Any suggestions, hints, tricks, secrets, etc. on applying for a full time tenured track position? Letter of interest and CV required. Any help would be great. Here are my thoughts: Emphasize the researach publishings and conference attendance. I teach part time there now and I want to highlight that. What else, what else, what else???
For most disciplines, the competition for tenure-track faculty positions is quite heavy. At a very minimum, the search committee will be looking for experience in the three primary areas of faculty responsibility: teaching, scholarship and service. Some things that you would include in your portfolio: 1. Teaching a. List of courses developed and/or taught at the college/university level. b. Copies of teacher performance evaluations c. Copies of student evaluation d. Any teaching awards or recognitions e. Workshops or seminars taught f. Documentation of technology/distance teaching experience 2. Scholarship a. Refereed (peer-reviewed) journal articles published b. Non-refereed journal or professional publications c. Presentations at professional conferences d. Participation in professional associations (particularly in leadership positions) e. Sucessful grant applications/awards authored f. Applied projects g. Professional consulting h. Work-related technical expertise in the discipline 3. Service a. College/university committees on which you have served b. Memberships/activities in civic/community/government organizations c. Volunteer work During the past 18 years, I have had the opportunity to sit on many hiring committees and these are the things that have determined which faculty get hired. I hope that this is helpful.
I would think developing a relationship with the school(s) you're interested in would help. I think this would be even more so if you're a nontraditional entry (like an older graduate entering from a different career, and/or a nontraditional school. Most of the people who track this board are the latter and would not seem to be, for the most part, the kind that would enter the academy as a career. Of course, there are exceptions.
I'll echo other posts here. Scholarship, service and teaching are the three key areas to focus in on. Also be aware of what they are really looking for which isn't always clear from the job posting - do they need someone with a special niche or will a "utility player" be of more use to the department? What role(s) do they want this person to fill? Be prepared for rejection - the school in question may have dozens of applicants and in a screening process a lot of resumes get turned down quickly. Regards - Andy
I second this opinion. As a non-traditional degree holder, you might find that getting a tenure position is not an easy task. I think that you might want to apply also for post doctoral positions at the school you want to teach, post-doctoral positions at a good University might help to make up for the lack of "prestigious" degree as this will be the last level of studies in your resume. Most post doctoral positions pay around 40 K but you might be able to teach and make about 50K that is not bad considering that a tenure track will pay about the same for assistant professors. Many post docs manage to get tenure positions in the school they serve so that might be a good start.
