{"id":410,"date":"2009-10-04T18:26:38","date_gmt":"2009-10-04T22:26:38","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/mathgradblog.williams.edu\/?p=410"},"modified":"2009-10-04T18:26:38","modified_gmt":"2009-10-04T22:26:38","slug":"job-search","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blogs.ams.org\/mathgradblog\/2009\/10\/04\/job-search\/","title":{"rendered":"Job Search"},"content":{"rendered":"

by ANDREW OBUS<\/a><\/p>\n

It’s that time of year when graduating students have to start thinking about the job search.\u00a0\u00a0 I don’t want to give here a comprehensive overview of the job search, but I want to share a few things that I did in my academic job search last year that I think were helpful (and that are not always done)…<\/p>\n

1) I kept a spreadsheet of all the jobs I had applied to.\u00a0 A big one.\u00a0 With lots of data.\u00a0 My columns were school, location, deadline, type of job, duration of job, onMathJobs?, special application requirements, where to send application (if not mathjobs<\/a>), applicationSubmitted?, result of application, faculty member to mention in cover letter, and sendExpandedResearchStatement? (see #2).\u00a0 This was essential to keeping me organized, especially when applying to on the order of 100 jobs.<\/p>\n

2)\u00a0 I had two major versions of my research statement (for research universities).\u00a0 One was the standard version, about 4-5 pages.\u00a0 The other one was an expanded, slightly more technical version, about 8-9 pages, that I sent (unsolicited) to roughly 20 faculty members around the country\/world with whom I was particularly interested in working.\u00a0 Most people, even if they didn’t read it in detail, at least responded to me that they would bring my application to the attention of their search committees (important, when the school is receiving hundreds and hundreds of applications), and I even got a few suggestions on my research.\u00a0 Thanks to my advisor for this tip.<\/p>\n

3)\u00a0 I applied for the NSF postdoc.\u00a0 This is only possible if you are a US citizen or permanent resident, and the deadline is October 21st, 2009.\u00a0\u00a0 The fellowship provides 2 years of funding with no teaching responsibilities, or 3 years if you teach half-time for 2 of them.\u00a0 And you can essentially take it wherever you want.\u00a0 If you do this, you need to apply with a particular sponsor and department, and your sponsor will need to write a short letter.\u00a0 Word on the street is, with the stimulus package, there will be many of these fellowships available in the near future (more were given last year than usual).\u00a0 It is definitely worth it to apply, even though the application is lengthy and due early.\u00a0 After all, after you are done with the NSF application you will have written the bulk of what you need for your other academic job applications.\u00a0 More information is at www.fastlane.nsf.gov.<\/p>\n

Happy job hunting!<\/p>\n

–Andrew<\/p>\n

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