So you are beginning an Academic Job Search.This is the time of the year to find university jobs, particularly faculty jobs.
Quantity of job responses, particularly in higher education, is not nearly as important as quality of job responses. Fit between you and academic institution is most important as you search university jobs, and accentuating the hot points of the job will get you much farther in the process.
When you search academic positions on a university job website, be aware that not all university jobs are listed in an organized fashion. For instance, at some schools faculty openings may show up in a different area than university administrative jobs. When you search for community college jobs, they may show up as adjunct jobs or part-time positions, rather than faculty jobs.
For adjunct jobs, ask what the recurring opportunities to teach are. Some schools turn adjuncts over continually, to get a breadth of teaching skills.
Academic Deans jobs may be listed in a variety of places, so do not give up easily. Higher Ed recruiting is clearly an inexact science, but the reward of getting good college positions can be a lifetime of fulfillment. Whether you search community college jobs or search jobs in university environments we hope you have the best of success in fulfilling higher education careers.
For Postdoctoral positions, we wish you a lot of success, and some luck. University positions for post doc jobs generally are not listed, or are listed haphazardly. We suggest that you contact the departments directly, or even contact the Provost or Academic Affairs departments to find out the proper procedures for applying.
In general, university administrative jobs choose the “promote from within” concept first unless significant change management is a prerequisite. Faculty recruiting often keys on finding the candidate who best fills the particular void in the department.
When you search higher education job opportunities think of marriage. In many ways it is similar. There is a courtship, then you decide if you can live with the other party, then you look for the good, the bad and the ugly. Then you fall in love. Isn’t that simple? Of course it is not simple.
Happy job hunting!
Quantity of job responses, particularly in higher education, is not nearly as important as quality of job responses. Fit between you and academic institution is most important as you search university jobs, and accentuating the hot points of the job will get you much farther in the process.
When you search academic positions on a university job website, be aware that not all university jobs are listed in an organized fashion. For instance, at some schools faculty openings may show up in a different area than university administrative jobs. When you search for community college jobs, they may show up as adjunct jobs or part-time positions, rather than faculty jobs.
For adjunct jobs, ask what the recurring opportunities to teach are. Some schools turn adjuncts over continually, to get a breadth of teaching skills.
Academic Deans jobs may be listed in a variety of places, so do not give up easily. Higher Ed recruiting is clearly an inexact science, but the reward of getting good college positions can be a lifetime of fulfillment. Whether you search community college jobs or search jobs in university environments we hope you have the best of success in fulfilling higher education careers.
For Postdoctoral positions, we wish you a lot of success, and some luck. University positions for post doc jobs generally are not listed, or are listed haphazardly. We suggest that you contact the departments directly, or even contact the Provost or Academic Affairs departments to find out the proper procedures for applying.
In general, university administrative jobs choose the “promote from within” concept first unless significant change management is a prerequisite. Faculty recruiting often keys on finding the candidate who best fills the particular void in the department.
When you search higher education job opportunities think of marriage. In many ways it is similar. There is a courtship, then you decide if you can live with the other party, then you look for the good, the bad and the ugly. Then you fall in love. Isn’t that simple? Of course it is not simple.
Happy job hunting!
