As the time of year is approaching when I spend quite a bit of my time giving feedback on academic job applications, I thought it would be a good time to draw together some useful resources on applying for jobs in academia. I doubt very much that this is an exhaustive list; do share any other resources you have found useful in the comments.<\/p>\n
Vitae -<\/a> sample academic CVs from across the disciplines, an extensive list of interview questions, advice on writing a statement of research interests and finding funding<\/p>\n Manchester Academic Careers website<\/a> - advice on CVs, covering letters, personal statements and interview presentations, as well as video career stories of current academics<\/p>\n jobs.ac.uk<\/a>\u00a0- articles on a range of topics relating to careers in academia, including this one <\/a>on writing personal statements for academic jobs. They also have a range of free e-books <\/a>on topics including academic job interviews and covering letters for research jobs, and last year ran a Google Hangout <\/a>on academic job interviews.<\/p>\n Cambridge Early Career Blog <\/a>- Steve Joy writes engagingly on a range of topics. I particularly liked his advice on talking about teaching in interviews<\/a>\u00a0and academic cover letters<\/a>.<\/p>\n The New Academic -<\/a> tips and stories from Nadine Muller and other early-career lecturers, including a detailed article on academic interviews.<\/a><\/p>\n Check out also our in-house guide <\/a>to finding postdoctoral research positions, which includes on applications and interviews.<\/p>\n I appreciate that most of these resources are UK focussed. Our vacancies<\/a> web page for researchers contains links to vacancy and information sites on academic jobs outside of the UK, and a previous post<\/a> also contains resources on global academic careers.<\/p>\n