January 2007| Vol. 5 No. 1
COVER PACKAGE: Land an academic job
New professor Latoya Conner did. Learn how you can too.
- Ace the academic interview
Faculty interviewers often evaluate intangibles during interviews.
- APA-backed program primes students for the professoriate
- Applying for academic jobs
- Job talk basics
What you need to do to give a stellar talk, and how to get it done.
- Off the tenure track
Here’s what to consider before taking contingent work.
- Sell your research in writing
- The community college alternative
- The expansion of contingent faculty
- The new academic job market
A reordering of the academic world has shifted opportunities for psychologists.
- Tips for a successful job talk
CAREER CENTER
Keeping trackNew professionals need to know how to keep, safeguard and destroy records.
The classroom’s a stagePsychology teachers with theater training share tips that anyone can use to bring a concept to life.
CLASS ACT
She stayed the courseGood-natured determination propelled Sona Dimidjian to be an up-and-coming clinical researcher.
DEGREE IN SIGHT
Moving forwardSome students say the Clearinghouse was one of the best things that could have happened to them.
Communication breakdownsStudents and professors share lessons learned from instances of mistreatment.
Finding the right toolsStudent researchers need to know what to look for in a measurement instrument
What’s in a title?Students’ titles outside academia should reflect their training as accurately as possible, say ethics experts.
