Insider Tips for Academic Job Market Success
Navigating the Academic
Job Market
Agenda
•
Job Market Process Overview
•
What the Hiring Sides is Looking For
•
What you should be thinking about
•
Your Packet
•
Interviews
•
Flyouts
•
Offers
Job Market Process
•
Sending Out Packets – October
–
Econ: AEA Signals
•
Waiting
•
Interviews at Job Market Conference
–
INFORMS (early Nov); AEA (early Jan)
–
Some schools just do Skype interviews
•
Waiting
•
Flyouts (Ops: Dec-Feb, Econ: Jan-Mar)
–
Econ: Second wave (“Scramble”: Mar-Apr)
•
Waiting
•
Offers (Feb-Mar)
Hiring Side
What are they looking for?
Someone who will:
•
Publish well, be respected
•
Get Tenure
•
Be a Good Colleague / Collaborator
They’re looking for:
•
What skills you bring
•
Evidence you can navigate research process
•
Signs of what the next 5 years will look like
And You?
•
Lots of pressure to “place well”
•
But
fit
matters more
•
Need colleagues who appreciate and can support
your research
•
Have a clear idea of who you want to be
•
Communicate that to the market
•
Look for a place that is excited about you and
your research
Your Story
•
Everyone is going to get summarized into one
or two bullet points
•
What do you want your bullet points to be?
–
Just “the nice one from Michigan”?
•
How does your research tie together
–
Topics
–
Methodology
•
A mix of breadth and focus can be good
–
Behavioral and
what
?
Your Packet
•
C.V.
– Everything, in brief. Econ: fields
•
Cover letter
– Story start. Any special draw.
•
Research Statement
– Where your story really gets
delivered. What questions do you study, and why?
What skills and methods?
•
Teaching Statement
– Experience, interests.
•
Papers
– JMP, publications, anything polished
•
Recommendation letters (3-4)
– People who can
speak to your strengths, say why your papers are
important
•
Website
– Have one! With papers!
•
Transcripts
Interviews
•
Usually about 30 minutes
•
Every one will go different
•
Needs to be a conversation, not a script
–
Go where their interest is
•
Have a plan – what do you need to get across?
–
Big picture, not just your papers
•
Be ready to talk about your projects in varying
amounts of depth
–
1 min, 5 min, 20 minute version
•
Have questions for them
Flyouts
•
Job Talk (1 or 1.5 hours)
•
One-on-One meetings (30-45 mins)
–
Two-way conversation: Your research, their
research, potential points of connection
–
Would you like them as a colleague?
•
Dinner
•
Tour of campus and/or city
•
Mix of you selling yourself to them, they
selling university to you
Offers
•
Hooray!
•
Usually have a few weeks to decide
–
I had only 1 week
–
Sometimes can get extension (don’t overdo it)
•
Keep in communication with chair
–
Be honest, professional, don’t burn bridges
•
Terms: salary, research budget, teaching load
–
May be negotiable
•
Talk it through with your advisers and partner
–
It is your job, not theirs
The Job Market Is…
•
Scary, but Exciting – try to focus on the latter
•
Fun – a lot of people paying attention to your
research, and excited to talk about it
•
A Matching Market – fit is key
•
Long – take care of yourself, lean on your support
team
•
Something you can prepare for
•
Questions?
Gain valuable insights into navigating the academic job market process, from sending out packets to waiting for offers. Understand what hiring committees are looking for, how to present yourself effectively, and make the most of interviews. Learn how to craft your story, polish your CV, and find the right fit for your research career.
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Navigating the Academic Job Market
Agenda Job Market Process Overview What the Hiring Sides is Looking For What you should be thinking about Your Packet Interviews Flyouts Offers
Job Market Process Sending Out Packets October Econ: AEA Signals Waiting Interviews at Job Market Conference INFORMS (early Nov); AEA (early Jan) Some schools just do Skype interviews Waiting Flyouts (Ops: Dec-Feb, Econ: Jan-Mar) Econ: Second wave ( Scramble : Mar-Apr) Waiting Offers (Feb-Mar)
Hiring Side What are they looking for? Someone who will: Publish well, be respected Get Tenure Be a Good Colleague / Collaborator They re looking for: What skills you bring Evidence you can navigate research process Signs of what the next 5 years will look like
And You? Lots of pressure to place well But fit matters more Need colleagues who appreciate and can support your research Have a clear idea of who you want to be Communicate that to the market Look for a place that is excited about you and your research
Your Story Everyone is going to get summarized into one or two bullet points What do you want your bullet points to be? Just the nice one from Michigan ? How does your research tie together Topics Methodology A mix of breadth and focus can be good Behavioral and what?
Your Packet C.V. Everything, in brief. Econ: fields Cover letter Story start. Any special draw. Research Statement Where your story really gets delivered. What questions do you study, and why? What skills and methods? Teaching Statement Experience, interests. Papers JMP, publications, anything polished Recommendation letters (3-4) People who can speak to your strengths, say why your papers are important Website Have one! With papers! Transcripts
Interviews Usually about 30 minutes Every one will go different Needs to be a conversation, not a script Go where their interest is Have a plan what do you need to get across? Big picture, not just your papers Be ready to talk about your projects in varying amounts of depth 1 min, 5 min, 20 minute version Have questions for them
Flyouts Job Talk (1 or 1.5 hours) One-on-One meetings (30-45 mins) Two-way conversation: Your research, their research, potential points of connection Would you like them as a colleague? Dinner Tour of campus and/or city Mix of you selling yourself to them, they selling university to you
Offers Hooray! Usually have a few weeks to decide I had only 1 week Sometimes can get extension (don t overdo it) Keep in communication with chair Be honest, professional, don t burn bridges Terms: salary, research budget, teaching load May be negotiable Talk it through with your advisers and partner It is your job, not theirs
The Job Market Is Scary, but Exciting try to focus on the latter Fun a lot of people paying attention to your research, and excited to talk about it A Matching Market fit is key Long take care of yourself, lean on your support team Something you can prepare for Questions?
