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-<html> +====== Academic Job Hunting Resources ====== 
-<p><h1>Academic Job Hunting Resources</h1></p> + 
-<p><h2>Topics include:</h2></p> +===== Topics include ===== 
-<p><ul> + 
-<li><a href="Updated_Dept_Guidelines_LettersofRec08.pdf">Department Guidelines for Letters of Reference (.pdf)</a> +  * [[#profdev|Summary of Notes from Fall 2006 Professional Development Workshop]] 
-<li><a href="#ProfDev">Summary of Notes from Fall 2006 Professional Development Workshop</a> +  * [[#overview|Overview of Academic Job Process]] 
-<li><a href="#overview">Overview of Academic Job Process</a> +  * [[#cv|Cover Sheet, Cover Letter & Curriculum Vitae]] 
-<li><a href="#cv">Cover Sheet, Cover Letter & Curriculum Vitae</a> +  * [[#teach|Teaching Statement & Teaching Portfolio]] 
-<li><a href="#teach">Teaching Statement & Teaching Portfolio</a> +  * [[#edit|Editing your Job Packet]] 
-<li><a href="#edit">Editing your Job Packet</a> +  * [[#interview|Interview and Job Negotiation Links]] 
-<li><a href="#interview">Interview and Job Negotiation Links</a> +  * [[#questions|Interview Questions we've been asked]] 
-<li><a href="#questions">Interview Questions we've been asked</a> +  * [[#after|After you get the job...]] 
-<li><a href="#after"> After you get the job...</a> +  * [[#find|Finding Open Positions]] 
-<li><a href="#find">Finding Open Positions</a> +  * [[#funds|Fellowships and Other Funding Opportunities]] 
-<li><a href="#funds">Fellowships and Other Funding Opportunities</a> +  * [[#resources|Academic Resources]] 
-<li><a href="#resources">Academic Resources</a> +  * [[#undergradinfo|Finding Information about University Programs]] 
-<li><a href="#undergradinfo">Finding Information about University Programs</a> + 
-</ul></p> +{{anchor:profdev:}} 
-<p><h2><a href="Updated_Dept_Guidelines_LettersofRec08.pdf">Department Guidelines for Letters of Reference (.pdf)</a></h2></p> +===== Summary of Notes from Fall 2006 Professional Development Workshop ===== 
-<p><a name="ProfDev"></a><h2>Summary of Notes from Fall 2006 Professional Development Workshop.</h2> + 
-<ul><!--<li> Perry Gee:  <a href="ProfDev/letters_evals_summary.pdf"> Letters of Recommendation and Copies of your Teaching Evaluations (.pdf)</a>--> +  * Professor Tom Sallee: {{:jobhunt:sallee_thoughts.pdf|A summary of thoughts on teaching statements (.pdf)}}. 
-<li> Professor Tom Sallee: <a href="ProfDev/Sallee_Thoughts.pdf"> A summary of thoughts on teaching statements (.pdf)</a>.   +  * Professor Monica Vazirani: {{:jobhunt:vazirani.pdf|Teaching Statements and the Broad Overview of Applying for Jobs (.pdf)}}. 
-<li> Professor Monica Vazirani: <a href="ProfDev/Vazirani.pdf">Teaching Statements and the Broad Overview of Applying for Jobs (.pdf)</a>. +  * Professor Bruno Nachtergaele: {{:jobhunt:nach.pdf|Introduction to what a research statement is - the highlights of what they are looking for in your statement (.pdf)}}. 
-<li> Professor Bruno Nachtergaele: <a href="ProfDev/Nach.pdf">Introduction to what a research statement is - the highlights of what they are looking for in your statement. (.pdf) </a> +  * Professor Joseph Biello: {{:jobhunt:biello.pdf|Additional highlights for Research Statements and Research Sound Bytes (.pdf)}}. 
-<li> Professor Joseph Biello: <a href="ProfDev/Biello.pdf">Additional highlights for Research Statements and Research Sound Bytes. (.pdf)</a>. +  * Professor Alex Mogilner: {{:jobhunt:mogilner.pdf|Summary of Job Application Packet and Job Application Process (.pdf)}}. 
-<li> Professor Alex Mogilner: <a href="ProfDev/Mogilner.pdf"> Summary of Job Application Packet and Job Application Process. (.pdf)</a> + 
-</ul></p> +{{anchor:overview:}} 
-<p><a name="overview"></a><h2>Overview of Academic Job Process</h2></p> +===== Overview of Academic Job Process ===== 
-<p><ul> + 
-<li><a href="http://www.math.uic.edu/~grizzard/Personal/jobsearch.html">A Longtime Math Grad Student's Job Search Experience</a> by Phil Gizzard (2007). +  * [[http://www.math.uic.edu/~grizzard/Personal/jobsearch.html|A Longtime Math Grad Student's Job Search Experience]] by Phil Gizzard (2007). 
-<li> AMS article: <a href="http://www.ams.org/notices/200609/fea-lewis.pdf">Tips for the Job Search: Applying for Academic and Postdoctoral Positions (.pdf)</a> by Heather A. Lewis and John S. Caughman +  * AMS article: [[http://www.ams.org/notices/200609/fea-lewis.pdf|Tips for the Job Search: Applying for Academic and Postdoctoral Positions (.pdf)]] by Heather A. Lewis and John S. Caughman. 
