{"id":1411,"date":"2012-12-04T17:05:40","date_gmt":"2012-12-05T01:05:40","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.malcs.org\/archive-2017\/?p=1411"},"modified":"2012-12-04T17:15:07","modified_gmt":"2012-12-05T01:15:07","slug":"resources-for-jobhunters-3","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/malcs.org\/archive-2017\/2012\/12\/04\/resources-for-jobhunters-3\/","title":{"rendered":"Three Resources for Jobhunters"},"content":{"rendered":"<ul>\n<li>If you are currently on the market, you should know about this series of <strong>public wikis maintained by and for jobhunters<\/strong> in different fields (<a href=\"https:\/\/academicjobs.wikia.com\/wiki\/Cultural_Anthropology_2012-2013\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer nofollow\">Anthro<\/a>*, <a href=\"https:\/\/academicjobs.wikia.com\/wiki\/Sociology_2012-2013\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer nofollow\">Socio<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/academicjobs.wikia.com\/wiki\/History_2012-13\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer nofollow\">History<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/academicjobs.wikia.com\/wiki\/Queer\/Women%27s\/Gender_Studies_2013\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer nofollow\">Queer\/Gender Studies<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/academicjobs.wikia.com\/wiki\/Cultural_Studies\/Ethnic_Studies_2012-13\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer nofollow\">Ethnic Studies<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/academicjobs.wikia.com\/wiki\/Religious_Studies_2012-2013\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer nofollow\">Religious Studies<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/academicjobs.wikia.com\/wiki\/Humanities_and_Social_Sciences_Postdocs_2012-13\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer nofollow\">H&amp;S Postdocs<\/a>, etc. (just search for additional fields, but pay attention to year).<a href=\"https:\/\/academicjobs.wikia.com\/wiki\/Academic_Jobs_Wiki\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer nofollow\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-1404   alignright\" style=\"border: 1px solid black; margin: 12px 8px;\" title=\"Wiki jobhunter page \" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.malcs.org\/archive-2017\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2012\/12\/wikithumb.png?resize=220%2C213&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"Wiki jobhunter page \" width=\"220\" height=\"213\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/malcs.org\/archive-2017\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2012\/12\/wikithumb.png?w=297&amp;ssl=1 297w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/malcs.org\/archive-2017\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2012\/12\/wikithumb.png?resize=150%2C145&amp;ssl=1 150w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 220px) 100vw, 220px\" \/><\/a>\u00c2\u00a0Each wiki is a list of current job opportunities in the field, along with comments and updates by readers about the progress of each search. \u00c2\u00a0It is essentially an anonymous community of others on the market, who post things like &#8220;I received an email for a phone interview&#8221; or &#8220;Has anybody heard anything yet?&#8221; \u00c2\u00a0It&#8217;s a pretty powerful use of the public wiki format. You can register if you like, but you don&#8217;t have to &#8211; just click the blue &#8220;Edit&#8221; button at the top of each page, or a specific pencil icon to add your comments.<br \/>\n<em>*note that many fields are subdivided, like Linguistic Anthro, Physical Anthro, Cultural Anthro, etc.<br \/>\n<span style=\"color: #ffffff;\">.<\/span>\u00c2\u00a0<\/em><\/li>\n<li>While I know most every campus has its own specialized Career Center, here is a particularly strong online handbook\/resource, <strong>&#8220;<a title=\"PhD &amp; Postdoc Career Guide (second on page)\" href=\"https:\/\/studentaffairs.stanford.edu\/cdc\/services\/handbook\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer nofollow\">PhD &amp; Postdoc Career Guide<\/a>&#8220;<\/strong> (<a title=\"Download complete handbook here in pdf format\" href=\"https:\/\/studentaffairs.stanford.edu\/sites\/default\/files\/cdc\/files\/StanfordPhD_CG_11-12.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer nofollow\">pdf here<\/a>) from Stanford&#8217;s Career Development Center.\n<div id=\"attachment_1407\" style=\"width: 192px\" class=\"wp-caption alignright\"><a href=\"https:\/\/studentaffairs.stanford.edu\/sites\/default\/files\/cdc\/files\/StanfordPhD_CG_11-12.