Category: Alt-Ac Jobs

  • In our March "how can we help you?" thread, a reader raised the following query: I'm a fifth year graduate student who is getting ready to apply for non-academic jobs, and I am wondering how to best represent my work as a graduate student on a resume (as opposed to a CV). The resume will…

  • In our newest "how can we help you?" thread, a reader asks: I am curious to hear about any advice/success stories of those who left academia (due to geographic and financial constraints) and then returned. I understand it’s probably not recommended, but I’m still curious about how search committees perceive these types of candidates. Are…

  • In our newest "how can we help you?" thread, a reader asks: This is an alt-ac query. I'm reading through some of the older threads here and I see a lot of people state their dislike for teaching as a reason to leave academy. I currently teach mostly at the gened/intro level with a heavy…

  • A reader writes in: I am a doctoral candidate on the job market. I am holding out hope for a TT job, but I am realistic. I know I will probably need to take something other than a TT job first and work my way toward a TT job. My question is, does anyone have…