-<li> <a href="http://www.ams.org/employment/academic-job-search.html">The Academic Job Search in Mathematics</a> by Thomas W. Rishel, Mathematical Association of America. +  * [[http://www.ams.org/employment/academic-job-search.html|The Academic Job Search in Mathematics]] by Thomas W. Rishel, Mathematical Association of America. 
-<li> <a href="http://math.sfsu.edu/hsu/jobsearch.html">Getting a Math Education Job in a Mathematics Department</a> +  * [[http://math.sfsu.edu/hsu/jobsearch.html|Getting a Math Education Job in a Mathematics Department]] 
-<li><a href="http://math.berkeley.edu/~mgsa/job.html">"Hints on Getting an Academic Job"</a> by Megumi Harada, UC Berkeley, 2003. +  * [[http://math.berkeley.edu/~mgsa/job.html|Hints on Getting an Academic Job]] by Megumi Harada, UC Berkeley, 2003. 
-<li> <a href="http://chronicle.com/jobs/news/1999/09/99092402c">Is the Tenure Path the Best Route for You? </a> By Richard M. Reis +  * [[http://chronicle.com/jobs/news/1999/09/99092402c|Is the Tenure Path the Best Route for You?]] by Richard M. Reis. 
-<li> <a href="http://math.harvard.edu/graduate/index.html#jobs">Professional Development Information for Harvard Math Grads</a> +  * [[http://math.harvard.edu/graduate/index.html#jobs|Professional Development Information for Harvard Math Grads]] 
-<li> From UCD ICC Workshop, <a href="ProfDev/ICC_applyinginterviewing.pdf"> Applying and Interviewing for Faculty Positions (.pdf)</a> by Kathi Shull. +  * From UCD ICC Workshop, {{:jobhunt:icc_applyinginterviewing.pdf|Applying and Interviewing for Faculty Positions (.pdf)}} by Kathi Shull. 
-<li> From UCD PFTF Workshop, <a href="ProfDev/PFTF_Gertz.pdf">Preparing for a Career in Academia (.pdf)</a> by Michael Getz, UCD Computer Science. +  * From UCD PFTF Workshop, {{:jobhunt:pftf_gertz.pdf|Preparing for a Career in Academia (.pdf)}} by Michael Getz, UCD Computer Science. 
-<li> From UCD ICC Workshop, <a href="ProfDev/ICC_CSUpanel.pdf">Where To Look \& How to Apply (.pdf)</a> by David Madden, CSU +  * From UCD ICC Workshop, {{:jobhunt:icc_csupanel.pdf|Where To Look & How to Apply (.pdf)}} by David Madden, CSU. 
-<li> From UCD ICC Workshop, <a href="ProfDev/ICC_panelUOP.pdf">Careers in +  * From UCD ICC Workshop, {{:jobhunt:icc_paneluop.pdf|Careers in Research Institutions and Professional Schools (.pdf)}} by Dr. David Thomas, University of the Pacific School of Pharmacy and Health Science. 
-Research Institutions and Professional Schools (.pdf)</a> by Dr. David Thomas, + 
-Universit of the Pacific School of Pharmacy and Health Science.  </ul></p> +{{anchor:cv:}} 
-<p><a name="cv"></a><h2>Cover Sheet, Cover Letter & Curriculum Vitae</h2> +===== Cover Sheet, Cover Letter & Curriculum Vitae ===== 
-<ul><li><a href="http://www.ams.org/coversheet/">AMS Cover Sheet</a> + 
-<li><a href="http://concerns.youngmath.net/story/2006/9/28/8843/07969">The Young Mathematician's Network "Developing Your Curriculum Vitae" By kevin charlwood</a> +  * [[http://www.ams.org/coversheet/|AMS Cover Sheet]] 
-<li><a href="http://jobsearch.about.com/od/cvsamples/Sample_Curriculum_Vitae.htm"> Sample CV's </a> +  * [[http://concerns.youngmath.net/story/2006/9/28/8843/07969|The Young Mathematician's Network "Developing Your Curriculum Vitae"]] by Kevin Charlwood. 
-<li><a href="http://www.bio.ri.ccf.org/ASA_TSHS/mockCV/ApplyingForJob.pdf">Tips for Your Curriculum Vitae and Cover Letter from AMSTAT News(.pdf)</a> +  * [[http://jobsearch.about.com/od/cvsamples/Sample_Curriculum_Vitae.htm|Sample CV's]] 
-<li> The Chronicle of Higher Education, <a href="http://chronicle.com/jobs/news/2000/03/2000030302c/printable.html">"The Basics of Cover Letter Writing"</a> BY. Richard M. Reis +  * [[http://www.bio.ri.ccf.org/ASA_TSHS/mockCV/ApplyingForJob.pdf|Tips for Your Curriculum Vitae and Cover Letter from AMSTAT News (.pdf)]] 
-<li>NOTE: UCD takes several weeks to get transcripts, so order them in August in time to be able to copy and throw into your packets.   +  * The Chronicle of Higher Education, [[http://chronicle.com/jobs/news/2000/03/2000030302c/printable.html|"The Basics of Cover Letter Writing"]] by Richard M. Reis. 
-</ul></p> +  * NOTE: UCD takes several weeks to get transcripts, so order them in August in time to be able to copy and throw into your packets. 