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer nofollow\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-1407\" class=\"size-full wp-image-1407 \" style=\"margin: 12px 8px; border: 1px solid black;\" title=\"StanfordPhD_CG_11-12 1-180x240\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.malcs.org\/archive-2017\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2012\/12\/StanfordPhD_CG_11-12-1-180x240.jpg?resize=182%2C240&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"Click to download complete guide in pdf\" width=\"182\" height=\"240\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/malcs.org\/archive-2017\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2012\/12\/StanfordPhD_CG_11-12-1-180x240.jpg?w=182&amp;ssl=1 182w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/malcs.org\/archive-2017\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2012\/12\/StanfordPhD_CG_11-12-1-180x240.jpg?resize=114%2C150&amp;ssl=1 114w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 182px) 100vw, 182px\" \/><\/a><p id=\"caption-attachment-1407\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Click to download complete guide in pdf<\/p><\/div>\n<p>It has chapters on writing your cv and cover letters with <em>lots<\/em> of examples; \u00c2\u00a0different interview guides for conferences, phone, Skype, and campus visits; networking; negotiating offers; and considering careers beyond academia, as well as various other resources \u00c2\u00a0targeted at Humanities and Social Science PhDs. \u00c2\u00a0<a title=\"Download entire guide in pdf\" href=\"https:\/\/studentaffairs.stanford.edu\/sites\/default\/files\/cdc\/files\/StanfordPhD_CG_11-12.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer nofollow\">Download the entire thing here<\/a>\u00c2\u00a0or browse the<a title=\"Table of contents\" href=\"https:\/\/studentaffairs.stanford.edu\/cdc\/services\/handbook\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer nofollow\"> table of contents here<\/a>(page down a bit).<br \/>\n<span style=\"color: #ffffff;\">.<\/span><\/li>\n<li>Finally, if you&#8217;re considering jobs outside academe, check out <strong><a title=\"Thinking about leaving academe? \" href=\"https:\/\/versatilephd.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer nofollow\">Versatile PhD<\/a><\/strong>, a free discussion forum for &#8220;advice and support around non-academic careers.&#8221;<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>If you are currently on the market, you should know about this series of public wikis maintained by and for jobhunters in different fields (Anthro*, Socio, History, Queer\/Gender Studies, Ethnic Studies, Religious Studies, H&amp;S Postdocs, etc. (just search for additional fields, but pay attention to year).\u00c2\u00a0Each wiki is a list of current job opportunities in [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_genesis_hide_title":false,"_genesis_hide_breadcrumbs":false,"_genesis_hide_singular_image":false,"_genesis_hide_footer_widgets":false,"_genesis_custom_body_class":"","_genesis_custom_post_class":"","_genesis_layout":"","_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[6],"tags":[],"class_list":{"0":"post-1411","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","6":"category-jobs-and-fellowships","7":"entry","8":"override"},"jetpack_featured_media_url":"","jetpack-related-posts":[{"id":976,"url":"https:\/\/malcs.org\/archive-2017\/2012\/05\/08\/cfp-cmas-benson-short-term-research-fellowships\/","url_meta":{"origin":1411,"position":0},"title":"CFP: CMAS-Benson Short Term Research Fellowships","author":"Theresa Delgadillo","date":"May 8, 2012","format":false,"excerpt":"The Center for Mexican American Studies at the University of Texas at Austin announces its first annual competition for three (3) short-term research fellowships at the Nettie Lee Benson Latin American Collection in the fields of Mexican American and Borderlands Studies. \u00c2\u00a0 Short-term fellowships are restricted to post-doctoral scholars, Ph.D.\u2026","rel":"","context":"In &quot;Jobs and fellowships&quot;","block_context":{"text":"Jobs and fellowships","link":"https:\/\/malcs.org\/archive-2017\/category\/jobs-and-fellowships\/"},"img":{"alt_text":"","src":"","width":0,"height":0},"classes":[]},{"id":804,"url":"https:\/\/malcs.org\/archive-2017\/2011\/10\/05\/job-religious-studies-and-comparative-studies-in-race-and-ethnicity-stanford-university\/","url_meta":{"origin":1411,"position":1},"title":"JOB: Religious Studies and Comparative Studies in Race and Ethnicity, Stanford University","author":"Theresa Delgadillo","date":"October 5, 2011","format":false,"excerpt":"The Department of Religious Studies at Stanford University, in collaboration with the Center for Comparative Studies in Race and Ethnicity, invites applications for a tenure-track position at the rank of Assistant Professor in the field of American Religion with a focus on ethnicity and race. 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