Academic Careers

For psychology students interested in pursuing an academic career upon graduation, we have compiled some information to assist them in this process.

• Doing Post-Doctoral Work — Should I?
  As the job market in psychology has gotten more competitive over the past couple of decades, the number of post-doctoral opportunities has grown enormously.

• Curriculum Vitae Dos and Don'ts
  Helpful hints for your curriculum vitae.

• Interview and Job Talk Tips
  Where to start and what to do to get prepared for an interview.

• Variations on the Theme of Academic Careers: The Non-tenure Track Position
  Learning how to secure a non-tenure track position is becoming increasingly important because the largest increase in university faculty positions in recent years has been in the category of full-time, non-tenure track positions.

• Variations on the Theme of Academic Careers: Beyond a Psychology Department
  The interdisciplinary nature of psychology makes individuals with doctoral degrees in psychology attractive as faculty members in a number of different academic settings.

• Psychology faculty's top salaries
  Psychologists who work at university business schools or medical school psychiatry departments are paid more, on average, than their colleagues in university psychology and education departments.

• Recruiting & retaining great faculty
  Experts share tips on attracting the best people for the job.

• Building better psych departments
  These benchmarks help undergraduate psychology programs improve their program assessments.

• Moving up in academe
  Psychologists grapple with the challenges of assuming new roles at their institutions.

• Psychology's front lines
  The contributions community colleges make to psychology are often overlooked but are vital.