-<p><a name="teach"></a><h2> Teaching Statement & Teaching Portfolio</h2> + 
-<ul><li>Speaking of Teaching, <a href="http://ctl.stanford.edu/Newsletter/teaching_portfolio.pdf">"Promoting a Culture of Teaching: The Teaching Portfolio" (.pdf)</a> +{{anchor:teach:}} 
-<li> Speaking of Teaching, <a href="http://ctl.stanford.edu/Newsletter/student_writing.pdf">"Responding to Student Writing" (.pdf)</a> +===== Teaching Statement & Teaching Portfolio ===== 
-<li><a href="http://www.csuhayward.edu/wasc/pdfs/End Note.pdf">Seven Principles for Good Practice in Undergraduate Education" (.pdf)</a> AW Chickering, ZF Gamson, SJ Poulsen - 1987 + 
-<li> From <a href="http://trc.ucdavis.edu/TRC/ta/SCT/index.html">UC Davis Seminar on College Teaching</a> +  * Speaking of Teaching, [[http://ctl.stanford.edu/Newsletter/teaching_portfolio.pdf|"Promoting a Culture of Teaching: The Teaching Portfolio" (.pdf)]] 
-        <ul><li> <a href="ProfDev/SCT_NancyVanNoteChisem.pdf">Developing a Philosophy of Teaching Statement (.pdf)</a> by Nancy Van Note Chism. +  * Speaking of Teaching, [[http://ctl.stanford.edu/Newsletter/student_writing.pdf|"Responding to Student Writing" (.pdf)]] 
-        <li><a href="ProfDev/SCT_elementsTeachingStatement.pdf">Elements of a Teaching Philosophy (.pdf)</a> +  * [[http://www.csuhayward.edu/wasc/pdfs/End%20Note.pdf|"Seven Principles for Good Practice in Undergraduate Education" (.pdf)]] — AW Chickering, ZF Gamson, SJ Poulsen (1987). 
-        <li><a href="ProfDev/Coppolla_TeachingStatement.pdf">Writing a Statement of Teaching Philosophy (.pdf)</a> by Brian P. Coppola +  * From [[http://trc.ucdavis.edu/TRC/ta/SCT/index.html|UC Davis Seminar on College Teaching]]: 
-        <li><a href="ProfDev/SCT_teachingportfolio.pdf">Building Your Teaching Portfolio (.pdf)</a> +    * {{:jobhunt:sct_nancyvannotechisem.pdf|Developing a Philosophy of Teaching Statement (.pdf)}} by Nancy Van Note Chism. 
-        <li><a href="http://www.ams.org/notices/200611/comm-grundman.pdf">Writing a Teaching Philosophy Statement</a> by Helen G. Grundman  +    * {{:jobhunt:sct_elementsteachingstatement.pdf|Elements of a Teaching Philosophy (.pdf)}} 
-        <li><a href="ProfDev/SCT_TeachingObjectives.pdf">Teaching Objectives, Active Verbs (.pdf)</a> +    * {{:jobhunt:coppolla_teachingstatement.pdf|Writing a Statement of Teaching Philosophy (.pdf)}} by Brian P. Coppola. 
-        </ul> +    * {{:jobhunt:sct_teachingportfolio.pdf|Building Your Teaching Portfolio (.pdf)}} 
-<li> Tomorrow's Professor: <a href="http://ctl.stanford.edu/Tomprof/postings/756.html"> "Uses and Abuses of Student Ratings"</a> +    * [[http://www.ams.org/notices/200611/comm-grundman.pdf|Writing a Teaching Philosophy Statement]] by Helen G. Grundman. 
-<li>The Young Mathematician's Network, <a href="http://concerns.youngmath.net/story/2006/10/3/105728/135">"Student Evaluations - what's the research say?"</a> +    * {{:jobhunt:sct_teachingobjectives.pdf|Teaching Objectives, Active Verbs (.pdf)}} 
-<li><a href="http://gradschool.about.com/od/essaywriting/a/DosandDonts.htm">Personal Statement Dos and Donts</a> +  * Tomorrow's Professor: [[http://ctl.stanford.edu/Tomprof/postings/756.html|"Uses and Abuses of Student Ratings"]] 
-<li><a href="http://ctl.stanford.edu/Tomprof/postings/791.html">Tomorrow's Professors: Birthright</a> +  * The Young Mathematician's Network, [[http://concerns.youngmath.net/story/2006/10/3/105728/135|"Student Evaluations - what's the research say?"]] 
-</ul></p> +  * [[http://gradschool.about.com/od/essaywriting/a/DosandDonts.htm|Personal Statement Dos and Donts]] 
-<p><a name="edit"></a><h2>Editing your Job Packet</h2></p> +  * [[http://ctl.stanford.edu/Tomprof/postings/791.html|Tomorrow's Professors: Birthright]] 
-<p><ul><li><a href="http://www.unc.edu/depts/wcweb/handouts/WritingGroups/">Writing Groups</a> + 
-<li><a href="http://writing2.richmond.edu/writing/wweb/finaled.html">Checklist for a Final Edit</a> +{{anchor:edit:}} 
-<li> From UCD ICC Workshop, <a href="ProfDev/AcademicJobApplicationChecklist.pdf">Academic Job Application Checklist (.pdf)</a> by Mary Corbin Sies +===== Editing your Job Packet ===== 
-<li><a href="http://gradschool.about.com/cs/askingforletters/a/recletter.htm">All About Recommendation Letters</a>From Tara Kuther, Ph.D. + 
-</ul></p> +  * [[http://www.unc.edu/depts/wcweb/handouts/WritingGroups/|Writing Groups]] 
-<p><a name="interview"></a><h2>Interview and Job Negotiation</h2> +  * [[http://writing2.richmond.edu/writing/wweb/finaled.html|Checklist for a Final Edit]] 
-<ul><li> The Chronicle of Higher Education, <a href="http://chronicle.com/jobs/2004/10/2004101501c.htm"> "The Academic Job Interview Revisited"</a> By Mary Dillon Johnson +  * From UCD ICC Workshop, {{:jobhunt:academicjobapplicationchecklist.pdf|Academic Job Application Checklist (.pdf)}} by Mary Corbin Sies. 
