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These pages contain information especially for Clark master's and doctoral degree students. You are also invited to check out the information under Explore Careers and Jobs and Grad Schools. |
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Web sites for Ph.D.s Seeking Employment Within and Outside Academia
WRK4US
– An edited, archived discussion from an excellent listserv, covering a wide
range of topics including Careers in Consulting, Publishing, Non-Profits,
University Communications, Foundations. Also tips on resumes, and identifying
and communicating transferable skills.
http://lists.duke.edu/sympa/info/wrk4us
Sellout
– FAQs, pros and cons of leaving academe, job search resources.
http://ironstring.com/sellout/
"The Ivory Doghouse"
– A reflection on the Ph.D., academic employment, and other possibilities.
Contains some useful links for anyone engaged in or considering a Ph.D.
http://www.geocities.com/freiaber/
Academic360.com
– a site providing useful links and information for job-hunters in the academy
(both for faculty and administrative positions)
http://www.academic360.com/
University of California at Berkeley Careers Center
– An excellent site with advice, ideas and resources on the transition from
academia.
http://career.berkeley.edu/PhDs/PhDs.stm
Career Options for Ph.D.s
A series of articles from
the Chronicle of Higher
Education
Humanities at work:
http://chronicle.com/jobs/news/archives/columns/humanities_at_work/
Technical Writing:
http://chronicle.com/jobs/2000/05/2000051202c.htm
Nonprofits:
http://chronicle.com/jobs/2000/09/2000091501c.htm
Job search within academia:
www.chronicle.com/jobs
Woodrow Wilson National Fellowship Foundation
The Humanities at Work initiative encourages
humanities Ph.D.s to take their skills and put them to use in service to the
larger community. Includes a Career Resources Center; National Networking and
Mentoring Program; Practicum Grants and Innovation Awards.
http://www.woodrow.org/phd
First hand accounts:
The Journeyman Project: Getting into and Out of Academe
– Alex Pang describes his journey from the university to the corporate world as
deputy editor of Encyclopedia Britannica.
http://www.emory.edu/ACAD_EXCHANGE/2000/sept/phdresource.html
Four steps to succeeding outside the ivory tower
– A former academic offers lessons in joining the “real world” by Jennifer Stone
Gonzalez
www.salon.com/it/career/1999/03/29career.html
Out of Academia – Why do we think that Ph.D.s are only good for making someone into a
professor? By Annalee Newitz
http://www.salon.com/it/career/1998/11/06career.html
Dottie and Jane’s Adventures Out of Academia – Real
stories about people who have left academia.
http://www.dottiejane.itgo.com/index.html/
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