Preparing for Jobs Outside the Academy
At the 2019 meeting of the AAR in San Diego, Dr. Brad Stoddard led a workshop that encouraged graduate students to look outside academia for potential jobs. As the academic job market tightens, many qualified people are left scrambling for careers in theirfield of study. As Stoddard suggests in his...
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| Type de support: | Électronique Article |
| Langue: | Anglais |
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Equinox
[2020]
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Bulletin for the study of religion
Année: 2020, Volume: 49, Numéro: 1/2, Pages: 23-26 |
| Sujets / Chaînes de mots-clés standardisés: | B
Études de science des religions
/ Perspectives professionnelles
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| RelBib Classification: | AA Sciences des religions AD Sociologie des religions ZB Sociologie |
| Sujets non-standardisés: | B
non-academic
B job market B alternative careers B freelance B Academia B tenure |
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| Résumé: | At the 2019 meeting of the AAR in San Diego, Dr. Brad Stoddard led a workshop that encouraged graduate students to look outside academia for potential jobs. As the academic job market tightens, many qualified people are left scrambling for careers in theirfield of study. As Stoddard suggests in his workshop, the answer may lie in pursuing work outside the field of academia. Following Kelly Baker’s example, Stoddard showcases how much work is available through a portfolio career, offering advice on reinventing oneself academically, obtaining freelance work, and finding employment in non-profits that likely will fulfill one’s intellectual hopes and dreams. |
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| ISSN: | 2041-1871 |
| Contient: | Enthalten in: Bulletin for the study of religion
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| Persistent identifiers: | DOI: 10.1558/bsor.17720 |