Resources for Research Associates

Thayer School Research Associates have access to counseling and career-related resources through Thayer School Career Services.

The following URLs pertinent to Research Associates were culled to supplement existing Thayer Career Services on-resources. If you would like to recommend a resource for inclusion on this page, please contact our office.

CV/Resume Advice and Resources

• The Basics of Science CVs
• How to Convert Your CV to a Resume (For PhDs seeking positions in industry)
• Template for a CV (PDF) (From Career Services, University of Pennsylvania)

Note: The proper way to list Thayer School on your resume or CV is "Thayer School of Engineering at Dartmouth College, Hanover, NH." If you have questions on this, please blitz engineering.career.services@dartmouth.edu.

If You Seek a Position in Academia

On the Application Process for PostDocs and Professorships

• Applying for an Academic Position (Graduate Career Office)
  Great insight on how the process of applying for a position in the sciences works at Dartmouth and at other institutions. Includes information on the "hidden" questions to ask during the process as well as the art of negotiating as you make decisions on how to handle offers.
• Demystifying Academic Terminology and Position Descriptions
  This two-part series from the career advice section of the Chronicle of Higher Education (also known as The Chronicle), explains common academic acronyms and phrases that you'll be expected to understand.
  • Learning the Lingo Part I
  • Learning the Lingo Part II
• Landing an Academic Position: The Process and the Pitfalls (PDF) From how to develop your CV and summary of teaching philosophy, to how to prepare for an interview and what to wear...a thorough guide to applying for faculty positions. Developed by Professor John Danzig of the Department of Mechanical and Industrial Engineering at the University of Illinois-Urbana Champaign.

Advice on Working in Academia and Evaluating Potential Employers

• Obtaining Employment
  A comprehensive listing of on-line resources from general advice columns and job search strategies to on-line bulletin boards and communities for support and networking. From the University of Washington.

• The Chronicle's Career Network offers terrific resources and advice columns. We particularly recommend Mary Morris Heiberger and Julie Vick's Career Talk as well as the special section of advice on "Landing Your First Job." The Career Network also contains salary information for specific institutions, CV advice, and information on trends in academic hiring. Career forums established by the Chronicle are a great source to gather information and share your thoughts with others.

Position Listings

This is a small sampling of online position listings for engineering. Searching websites of professional associations and other discipline specific resources may yield additional results for your field of interest. In addition, position announcements mailed directly to Thayer Career Services may be found in the "Academic Binder" of the Career Services Library.

• Academic Keys
  In addition to position listings, this site contains information about funding resources, conferences, and professional associations.

• American Society for Engineering Education
  Site visitors may view positions from current issue of Prism magazine, the ASEE's membership magazine.

• Chronicle of Higher Education Career Network
  For position listings, select "Browse Jobs," then "Faculty/Research" positions in "Science and Technology." Note that as with many internet-based searches, searching on a broad category area—i.e. Engineering—will yield greater results than a narrowly-defined search.

• Faculty for the Future
  Hosted by the College of Engineering at Penn State, the mission of this site is to link women and under-represented minority candidates from engineering, science and business with faculty and research positions at universities across the country.

• PhDs.Org

• newscientistjobs.com
  Search hundreds of jobs in science and technology

If You Seek a Position in Industry

• Job Searching for a Non-Academic Job (Graduate Career Office)
  Helpful information on strategy and approach for applying for industry positions.

• Interviewing for a Non-Academic Job (Graduate Career Office)
  Great resource that will help you to successfully prepare for job interviews

• Beyond the Ivory Tower
  From the Chronicle, advice on how to transfer your academic and research experience into industry.

• Resources for Searching for Non-Academic Positions
  From the Chronicle of Higher Education, a helpful index of associations, links

• newscientistjobs.com
  Search hundreds of jobs in science and technology

Note: Additional resources for those seeking positions in industry can be found here and in the Career Services Library.

Updated January 2006.