Applying for Jobs

This page provides links to various online advice for postdocs/junior academics on the job market. We also list various job posting sites maintained by mathematical societies.

Application materials - academic careers

• Resources for job applicants: Faculty willing to share examples of successful research, teaching, and diversity statements, or to provide feedback on your application materials [Only available within the Math network]

• Information on diversity statements [Only available within the Math network]

• Sample Materials for Faculty Positions, from UC San Francisco

• Valuing and Evaluating Teaching in the Mathematics Faculty Hiring Process, by Derek Bruff

• Passion: Your secret weapon for job search success, by David G. Jensen

• Words of Wisdom [to postdocs] from a New Assistant Professor, by Kristie Nybo

• How to Write a Statement of Teaching Philosophy, by By Gabriela Montell

Non-academic careers

• How to transform your academic CV into a resumé tailored for a specific job application [Only available within the Math network]. We are grateful to Melinda Lanius for compiling this information.

• Medical Mathematics Outside of Math Departments by Helen Moore

The links below point to videos posted on the UArizona Postdoctoral Affairs site

• Identifying opportunities outside the academy

• Branding yourself for industry positions

• Creating industry-appropriate application materials

• Preparing for and acing industry interviews

• Leaving academia - one postdoc's story

• A conversation about the current job market

Academic job postings

• Mathjobs provided by AMS

• SIAM Job Board 

• Jobs in Europe provided by the European Commission

• Research in Germany

Job search

• Interested in Applying to a Liberal Arts Institution?: Perspectives from Reva Kasman, Julie Rana, and Chad Topaz, by Linda Chen 

• Applying the 80-20 rule to your job search, by David G. Jensen

• Fifteen to one: how many applications it can take to land a single academic job offer, by Nina Notman & Chris Woolston

• Choosing the nontenure track, by Amar M. Singh

• What to consider when you’re thinking about jobs, by Maggie Kuo

• Postdocs, put your best foot forward for industry jobs, by David G. Jensen

• Anatomy of a Job Ad, by Julia McAnallen

• 4 Tips on Applying for Jobs Outside of Academe, by Ben Dumbauld

• Resources from BIG Math Network to prepare for BIG (Business, Industry, Government) jobs

• What to do, and when, if you are applying for both academic and industry positions, by Jennifer S. Furlong and Stacy M. Hartman

Interviews

• Ace your video interview, by David G. Jensen

• The two most critical elements of interview day, by David G. Jensen

Workshops

• STEM Faculty Launch Workshop at WPI