It’s not our intention to re-invent the wheel, but rather to provide you, the graduate student, with access to the best information possible. This page is intended to assist you with your academic career here at the University of Arizona, to help you prepare for future academic and non-academic work and to expand your horizons regarding your chosen field of study and work.
University of Arizona Graduate College
For information, programs, policy and procedures – http://grad.arizona.edu/
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Graduate College - Prospective Students
Programs, resources & campus life – http://grad.arizona.edu/prospective-students
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Graduate & Professional Student Council
A student organization to support and promote the interests of graduate & professional students and foster communication among those students and with the University – http://www.gpsc.arizona.edu/
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Graduate Writing Resource – Dr. Kendra Gaines
Dr. Gaines has put together an exceptional page on academic writing and how to approach your thesis/dissertation. If you’re stuck or struggling with your writing, here’s a great place to start – http://www.gwr.arizona.edu/
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Other Sites on Researching & Writing the Dissertation
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Creating Written Credentials
Credential Files by Interfolio
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Publications & Professional Organizations
- The Chronicle of Higher Education is arguably the quintessential journal of post-secondary education. It covers everything in the Carnegie classification from community colleges to research extensive institutions. If you want to know what’s going on in higher education in the United States, it’s probably in the Chronicle. It also has available faculty, administrative and executive position openings listed – it even has listings for “Positions outside Academe” – definitely worth checking out.
http://chronicle.com
- American Association of University Professors – A professional organization that supports academic freedom, shared governance and professional values and standards for higher education
http://www.aaup.org/aaup
- American Educational Research Association – A professional organization promoting scholarly inquiry in education and evaluation
http://www.aera.net/Default.aspx?menu_id=28&id=1091
- National Association of Graduate - Professional Students - an organization of graduate-professional students that offers support and advocacy for graduate student needs
http://nagps.org/
*Given the numerous graduate and professional programs available at the University of Arizona, there are far too many professional organizations and advocacy groups to list here. Please consult with your program, department or college to explore professional organizations in your discipline and take advantage of student memberships and the opportunity to network where available.
Another website with an extensive listing of open positions in higher education is Higher Ed Jobs.com. Job seekers can create a free account and you can search the site by category, type or location. An excellent job hunting resource – http://www.higheredjobs.com/
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Other Job Search/Application Sites
These are sites dedicated to employment in post-secondary education. Some focus specifically on faculty positions, others list both faculty and administrative positions.
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Community College Positions
These sites focus specifically on Community College positions from across the U.S.
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Student Affairs
NASPA and ACPA are the two major student affairs organizations in the U.S. The following are links to their websites and another on-line guide to student affairs positions.
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Sciences – Jobs & Grants
Science Careers from the journal Science - http://sciencecareers.sciencemag.org/funding?CFID=2778596&CFTOKEN=32037240
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Non-Academic Employers
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Graduate Pages from Other Universities
- The University of Wisconsin, Madison has an excellent page for graduate students on academic and professional skills. In addition to professional skill development, their Education Portfolio and Career Services page has a link for a PDF file that is a guideline to looking for a position in Higher Education.
http://info.gradsch.wisc.edu/education/gspd/skills.html and http://careers.education.wisc.edu/highered/
- Michigan State University also has some superb information in its PREP program. The PREP program is a joint venture between the Graduate College and Career Services at Michigan State.
http://grad.msu.edu/careerservices/ and http://grad.msu.edu/prep/
- The University of British Columbia presents the “Graduate Game Plan”. These pages explain how students’ success in graduate school and beyond can be optimized through strong communication skills necessary to the dissemination of your scholarly ideas and research findings. By engaging in opportunities to promote your work, you can network with other scholars, increase your research profile and open an increased number of potential career options. Be sure to check out their tips on presenting and publishing your research.
http://www.grad.ubc.ca/current-students/gps-graduate-pathways-success/graduate-game-plan
- Finally, from the Graduate College Career Services web page of the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, insights on the job-search procedure for both Academic and Non-Academic Jobs
http://www.grad.uiuc.edu/careerservices/
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Graduate Pages from Graduate Students
Dan Horn – University of Michigan – This personal page has numerous links clustered under “Getting In”, “Getting Through” and “Getting Out” – The page is no longer updated, so some links may not be active, but worth checking out:
http://www-personal.umich.edu/~danhorn/graduate.html
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Web Resources
There are many websites with information on planning your career and conducting a job search. Career Services has developed an annotated list of these websites, the Career Web Resources . This list is divided into the following sections:
- Job Search Tools and Strategies
- Career Information for Diverse Groups
- Career Information by Field
These websites might be helpful to you as you are exploring your career and academic options and learning about different occupations and the work world.
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Just for Fun
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