fairs in conjunction with their annual national conferences, so if you can make a trip stateside that might be a good opportunity to network. The NCA conference takes place this November in San Francisco. Katie Stansberry Ph.D. Candidate School of Journalism and Communication http://jcomm.uoregon.edu/faculty-staff/kpontius kpontius@uoregon.edu (541) 228-5576 On 9/30/10 6:42 AM, "Jeremy hunsinger" <jeremy@tmttlt.com> wrote:
i'm always hesitant to share this resource as it has both the good sides and the bad sides of the job market.... but...
http://academicjobs.wikia.com/wiki/Academic_Jobs_Wiki
and then there are things like:
http://ec.europa.eu/euraxess/index.cfm/jobs/jobsByResearchField covers europe by field, still being developed...
http://www.jobs.ac.uk/ uk and the world
http://www.academicwork.ca/en_signup_seeker1.asp canada and some of the world
and
http://www.insidehighered.com/views of course
in comm and media you might also find them at http://www.beaweb.org/AM/Template.cfm?Section=View_Job_Listings&Template=/Ta... edPage/TaggedPageDisplay.cfm&TPLID=4&ContentID=1959 http://lists1.cac.psu.edu/cgi-bin/wa?A0=CRTNET&D=0&F=&H=0&O=T&S=&T=0 http://www.jobtarget.com/c/search_results.cfm?site_id=560
that's basically all i have for those fields. there are tons of other places to look for jobs. however, the best way to get a job is explained by phil agre in networking on the network, or so i claim
also don't forget our colleague's contributions in this area:
http://sterneworks.org/academe/
and there are likely other resources.
see you on the market, it should be a fun year.... (the only part of this job i don't like is the market and job season) _______________________________________________ The Air-L@listserv.aoir.org mailing list is provided by the Association of Internet Researchers http://aoir.org Subscribe, change options or unsubscribe at: http://listserv.aoir.org/listinfo.cgi/air-l-aoir.org
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