What's It Like

What's It Like to Work at a Liberal Arts College?

"What's It Like to Work at a Liberal Arts College?" Panel: January 25, 2013, 3:00-4:30PM

2012 Panel

Location: Rackham Assembly Hall
Moderated by Rackham Associate Dean Sara Blair, University of Michigan

Interested in teaching at a liberal arts college? A faculty panel from liberal arts colleges will discuss job search strategies and faculty worklife. In addition, participants will learn about the Mellon Postdoctoral Fellowships at Oberlin and Kalamazoo Colleges for University of Michigan Ph.D.s.

Panelists will include: Read more »

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What's It Like To Have a STEM Career in Different Types of Universities?

Online Resources

Making the Right Moves: A Practical Guide to Scientific Management for Postdocs and New Faculty. Second Edition.
http://www.hhmi.org/resources/labmanagement/moves.html

This book is a collection of practical advice and experiences from veteran biomedical investigators.

Burroughs Welcome Fund. Staffing the Lab: Perspectives From Both Sides of the Bench.
http://www.scribd.com/doc/2544488/Staffing-the-Lab-Perspectives-from-Bot...

This career development guide is intended to help researchers build their first strong research team. Reading this will help you understand what the employer is looking for in a candidate and will walk you through the probable interview procedures.

Levine, I.S. (2007, March 02). Making the Leap to Independence.
http://sciencecareers.sciencemag.org/career_development/previous_issues/articles/2007_03_02/caredit_a0700029/%28parent%29/ Read more »

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What's It Like to Be an Academic Administrator?

Online Resources

General:

Graduate School of Arts and Sciences Teaching Center, Columbia University. Expanding Your Options: Pursuing Jobs in Academic Administration.
http://www.columbia.edu/cu/tat/pdfs/academic%20administration.pdf

This guide offers a very useful overview of the more common types of administration jobs that exist to the hiring process. The authors also provide over 20 job listing websites.

Versatile PhD
http://versatilephd.com/

Versatile PhD  is designed to help humanities and social science PhDs and graduate students identify and prepare for possible non-academic careers. “Panel discussions,” spotlight those working in non-faculty careers, and a November 2010 panel was held on the topic, “Careers in University Administration: Academic Affairs.” Some areas of the site are free, while others require a membership fee.

Chronicle of Higher Education articles:

Jenkins, R. (2005, April 21). Getting Into Administration. The Chronicle of Higher Education.
http://chronicle.com/article/Getting-Into-Administration/44904/ Read more »

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What's It Like...

Sponsored by CRLT and Rackham, this new series spotlights faculty worklife at different kinds of colleges and universities to help you explore career possibilities.

Click here to link to past "What's it Like" sessions:

  • What's It Like to Work at a Community College?
  • What's It Like to Work Where There's a Teaching-Research Balance?
  • What’s It Like to Work at a Liberal Arts College?
  • What's It Like To Work at a Postsecondary Minority Institution?
  • What's It Like to Be a Non-Tenure-Track Faculty Member?
  • What's It Like to Be a Postdoctoral Researcher?
  • What's It Like To Have a STEM Career in Different Types of Universities?
  • What's It Like to Be an Academic Administrator?

Questions? Please contact Laura Schram(lnschram@umich.edu).

What’s It Like To Be a Postdoctoral Scholar?

Wednesday, October 10, 2012, 3:50 - 5:00 p.m.
Location: Preparing Future Faculty Conference Session, Michigan League

Thinking about a postdoc after graduation? This interdisciplinary panel will offer strategies for getting a postdoctoral position, as well as working productively at one.

Jennifer Emery-Peck
Visiting Professor/Postdoctoral Fellow in English, Oberlin College Read more »

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What's It Like to Work at a Community College?

Online Resources about Community Colleges and Job Searches

American Association of Community Colleges

Provides a broad overview of student, staff and faculty characteristics at community colleges

Center for Community College Survey of Student Engagement (CCSSE)

Serves as a valuable data source about faculty teaching methods and student learning in two-year colleges.  See the 2008 CCSSE National Report, High Expectations and High Support for a summary of key findings nationally, but individual college findings occasionally also can be found on their websites.

Chronicle of Higher Education (2012). Almanac of Higher Education.

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