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Academic Job Market Resources + Recordings

This page is offers several online, self-paced learning modules that the Writing Hub has developed for graduate students and post-docs preparing to go on the academic job market.

Click on the drawers below to see the module videos and download relevant files and worksheets. 

Preparing for the Academic Job Market

The "Preparing for the Academic Job Market" resource is broken into three parts: 
  1. Part 1: Video 1 and Companion Worksheet
  2. Part 2: Video 2 and Sample Statement
  3. Part 3: Video 3 and Writing Plan Worksheet

Part 1

Companion Worksheet:

Download the Companion Worksheet for Preparing for the Academic Job Market 

Video 1: 

Part 2

Video 2:

Sample Statement:

Download the Sample Statement here

Part 3

Video 3:

Writing Plan Worksheet:

Download the Writing Plan worksheet here

Research Statements

The "Research Statements" resource consists of: 
  1. 2 videos
  2. A companion worksheet
  3. Excerpts from sample statements

Companion Worksheet

Download the Companion Worksheet for the Research Statements Workshop 

Sample Statement Excerpts

Download the Research Statement excerpts

(Note: the Part 2 video references a TinyURL to access these statements. You don't need to use the TinyURL, just click on the link above.)

Part 1

Part 2

Teaching Statements

The teaching statement resource is broken into three parts: 
  1. Part 1: Video 1 and Follow-Up Worksheet 1
  2. Part 2: Video 2 and Follow-Up Worksheet 2
  3. Part 3: Video 3

Part 1

Video 1:

Worksheet 1:

Click here to download Teaching Statements Worksheet 1

Part 2

Video 2: 

Worksheet 2:

Click here to download Teaching Statements Worksheet 2

Part 3

Video 3: 

Diversity Statements

The diversity statement resource is broken into three parts: 
  1. Part 1: Video 1 and Follow-Up Worksheet 1
  2. Part 2: Video 2 and Follow-Up Worksheet 2
  3. Part 3: Video 3

Part 1

Video 1:

Worksheet 1:

Click here to download Diversity Statements Worksheet 1

Part 2

Video 2:

 

Worksheet 2:

Click here to download Diversity Statements Worksheet 2

Part 3

Video 3:

Academic Cover Letters

The academic cover letters resource is broken into three parts: 
  1. Part 1: Video 1 
  2. Part 2: Video 2 and Exercises 1-2
  3. Part 3: Video 3 and Exercise 3

Part 1

Video 1:

Part 2

Video 2:

 

Exercises

Download Exercise 1: Example Cover Letters

Download Exercise 2: Sample Job Calls

Part 3

Video 3:

Exercise

Download Exercise 3: Getting Started