-<li><a href="http://www.otal.umd.edu/~sies/jobadvice.html">Academic Job Interview Advice</a> By Mary Corbin Sies. +  * [[http://gradschool.about.com/cs/askingforletters/a/recletter.htm|All About Recommendation Letters]] from Tara Kuther, Ph.D. 
-<li> From UCD ICC Workshop, <a href="ProfDev/ICC_applyinginterviewing.pdf">Applying and Interviewing for Faculty Positions (.pdf)</a> + 
-<li> Tomorrow's Professor Msg.#749, <a href="http://ctl.stanford.edu/Tomprof/postings/749.html"> Campus Interview - The Research Presentation</a> +{{anchor:interview:}} 
-<li><a href="http://chronicle.com/jobs/v45/i27/4527person.htm">My First Job Talk</a> By ROBIN WARNER. +===== Interview and Job Negotiation ===== 
-<li> <a href="http://www.job-interview.net/">job-interview.net</a> + 
-<li> 2003 AAEE Job Search Handbook, <a href="https://www.msubillings.edu/careers/PDF/pre-empguidelines03.pdf"> Guidelines for Pre-Employment Interview Questions (.pdf)</a> +  * The Chronicle of Higher Education, [[http://chronicle.com/jobs/2004/10/2004101501c.htm|"The Academic Job Interview Revisited"]] by Mary Dillon Johnson. 
-<li> <a href="http://chronicle.com/jobs/v45/i21/4521career.htm">How To Handle Difficult Interview Questions.</a> +  * [[http://www.otal.umd.edu/~sies/jobadvice.html|Academic Job Interview Advice]] by Mary Corbin Sies. 
-<li> <a href="http://gradschool.about.com/cs/academicinterview/a/acadintask.htm"> What You'll be Asked During an Academic Job Interview</a> +  * From UCD ICC Workshop, {{:jobhunt:icc_applyinginterviewing.pdf|Applying and Interviewing for Faculty Positions (.pdf)}} 
-<li> From UCD PFTF Workshop, <a href="ProfDev/interview_Saponara.pdf">A personal experience of the interview process"</a> by Valeria La Saponara, UC Davis. +  * Tomorrow's Professor Msg.#749, [[http://ctl.stanford.edu/Tomprof/postings/749.html|Campus Interview - The Research Presentation]] 
-<li> From UCD ICC Workshop, <a href="ProfDev/icc_questions.pdf">Questions the applicant should be prepared to Answer and Ask(.pdf)</a> +  * [[http://chronicle.com/jobs/v45/i27/4527person.htm|My First Job Talk]] by Robin Warner. 
-<li><a href="http://gradschool.about.com/cs/academicsearch/a/facint.htm">What to Ask During an Academic Job Interview</a> +  * [[http://www.job-interview.net/|job-interview.net]] 
-<li> <a href="http://www.quintcareers.com/phone_interview_etiquette.html">Phone Interview Etiquette</a> +  * 2003 AAEE Job Search Handbook, [[https://www.msubillings.edu/careers/PDF/pre-empguidelines03.pdf|Guidelines for Pre-Employment Interview Questions (.pdf)]] 
-<li> Here We Have Idaho, <a href="ProfDev/WhenMannersMatter.pdf">"When Manner's Matter" Meal Interview Etiquette (.pdf)</a> +  * [[http://chronicle.com/jobs/v45/i21/4521career.htm|How To Handle Difficult Interview Questions.]] 
-<li> AAEE Guide for Prospective Faculty Members. <a href="http://www.ucop.edu/acadadv/ppfp/documents/negotiating-job-offer.pdf">"Negotiating the Job Offer"(.pdf) </a>by Kevin Harrington, Harvard Graduate School of Education. +  * [[http://gradschool.about.com/cs/academicinterview/a/acadintask.htm|What You'll be Asked During an Academic Job Interview]] 
-</ul></p> +  * From UCD PFTF Workshop, {{:jobhunt:interview_saponara.pdf|A personal experience of the interview process}} by Valeria La Saponara, UC Davis. 
-<p><a name="questions"></a><h2>Interview Questions we've been asked</h2> +  * From UCD ICC Workshop, {{:jobhunt:icc_questions.pdf|Questions the applicant should be prepared to Answer and Ask (.pdf)}} 
-<br> +  * [[http://gradschool.about.com/cs/academicsearch/a/facint.htm|What to Ask During an Academic Job Interview]] 
-(Almost) Always Asked = "***"<br> +  * [[http://www.quintcareers.com/phone_interview_etiquette.html|Phone Interview Etiquette]] 
-Frequently Asked = "**"<br> +  * Here We Have Idaho, {{:jobhunt:whenmannersmatter.pdf|"When Manner's Matter" Meal Interview Etiquette (.pdf)}} 
-<br></p> +  * AAEE Guide for Prospective Faculty Members, [[http://www.ucop.edu/acadadv/ppfp/documents/negotiating-job-offer.pdf|"Negotiating the Job Offer" (.pdf)]] by Kevin Harrington, Harvard Graduate School of Education. 
