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zhenma 发表于 2008-4-19 09:14

开卷有益----The Academic Job Search Handbook (Third Edition)

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[/color][size=3][color=#000000][color=#000000]去年十月开始申请美国大学教授,有一个telephone interview,一个on-site interview,最后结果是颗粒无收。知道这个结果后,我并不沮丧,相反,我把失利当作是提高自己、充实自己的契机。本来,申请的时候已经看了一些资料。即使是面试结束但尚未知道结果的时候,我仍然不放弃自己的追求,看了一些书。现在我从网上书店买了一些书来看,其中一本是Mary Morris Heiberger和Julia Miller Vick编的The Academic Job Search Handbook。这是一本经典的书,在网上搜索The Academic Job Search Handbook就可以发现很多大学的就业指导中心都以这本书作为原型制作了就业指导讲义。

第一章The structure of academic careers介绍了美国大学的分类、终身教职体系、管理岗位、在不同学校之间的跳槽和学校的生活。

第二章Hiring from the institution's point of view介绍了很多大学招工的内幕。比如:职位是怎么确立的和张贴广告的?招聘委员会是怎么选择候选人、面试的?最终决定是怎么做的?做了决定后,怎么进行讨价还价?我特别喜欢这一章,因为它介绍了很多幕后的事情。比如:很多大学招人,并没有明确的概念要招什么样的人,只是想看看市场上有什么样的人。有的时候招人的方向虽然确立,[color=#000000]但是这不代表系里所有教授都同意这样的规划。在招工委员会,有的委员非常珍惜自己的权力,认真办事;有的委员认为参与委员会的事务是额外的工作,因此并不积极;有的委员正准备跳槽,因此完全不关心。面试的时候,有时候你的表现或者你说的某些话和系里前两年错误招进来的新教授的当时的表现或者话一样,那么委员们就会担心把你招进来会造成另外一个错误。在作最终决定的时候,并不一定是最优秀的人拿下职位,而是最合适的人。有时把工作给了和所有教授都没有冲突的人。有时一个起主导作用的老教授强烈反对某一个候选人,该候选人也选不上,造成下一个人上。有时候你参加面试,结果发现很怪异:最后职位给了他们系里内部的人,或者给了他们系里一直在挖的外面的人,或者给了他们系里正好缺乏的女候选人。面对这种情况,如果你是候选人之一,不要太在意,面试的时候要有自己最适合的表现,把“舍我其谁”的自信表现出来。也许最后别人拿下职位,却反悔了,于是职位就归你了;就算你没有拿下,面试也是很好的训练,帮助你在下一次取得更好表现,并且通过和对方系里教授的交流给别人留下良好印象,打出品牌。

第三章Becoming a job candidate: the timetable for your search介绍了找职位的时间表。

第四章Deiding where and when to apply介绍了投简历前首先要分清楚:我要找研究型大学还是一般大学?公立还是私立?有没有地理位置的偏好?对系里的环境有什么要求?自己的条件适合不适合这些理想?如果你不适合(比如没有科研独立能力),那么即使拿下职位也不行。

第五章The importance of advisors and professional networks介绍了在申请过程中导师的重要作用。这里面有一段话:"During graduate study it's critical that you change your self-concept from that of a 'student' who primarily learns from others to that of a 'colleague' who is actually engaged in his or her chosen discipline. If you view yourself merely as a job-hunting student, you will see networking as a petitionary activity, be hesitant to contact people, and perhaps run the risk of being bothersome. If you view yourself as an active member of your discipline, you will view networking more appropriately as an exchange of information, contact people condifently, and usually make them happy that they got to know you."这段话非常重要,也值得学生的导师学习:做老师的也要以同事的方式和学生相处,不要把学生当做小孩子。

这一章里还讲到:"If you are doing postdoctoral research, your current supervisor can play a role in your search similar to that of a (PhD) advisor. However, in addition to supporting your career development, a postdoctoral advisor is also often dependent on your work to complete research. It may not be realistic to expect that person to enthusiastically support you for a position which would take you away before you completed the time you'd committed to the postdoctoral position."

第六章Conference presentations and networking介绍了一个理念:想找到教职,多开会做报告,多和别人交流。这些可以宣传自己的工作、提高能见度、从别人那里得到信息、打造自己的品牌。

第七章Letters of recommendation讲了请别人写推荐信的注意事项。

第八章Learning about opening讲了到哪里去找招工广告。

第九章Responding to position announcements,第十章Vitas,第十一章Additional application materials,第十二章Job hunting correspondence,第十三章Job hunting correspondence介绍了申请的文书处理。

第十四到十八章介绍了面试技巧、如何讨价还价和接受或者拒绝offer、其它注意事项。里面讲了很多有价值的东西,比如:对方大学给你offer,但是要你很快答应,但是你还要等其它大学的消息怎么办?如果你得到的offer不是你的首选怎么办?你先答应了一个大学,可是过了几天收到另外一个好得多的大学的offer,可不可以反悔?如果你失败了怎么办?这里面有段话:"Of course you will be disappointed by rejections, but try not to let disappointment permeate your outlook. Discouragement can foster a vicious cycle in which you come across in your applications and interviews as cynical and bitter, leading to more rejections and more discouragement. As you are waiting to hear about one position, actively pursue others. If you are particularly hopeful about one job, while you are waiting to hear, plan exactly what you will do if you hear that you have not been selected. It's easy to feel that the application for a position was a waste of time if you are not selected for it. This is rarely true. Preparations for some applications will make other applications easier, the good impressions you made will last, and the people you've met can become part of a lifelong professional network."

第十九章Starting the job展开了新的篇章:"The most important move you make to your new job is psychological. You are no longer a graduate student whose progress toward a degree is directed by your advisor. You are now a scholar, about to assume a job which is both demanding and unstructured. You'll have to teach your classes on a schedule, but you will have to devise your own schedule for accomplishing your research and any other professional goals. You will get little feedback unless you ask for it, and your progress will be formally evaluated at infrequent intervals. Therefore, you must serve as your own advisor from now on."

第二十章Knowing about and getting tenure介绍了拿下终身教职应该怎么做。第二十一章Changing jobs介绍了跳槽。

读了这本书的总体感觉是:传统上,我们谈到找教授职位,我们注重的是简历和面试;但是这本书不是仅仅介绍简历和面试,而是介绍了一个“再造工程”,从根本上来塑造一个未来的教授。当然,这不是一朝一夕能完成的。这本书介绍了很多方面,但是有些东西讲得不够细,也不够生动。书本知识是一方面,有志青年还需要更多实战经验。相关内容见网上孟津教授的博客:[/color]
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