The Academic Job Search Handbook

Appendix 1: National Job Listing Sources and Scholarly and Professional Associations

Appendix 1: National Job Listing Sources and Scholarly and Professional Associations Websites That Include Job Listings of Interest to Scholars in All Fields The Chronicle of Higher Education/Chronicle Careers www.chronicle.com/jobs Print copy published weekly (49 issues per year) 202-466-1000; 202-296-2691 (fax) The Chronicle has been the newspaper of higher education for more than forty years. Articles cover all aspects of teaching, research, administration, and student life. The focus is on American higher education with additional coverage on the rest of the world. Grant deadlines, upcoming scholarly conferences, and book reviews are included. The Chronicle also publishes an annual report on faculty salaries . ‘‘Chronicle Careers’’ has extensive listings for faculty and administrative position announcements from institutions worldwide, although primarily from those in the United States. In addition there are several Career Forums that focus on such topics as interviewing, balancing work and life, the tenure track, and leaving academe, and allow readers to share experience and advice. See ‘‘Career Talk’’ for a monthly column by Julia Miller Vick and Jennifer S. Furlong. Diverse Issues in Higher Education (formerly Black Issues in Higher Education) www.diverseeducation.com/ Print copy published every two weeks (26 issues per year) 800-783-3199, 703-385-2981; 703-385-1839 (fax) This resource covers a wide range of issues in higher education and how they affect African Americans and minorities. An annual special report covers careers in higher education, including salaries. Many pages of each issue are devoted to faculty and administrative position announcements from institutions across the United States and abroad. ScienceCareers (formerly Science’s Next Wave) www.sciencecareers.org Produced by the American Association for the Advancement of Science, this resource includes job listings (life sciences, physical sciences, engineering, and 270 Appendix 1 related areas), career discussion boards, articles on all aspects of the job search and on being a career scientist as well as on leaving bench science. Selected Scholarly and Professional Associations Many associations include job listings in association newsletters that once were printed but now are, for the most part, Web-based. These can also include grant deadlines, information on conferences, news of members, and short news articles. Some associations have a separate job listing available to members and nonmembers for an additional charge. Sometimes job announcements are password-secured for association members. For each association listed here you will find the association name, URL, contact e-mail address when available, discipline(s) it serves, information about job listings, time of the annual convention, convention placement services, and title of its discipline -specific handout on job hunting if there is one. If the organizations relevant to your discipline are not listed here, consult the annual National Trade and Professional Associations of the United States (there is an online version available for a fee), the Scholarly Societies Project, www.scholarly-societies.org, or your advisor. Academy of Management www.aomonline.org ; placement@aom.pace.edu Management Placement services are available on the Web. If you do not have a membership, enter as a guest. With membership, you can post your resume and teaching preferences . The convention is held in August. In order to attend, membership is required. Placement services (interviewing space) are made available during the convention. African Studies Association www.africanstudies.org ; asaed@rci.rutgers.edu African Studies ASA News is issued three times a year. The annual conference is held in November. American Academy of Religion www.aarweb.org ; aar@aarweb.org Religious Studies, Theology Openings: Employment Opportunities for Scholars of Religion is issued 12 times a year to members of the American Academy of Religion and the Society of Biblical Literature and made available online. The annual meeting is held in November (weekend before Thanksgiving). Employment Information Services Center provides interview space. Interviews are set up by employers and candidates. American Anthropological Association www.aaanet.org ; placement@aaanet.org Anthropology Anthropology News is issued 9 times a year to members. Placement Service Notes, 10 issues per year, includes job listings. Jobs are also listed online. The convention is usually held in November. Job listings (free for members) are posted and candidates can apply at the convention. Space is provided for convention interviewing. American Association of Anatomists www.anatomy.org ; exec@anatomy.org Anatomy Job Listing Sources and Professional Associations 271 The online Career Center lists faculty positions and several other career opportunities . Members receive the AAA Newsletter, which...