Most tenure-track positions are advertised nationally through multiple sources. General resources are listed below. Job candidates will also want to tap into the networks within their discipline, such as scholarly newsletters and journals, job email alert services, and fresh postings at conferences where a job seeker may have the opportunity to make a solid first impression on a departmental representative.
Keep your eyes and ears open within your department for less public job news. “Pedigree” carries a good deal of weight in academia, and sometimes institutions will target particular departments and even the newly minted PhDs of certain faculty members.Chronicle of Higher Education
A good place to start. The Chronicle of Higher Education is the most well-known resource for the academic market. Subscribers receive the weekly print version and access to all articles and resources online. Most of the Chronicle, however, including the Chronicle Careers section, is accessible online to non-subscribers. Readers can also take advantage of the job alert service. U.Va. graduate students can access the University Career Services online subscription to the Chronicle by creating a “My UCS” account. Log on, then select “Protected Online Resources.”
Academic 360
A good resource on an array of scholarly organizations, listservs, and other discipline-specific career-related info. Academic 360 can aid in identifying where to find academic and nonacademic job postings.
Academic Careers Online
Includes faculty, research, postdoc, adjunct, administrative, and senior management positions at institutions of higher learning and research centers worldwide. Also features a job alert service.
American Association of Community Colleges Career Center
Association of Commonwealth Universities
Search vacancies in the UK and worldwide.
Braintrack
A good resource for academic positions abroad.
Christian Higher Education Career Center
Sponsored by the Council for Christian Colleges & Universities.
Education Week
Provides info on a multitude of positions, some academic. Especially useful to administrators, curriculum designers, and consultants in education and not-for-profit organizations.
Humanities and Social Sciences Online
Higher Ed Jobs
One of the largest databases of open positions in higher education, for tenure track and adjunct faculty, staff, and administrators.
Inside Higher Ed Dual Career Search
Jobs in Research, Science, Academic & Related Professions in the UK
Includes email alert service for jobs in the United Kingdom.
PhDs.org: Science, Math, and Engineering Career Resources
Includes job postings (mostly in science, math, engineering, but not exclusively) as well as great articles and advice.
Times Higher Education Supplement
Lists academic postings abroad, mostly in the UK and Ireland.
University Affairs/Affaires universitaires
Career resources for academic opportunities in Canada.
US Community Colleges by State
Directory care of the University of Texas at Austin.
Job seekers on the academic market should check the communications of the scholarly associations of their discipline. Those associations are identified by academic departments and are not listed here. You may also wish to consult the Scholarly Societies Project by the University of Waterloo, a searchable database of over 1700 scholarly associations. Below are links to several additional, discipline/area-specific resources:
The Linguist List
Lists academic and nonacademic job openings.
New Scientist Jobs
Includes academic and nonacademic job postings in the sciences, from the New Scientist, an international weekly magazine.
PhDs.org
A site for math, science, and engineering PhDs supported by a grant from the Alfred P. Sloan Foundation. Includes postings for jobs both in and out of academe and many career-related resources.
Postdoc Job
Lists academic and nonacademic postdoctoral positions, mostly in the sciences. Includes info on fellowship and scholarship opportunities, a resume bank, and career-related advice.
Science Careers
Job listings from Science, a weekly magazine of the American Association for the Advancement of Science. Includes a CV/resume bank, a job alert service, and profiles of companies that hire scientists.
BioMed Scientist Jobs
International academic and nonacademic job announcements for life scientists from The Scientist. Includes a CV/resume bank and email job alert service.
Employment Links for the Biomedical Scientist
Career resources for biomedical scientists; includes info on jobs in and out of academe.
ChemJobs.net
Academic, postdoctoral, and industrial job postings in the U.S. and abroad.
Environmental Careers Opportunities
Environmental Jobs and Careers
American Institute of Physics
Many listings for physicists and astronomers in academe, government, and industry. Includes a CV/resume bank and job alert service.
Physicsweb Jobs
Lists academic and nonacademic job openings worldwide from Physics World, the monthly magazine of the Institute of Physics in Europe.
PhDs.org
A site for math, science, and engineering PhDs supported by a grant from the Alfred P. Sloan Foundation. Includes postings for jobs both in and out of academe and many career-related resources.
Statistical and Applied Mathematical Sciences Institute
Includes postings for jobs, fellowships, and postdoctoral opportunities.
Social Science Research Network
Economics Research Network
Academic and nonacademic job listings in the US and abroad.
Inomics Job Openings for Economists
International version of JOE (Job Openings for Economists). Inomics lists jobs in academic institutions, government, and industry, and provides links to other resources.
Psychwatch.com
Lists academic and nonacademic jobs for mental health professionals.
Society for Industrial and Organizational Psychology
Lists job opportunities in academic, private, and public sectors.
Making connections within a profession is widely known to be the most effective way to find a job. While this is especially the case for job markets beyond academe where the search process can be less systematic and formal, getting connected within the academic profession is still useful in securing a position. Some graduate students discount this practice and expect to stand out solely on the merits of their CVs. Although search committees place the greatest premium on high-quality work, as they should, human nature also comes into play. You will do well to carry yourself less like a student and more like a professional and colleague as you near the end of your program. Maintaining good relationships with your adviser and other faculty members in your department can easily give you a boost on the market. Attending scholarly conferences provides valuable opportunities to meet other scholars who may show interest in you and your work. Academic circles are small, and making a positive impression on the people in your field can increase your chances of getting attention on the job market.