Graduate students may be committed to a career in academia following graduation, or if the job market in a discipline is particularly tight, a job search can be broadened beyond academia.
If you are committed to a career in academia following your graduation from Rutgers, consider these key steps:
- Schedule an appointment with an experienced career counselor to discuss your job search.
- Open your credentials file by going to http://www.interfolio.com/. The Rugers Credentials Service is now online through a partnership between Career Services and Interfolio.com.
- Read the Chronicle of Higher Education weekly. Available at 46 College Avenue or the Busch Campus Center office.
- Check the education job listings at 46 College Avenue. Positions are organized into four binders: college teaching, college administration, general teaching and general administration.
- Review academic journals for job openings, leads and networking ideas.
- Network regularly with professors, graduate student colleagues, and recent graduates who attained full-time or part-time positions at colleges and universities around the country.
- Attend academic conferences to expand your network and visibility.
- Conduct research into the academic job search at any of Career Services' career libraries (46 College Avenue and Busch Campus Center). The Kilmer Library's "Career Collection" may also have some helpful books. Visit academic web sites on the Internet.
- Consider positions in higher education administration if the job market in your discipline is extremely tight. Again, check the Chronicle. The Sunday Star Ledger (education section) and Sunday New York Times are good resources for the New Jersey/New York metropolitan area.