-<p><ul> + 
-<li>First-round interview for a teaching-oriented school +{{anchor:questions:}} 
-<li>--General Questions +===== Interview Questions we've been asked ===== 
-<ul> + 
-    <li>Why are you interested in this position? *** +(Almost) Always Asked = "***"   
-    <li>What do you know about our college? *** +Frequently Asked = "**" 
-    <li>You're really going to leave California? *** + 
-    <li>Have you visited our (state/region) ?  +  * First-round interview for a teaching-oriented school 
-    <li>Are you also applying for postdocs? +    * **General Questions** 
-    <li>Would you rather have a postdoc or a tenure-track position? +      * Why are you interested in this position? *** 
-    <li>Do you have any questions for us? *** +      * What do you know about our college? *** 
-    <li>Tell me about (this item) on your CV. +      * You're really going to leave California? *** 
-    <li>How do you know this letter-writer (a friend of the interviewer)? +      * Have you visited our (state/region)? 
-    <li>Besides work, what else would you get involved in on our campus? +      * Are you also applying for postdocs? 
-</ul> +      * Would you rather have a postdoc or a tenure-track position? 
-<li>--Teaching Questions +      * Do you have any questions for us? *** 
-<ul> +      * Tell me about (this item) on your CV. 
-    <li>Describe your teaching. ** +      * How do you know this letter-writer (a friend of the interviewer)? 
-    <li>What do you like about teaching? +      * Besides work, what else would you get involved in on our campus? 
-    <li>Which of our courses would you want to teach? ** + 
-    <li>What courses would you like to teach if there were no restrictions? ** +    * **Teaching Questions** 
-    <li>This (teaching activity) you've done at Davis, would you continue it on our campus? +      * Describe your teaching. ** 
-    <li>What student research projects would you propose to supervise? +      * What do you like about teaching? 
-    <li>What topics would you cover in (an advanced course for undergrads in your field)? +      * Which of our courses would you want to teach? ** 
-</ul> +      * What courses would you like to teach if there were no restrictions? ** 
-<li>--Research Questions +      * This (teaching activity) you've done at Davis, would you continue it on our campus? 
-<ul> +      * What student research projects would you propose to supervise? 
-    <li>Describe your research. *** +      * What topics would you cover in (an advanced course for undergrads in your field)? 
-    <li>What are your research plans for the next 2-3 years?  For the next 5-6 years? + 
-    <li>How many papers will come out of your dissertation, and what are they? +    * **Research Questions** 
-    <li>Is there anyone near our school you could collaborate with? +      * Describe your research. *** 
-    <li>How would you do research in this isolated setting? +      * What are your research plans for the next 2-3 years? For the next 5-6 years? 
-    <li>What kinds of research resources (i.e. computing) do you require? *** +      * How many papers will come out of your dissertation, and what are they? 
-    <li>Are you ready to do independent research? +      * Is there anyone near our school you could collaborate with? 
-</ul> +      * How would you do research in this isolated setting? 
-<li>--Things that make you go "huh?" +      * What kinds of research resources (i.e. computing) do you require? *** 
-<ul> +      * Are you ready to do independent research? 
-    <li>Is there anything that would prevent you from coming here? (huh? perhaps trying to ask if I have a 2-body problem?) + 
-</ul></p> +    * **Things that make you go "huh?"** 
-<p></p> +      * Is there anything that would prevent you from coming here? (Huh? Perhaps trying to ask if I have a 2-body problem?) 
-<p><li>Interview for a research-oriented postdoc + 
-<ul> +  * Interview for a research-oriented postdoc 
-    <li>Many technical questions about research (during and following research talk) +    * Many technical questions about research (during and following research talk). 
-    <li>What was your contribution to this paper you co-authored? +    * What was your contribution to this paper you co-authored? 
-    <li>What are your research plans after your dissertation? +    * What are your research plans after your dissertation? 
-    <li>Do you think you would fit in here? +    * Do you think you would fit in here? 
-</ul> + 
-<li>Interview for a position at a research-oriented industry job (e.g. national lab) +  * Interview for a position at a research-oriented industry job (e.g. national lab). 
-<li>Interview for an industry job (e.g. Google) + 
-<ul> +  * Interview for an industry job (e.g. Google) 
-    <li>Most interviews will have two parts: one very technical, the other a +    * Most interviews will have two parts: one very technical, the other a little less so. 
-little less so.<br></p> +    * The less technical part of the interview serves to determine if you will be a good fit at the company; this is not a euphemism for "good enough". They want to make sure that you will be satisfied with the work environment they will provide. Since many (if not most) industry positions are not precisely defined, it is an opportunity to show your potential employer what you could do for them that they might not have considered. 
-<p>The less technical part of the interview serves to determine if you +    * If they ask about a topic that you don't have any experience with, first acknowledge that fact, and go on to talk about related or similar problems that you have been able to solve. 
-will be a good fit at the company; this is not a euphemism for "good +    * The most important things to address are: 
-enough".  They want to make sure that you will be satisfied with the +      * You understand what their product(s) do *** 
-work environment they will provide.  Since many (if not most) industry +      * You can meaningfully contribute to their team *** 
-positions are not precisely defined, it is an opportunity to show your +      * You understand their competition and revenue model ** 
-potential employer what you could do for them that they might not have + 
-considered.  If they ask about an topic that you don't have any +    * The technical portion of the interview will be used to verify that you know what you claim to know on your resume. 
-experience with, first acknowledge that fact, and go on to talk about +      * You will be asked to write code on a whiteboard, both pseudo and syntactically correct *** 
-related or similar problems that you have been able to solve.  The +      * Know fundamentals of programming: pointers and references, data structures, algorithm run time (big `O`). 
-most important things to address are: + 
-<ul> +{{anchor:after:}} 
-<li>You understand what their product(s) do*** +===== After you get the job... ===== 
-<li>You can meaningfully contribute to their team*** + 
-<li>You understand their competition and revenue model** +  * Dr. Evelyn M. Silvia: [[http://www.math.ucdavis.edu/~emsilvia/CollegialAdvice/html/CollegialAdvice.html|Collegial Advice for Assistant Professors: Hints for Success and Stress Reduction as an Assistant Professor at UC Davis.]] 
-</ul></p> +  * [[http://archives.math.utk.edu/projnext/|Project Next (New Experiences in Teaching)]], a professional development program for new or recent Ph.D.s in the mathematical sciences. 
-<p><li>The technical portion of the interview will be used to verify that you +  * [[http://ctl.stanford.edu/Tomprof/postings/792.html|Tomorrow's Professor Msg.#792 Collegiality: The Tenure Track's Pandora's Box]] 
-know what you claim to know on your resume.</p> +  * ASAE [[http://www.asabe.org/imis/StaticContent/4/April_2004/P_11_12_Faculty.pdf|"Tips for First-time Faculty" (.pdf)]] by Marybeth Lima. 
-<p><ul> +  * AAEE Guide for Prospective Faculty Members. {{:jobhunt:advice_heiberger.pdf|Advice for First-Time Faculty Members (.pdf)}} by Dr. Mary Morris Heiberger and Julia Miller Vick, University of Pennsylvania. 
-<li>You will be asked to write code on a whiteboard, both pseudo and +  * Anal Bioanal Chem, [[http://serc.carleton.edu/files/NAGTWorkshops/earlycareer/mabrouk_2006.pdf|"Advice to a New Faculty Member" (.pdf)]] by Patricia Ann Mabrouk. 
-syntactically correct *** +  * [[http://www.cnn.com/2005/US/Careers/05/12/new.grads/index.html|Five must-haves for new grads, on CNN.com]] 
-<li>Know fundamentals of programming: pointers and references, data + 
-structures, algorithm run time (big <code>O</code>) +  * Books: 
-</ul></p> +    * [[http://ctl.stanford.edu/Tomprof/book.html|Preparing for Academic Careers in Science and Engineering]] by Richard M. Reis, Stanford University. 
-<p></ul></p> +    * [[http://www.amazon.com/Ph-D-Is-Not-Enough-Survival/dp/0201626632|A Ph.D. Is Not Enough: A Guide to Survival in Science]] by Peter J. Feibelman. 
-<p></ul></p> +    * [[http://www.amazon.com/Advice-Faculty-Members-Robert-Boice/dp/0205281591|Advice for New Faculty Members]] by Robert Boice. 
-<p><a name="after"></a><h2> After you get the job...</h2> +    * [[http://www.amazon.com/Academics-Handbook-Leigh-Deneef/dp/082230807X|The Academic's Handbook]] by Leigh Deneef, Craufurd D. Goodwin, Ellen Stern McCrate (Editor). 
-<ul> + 
-<li> Dr. Evelyn M. Silvia: <a href="http://www.math.ucdavis.edu/~emsilvia/CollegialAdvice/html/CollegialAdvice.html">Collegial Advice for Assistant Professors Hints for Success and Stress Reduction as an Assistant Professor at UC Davis.</a>  +{{anchor:find:}} 
-<li> <a href="http://archives.math.utk.edu/projnext/">Project Next (New Experiences in Teaching)</a>, a professional development program for new or recent Ph.D.s in the mathematical sciences.  +===== Finding Open Positions ===== 
-<li> <a href="http://ctl.stanford.edu/Tomprof/postings/792.html">Tomorrow's Professor Msg.#792 Collegiality: The Tenure Track's Pandora's Box</a> + 
-<li> ASAE <a href="http://www.asabe.org/imis/StaticContent/4/April_2004/P_11_12_Faculty.pdf"> "Tips for First-time Faculty" </a> by  Marybeth Lima (.pdf) +  * [[http://www.ams.org/eims/|EIMS]] 
-<li> AAEE Guide for Prospective Faculty Members. <a href="ProfDev/Advice_Heiberger.pdf">Advice for First-Time Faculty Members (.pdf)</a> by Dr. Mary Morris Heiberger and Julia Miller Vick, University of Pennsylvania. +  * [[http://www.mathjobs.org/jobs|Mathjobs]] 
-<li> Anal Bioanal Chem, <a href="http://serc.carleton.edu/files/NAGTWorkshops/earlycareer/mabrouk_2006.pdf"> "Advice to a New Faculty Member" (.pdf) </a> By Patricia Ann Mabrouk +  * [[http://www.siam.org/careers/listings.php|SIAM]] and [[http://jobs.siam.org|the new SIAM Job Board]]. 
