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Career Services & Counseling

Postdocs with personal or career questions or concerns, or questions about Ithaca or Cornell can contact Christine Holmes, the Director of Postdoctoral Studies, to set up a meeting.

Many Web sites are available to help you in looking for a position:

Many Web sites offer help finding other forms of funding:

Good books, articles and resources for the academic job search process:

  • The Academic Job Search Handbook, 3rd ed., by Mary Morris Heiberger and Julia Miller Vick. Available in libraries and bookstores.
  • Landing an Academic Job: The Process and Pitfalls by Jonathan A. Dantzig, UIUC Professor of Mechanical Engineering. Available online
  • A Ph.D. in the social sciences shares a few lessons she has learned after five years on the market. Available online
  • A Ph.D. in Biology prepares to go on the market for her first tenure-track job. Available online
  • An Inside Higher Ed article helping graduate students think about whether they want a career in academia and, if so, what kind. Available online
  • A Science Magazine article with some good, quick salary negotiation tips. Available online
  • The CNS Career Advancement Program for Engineers and Scientists (CNS CAPES) is designed to improve the competitiveness of Cornell graduate students and postdoctoral scholars entering the workforce, in part by providing training in the important "real-world" skills often overlooked in traditional graduate programs, such as public speaking, proposal writing, and effective interview techniques. Visit their Web site: www.cns.cornell.edu/capes.html to view videos of the past workshops.

For a good laugh: