Seeking a Faculty Job

Morris Grubbs and Austin Trantham explore the conundrum of contingent faculty jobs for academics seeking tenure-track positions.

All new experiences involve risks, which you can work to lower through strategic career exploration, advises Chris Smith.

The ability to help others learn can be applied in almost any job, and graduate students should develop it as soon as they can, writes Lauren Easterling.

More than ever, job candidates want answers to questions they feel uncomfortable asking, and colleges should make it easier for them to get that information, writes Rachel Gabriele.

We should advise our temporary visa–holding trainees how to expand their skills and experiences to prepare for diverse jobs and a successful immigration process, write Paola Cépeda and Natalie Chernets.

This is an opportune time to emphasize systemic changes that need to occur to nurture the next generation of scientists, Adriana Bankston writes.

You will miss out on a great opportunity if you pass up the chance to be involved with such a group, writes Tithi Basu Mallik.

They can be especially helpful for graduate students and postdocs from all types of disciplines for preparing their minds and materials for the job market, writes Jim Gould.