Career Guides

Whether you’re applying to graduate school, attending graduate school, going on the market, seeking tenure or looking for a new position, the Kosmos Career Guide section has resources and advice for you. If you're planning a career in academia, be sure to read IHS's guide Scaling the Ivory Tower. If you're interested in a career in legal academia, check out Law School and Beyond.
Have advice for aspiring academics and job seekers? Create your own post!

For discussions on a variety of career related topics, visit our blogs: Applying to Graduate School, Current Graduate Student Support Group, and Web of Liberty, our faculty blog.
Sarah Straw
12/19/2011 10:12am
Scholarly Publishing Bibliography

Institute for Humane Studies librarian Elaine Hawley has completed the yearly update to her Scholarly Publishing Bibliography. This great resource includes articles, books, and websites offering advice, inspiration, and detailed 'how-to' tips for those wanting to get their scholarly work published.  The bibliography also covers a range of writing categories (dissertation, articles, books, writing for tenure, etc.) and discipline-specific publishing advice.

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Articles, Books, Publishing
Elaine Hawley
9/20/2010 3:09pm
Scholarly Pursuits: A Guide to Professional Development During the Graduate Years

Scholarly Pursuits: A Guide to Professional Development During the Graduate Years, by Cynthia Verba. 11th ed. Graduate School of Arts & Sciences, Harvard University, 2010. Available online: http://www.gsas.harvard.edu/images/stories/pdfs/scholarly_pursuits.pdf

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Advice, Career Guides, Cynthia Verba, Graduate Student, History, Law, Scholarly Pursuits: A Guide to Professional Development During the Graduate Years, Tips
Elaine Hawley
9/15/2010 8:09am
Tools for Success in Graduate School and Beyond

“Tools for Success in Graduate School and Beyond.” A toolkit developed by the University of Texas Office of Graduate Studies. Well worth looking at. http://www.utexas.edu/ogs/publications/toolkit.pdf

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Academic Tools, Graduate School, Gratuate Student, History, Law
Elaine Hawley
8/25/2010 10:08am
Law Teaching and Scholarship Guide

This website looks like a law career mentoring goldmine.
“Law Teaching and Scholarship Guide,” The Georgetown Law Center. 2010.
“The Georgetown Law Center places its share of graduates in law teaching positions, ranking in the top ten of law schools nationwide during the past several years. To help facilitate future careers in academia among current students and alumni, the Library has created a research guide on the subject of law teaching and scholarship.” http://www.ll.georgetown.edu/guides/teachingscholarship.cfm

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Geortown Law Center, Guid, Law, Scholarship, teaching, Top Ten
Nigel Ashford
8/12/2010 12:08pm
Succeeding In the World of Ideas

Interested in pursuing a career in academia, journalism, public policy, or film and fiction? Check out our career development guide for students interested in a career in ideas.

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academia, Career Guides, Career in Ideas, Film, Journalism, Policy