Academic Careers

Move forward in your academic career with mindful planning and high-quality job market materials. The downloadable resources below provide suggestions for key steps and documents in the academic job search process. Consult with mentors and faculty members in your department for additional insights and perspectives.

Downloadable Resources

• Preparing for the Market
• Finding Positions
• Curriculum Vitae
• Cover Letters
• Letters of Recommendation
• Research Statements
• Teaching Statements
• Interviews
• Job Talks
• Teaching Demonstrations
• Negotiations
• First Year as a Professor
• Dealing with Rejection
• Finding a Postdoc Position

Additional Resources

• Center for Teaching & Learning
• “Reflections on My Tenure-Track Assistant Professor Job Search”
• Graduate School Core Programs Workshops
• UW Research Commons Services
• National Center for Faculty Development & Diversity