-<li> <a href="http://www.cnn.com/2005/US/Careers/05/12/new.grads/index.html">Five must-haves for new grads, on http://www.cnn.com</a> +  * [[http://www.ams.org/emp-reg/|AMS Employment Center]] 
-<li>Books: +  * [[http://academiccareers.com/|Academic Careers]] 
-        <ul><li><a href="http://ctl.stanford.edu/Tomprof/book.html"> Preparing for Academic Careers in Science and Engineering</a> by Richard M. Reis, Stanford University. +  * [[http://jobsuniversity.com/|University Jobs]] 
-        <li><a href="http://www.amazon.com/Ph-D-Is-Not-Enough-Survival/dp/0201626632">A Ph.D. Is Not Enough: A Guide to Survival in Science</a> by Peter J. Feibelman. +  * [[http://www.nationalpostdoc.org/|National Postdoctoral Association]] 
-        <li> <a href="http://www.amazon.com/Advice-Faculty-Members-Robert-Boice/dp/0205281591">Advice for New Faculty Members</a> by Robert Boice +  * [[http://collegecentral.com/|College Central Network]] 
-        <li><a href="http://www.amazon.com/Academics-Handbook-Leigh-Deneef/dp/082230807X">The Academic's Handbook</a> by Leigh Deneef, Craufurd D. Goodwin, Ellen Stern McCrate (Editor). +  * [[http://math.sfsu.edu/hsu/jobs.html|SIGMAA on Research in Undergraduate Mathematics Education Employment Listings and Job Web Sites]] 
-        </ul> +  * [[http://www.training.nih.gov/careers/careercenter/|NIH Virtual Career Center]] 
-</ul></p> + 
-<p><a name="find"></a><h2>Finding Open Positions</h2> +  * **California Specific:** 
-<ul><li><a href="http://www.ams.org/eims/">EIMS</a> +    * [[http://norcalherc.org/|Northern California's Higher Education Recruitment Consortium (HERC)]] 
-<li><a href="http://www.mathjobs.org/jobs">Mathjobs, http://www.mathjobs.org/jobs</a> +    * [[https://www.cccregistry.org/jobs/index.aspx|California Community College Registry]] 
-<li><a href="http://www.siam.org/careers/listings.php">SIAM</a> and <a href="http://jobs.siam.org">the new SIAM Job Board</a>. +    * [[http://sacramento.craigslist.org/|Craigslist]] 
-<li><a href="http://www.ams.org/emp-reg/">AMS Employment Center</a> +    * [[http://jobs.lbl.gov/|Lawrence Berkeley National Labs]] 
-<li><a href="http://academiccareers.com/">Academic Careers</a> +    * [[http://postdocs.ucdavis.edu/|UC Davis Postdoctoral Scholar Resources]] 
-<li><a href="http://jobsuniversity.com/">University Jobs</a> +  * [[http://www.monstertrak.monster.com/|MonsterTrak]] 
-<li><a href="http://www.nationalpostdoc.org/">National Postdoctoral Association, http://www.nationalpostdoc.org/</a> + 
-<li><a href="http://collegecentral.com/">College Central Network</a> +{{anchor:funds:}} 
-<li> <a href="http://math.sfsu.edu/hsu/jobs.html">SIGMAA on Research in Undergraduate Mathematics Education Employment Listings and Job Web Sites</a> +===== Fellowships and Other Funding Opportunities ===== 
-<li><a href="http://www.training.nih.gov/careers/careercenter/">NIH Virtual Career Center</a></p> + 
-<p><li>California Specific: +  * [[http://www.ucop.edu/acadadv/ppfp/|University of California President's Postdoctoral Fellowship Program]] 
-        <ul><li><a href="http://norcalherc.org/">Northern California's Higher Education Recruitment Consortium (HERC)</a> +  * [[https://www.fastlane.nsf.gov/jsp/homepage/postdoc_fel.jsp|NSF Postdoctoral Fellowships and Other Programs]], Due 3rd Weds in Oct. 
-        <li><a href="https://www.cccregistry.org/jobs/index.aspx">California Community College Registry</a> +  * [[http://www7.nationalacademies.org/rap/|Research Associateship Programs Postdoctoral]] 
-        <li><a href="http://sacramento.craigslist.org/">Craigslist</a> +  * [[http://www.igert.org/index.asp|Integrative Graduate Education and Research Traineeship (IGERT)]] 
-        <li><a href="http://jobs.lbl.gov/">Lawrence Berkeley National Labs</a> + 
-        <li><a href="http://postdocs.ucdavis.edu/">http://postdocs.ucdavis.edu/</a> +{{anchor:resources:}} 
-        </ul> +===== Academic Resources ===== 
-<li><a href="http://www.monstertrak.monster.com/">MonsterTrak, http://www.monster.com/</a> + 
-</ul></p> +  * **UC Davis Graduate Student and Postdoctoral Scholar Resources including:** 
-<p><a name="funds"></a><h2>Fellowships and Other Funding Opportunities</h2> +    * [[http://gp.ucdavis.edu/gps/gp.htm|Career Advising & Career and Professional Development]] 
-<ul><li><a href="http://www.ucop.edu/acadadv/ppfp/">University of California President's Postdoctoral Fellowship Program </a> +    * [[http://gp.ucdavis.edu/gps/gp-dos.htm|Placement File Service]] 
-<li><a href="https://www.fastlane.nsf.gov/jsp/homepage/postdoc_fel.jsp">NSF Postdoctoral Fellowships and Other Programs</a>, Due 3rd Weds in Oct. +    * [[http://gp.ucdavis.edu/gps/gp-eve-pat.htm|Pathways Career Symposium]] 
-<li><a href="http://www7.nationalacademies.org/rap/">Research Associateship Programs Postdoctoral </a> +    * [[http://gp.ucdavis.edu/gps/gp.htm|Web-based Resources]] 
-<li><a href="http://www.igert.org/index.asp">Integrative Graduate Education and Research Traineeship (IGERT) </a> +    * Career Opportunities Colloquium. 
