Discipline-specific Resources

This list is certainly not exhaustive, and it is probably worth checking out any advice offered below with members of your department to ensure its timeliness and accuracy.

SCIENCES

• PhDs.org: Science, Math, and Engineering Career Resources
• Science’s Next Wave: Career Resources for Scientists

Biology

• The B&B primer on first job haggling

Computer Science

• Open letter for a job candidate
• Oral Presentation Advice

Engineering

• Obtaining an Engineering Academic Position

Geoscience

• Graduate School and the Job Market of the 1990s: A Survey of Young Geoscientists (American Geophysical Union, 1997)

Mathematics

• The Academic Job Search in Mathematics (AMS)
• Rules for a perfect math job talk (U of Illinois)
• Employment and the U.S. Mathematics Doctorate (AMS)
• Mathematicians and the Market (AMS, 1997)

Mechanical & Industrial Engineering

• Landing an Academic Job: The process and the pitfalls

Physics

• American Institute of Physics: Career Service
• Physics Jobs Online: Dynamic Job List for Physicists