-</ul></p> +  * [[http://www.phds.org/career-guide|Science, Math, and Engineering Career Resources]] 
-<p><a name="resources"></a><h2>Academic Resources</h2> +  * [[http://chronicle.com/|The Chronicle of Higher Education]] 
-<ul> +  * [[http://sciencecareers.sciencemag.org/|Science Careers]] 
-<li>UC Davis Graduate Student and Postdoctoral Scholar Resources including:  +  * [[http://insidehighered.com/|Inside Higher Education]] 
-        <ul><li><a href="http://gp.ucdavis.edu/gps/gp.htm">Career Advising &  Career and Professional Development +  * [[http://careerdevelopment.brown.edu/grads/acad_careers.php|Brown Career Development Center]] 
-        <li><a href="http://gp.ucdavis.edu/gps/gp-dos.htm">Placement File Service</a> +  * [[http://ctl.stanford.edu/Tomprof/index.shtml|Tomorrow's Professor Mailing List]] 
-        <li><a href="http://gp.ucdavis.edu/gps/gp-eve-pat.htm">Pathways Career Symposium</a> +  * [[http://www.nsta.org/college#journal|Journal of College Science Teaching]] 
-        <li><a href="http://gp.ucdavis.edu/gps/gp.htm"> Web-based Resources</a> +  * [[http://ctl.stanford.edu/Newsletter/|Speaking of Teaching: Stanford University's Newsletter on Teaching]] 
-        <li>Career Opportunities Colloquium. +  * [[http://concerns.youngmath.net/|The Young Mathematicians' Network]] 
-        </ul> +  * [[http://polaris.gseis.ucla.edu/pagre/network.html|Networking on the Network: A Guide to Professional Skills for PhD Students]] by Phil Agre, UCLA. 
-<li><a href="http://www.phds.org/career-guide">Science, Math, and Engineering Career Resources</a> +  * [[http://preparing-faculty.org/|Preparing Future Faculty Program]] 
-<li><a href="http://chronicle.com/">The Chronicle of Higher Education</a> +  * [[http://gradschool.about.com/cs/academicinter|About:Graduate School]] 
-<li><a href="http://sciencecareers.sciencemag.org/">Science Careers</a> +  * [[http://www.successfulacademic.com/|Successful Academic]] 
-<li><a href="http://insidehighered.com/">Inside Higher Education</a> + 
-<li><a href="http://careerdevelopment.brown.edu/grads/acad_careers.php">Brown Career Development Center</a> +{{anchor:undergradinfo:}} 
-<li><a href="http://ctl.stanford.edu/Tomprof/index.shtml">Tomorrow's Professor Mailing List</a> +===== Finding Information about University Programs ===== 
-<li><a href="http://www.nsta.org/college#journal">Journal of College Science Teaching</a> + 
-<li><a href="http://ctl.stanford.edu/Newsletter/">Speaking of Teaching: Stanford University's Newsletter on Teaching</a> +  * [[http://www.usnews.com/usnews/home.htm|US News World Report]] 
-<li><a href="http://concerns.youngmath.net/">The Young Mathematicians' Network</a>  +  * [[http://carnegiefoundation.org/classifications/|The Carnegie Classification of Institutions of Higher Education]] 
-<li><a href="http://polaris.gseis.ucla.edu/pagre/network.html">Networking on the Network: A Guide to Professional Skills for PhD Students</a> by Phil Agre, UCLA +  * [[http://www.princetonreview.com/home.asp|The Princeton Review]] 
-<li><a href="http://preparing-faculty.org/">Preparing Future Faculty Program</a> +  * [[http://www.ams.org/employment/undergrad.html|AMS Undergraduate Mathematics Majors]] 
-<li><a href="http://gradschool.about.com/cs/academicinter">About:Graduate School</a> +
-<li><a href="http://www.successfulacademic.com/">Successful Academic</a> +
-</ul></p> +
-<p><a name="undergradinfo"></a><h2>Finding Information about University Programs</h2> +
-<ul> +
-<li><a href="http://www.usnews.com/usnews/home.htm">US News World Report</a> +
-<li><a href="http://carnegiefoundation.org/classifications/">The Carnegie Classification of Institutions of Higher Education</a> +
-<li><a href="http://www.princetonreview.com/home.asp">The Princeton Review</a> +
-<li><a href="http://www.ams.org/employment/undergrad.html">AMS Undergraduate Mathematics Majors</a> +
-</ul> +
-</p> +
-</html>+
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