Applying for Faculty Positions | Office of Career and Professional Development

In this video series, we describe how to strategically position yourself as a competitive candidate for faculty positions.

Applying for Faculty Positions Step by Step

Step 1: Know your strengths and weaknesses as a faculty candidate

This step is for you if:

You have watched the Preparing for a Faculty Career video series and are ready to learn about the job application process for faculty positions.

Step 2: Set up an effective search process for a faculty position

This step is for you if:

You know your strengths and weaknesses as a faculty candidate but you don't have an effective search process for a faculty position.

Faculty are an important process of your job search. Learn more about the three key ways you need faculty in your application process.

Step 3: Develop application materials that emphasize your strengths

This step is for you if:

You know your strengths and weaknesses as a faculty candidate and have set up an effective search for your faculty position, but haven't developed your application materials.

Step 4: Get recommendations that confirm your strengths and address your weaknesses

This step is for you if:

You understand your strengths and weaknesses as a faculty candidate, have set up an effective search, know how to develop application materials that emphasize your strengths, but don't have your letters of recommendation yet.

Recommendations is one of the three key ways you need faculty involved in your application process. Learn about all three ways from this short slide deck.

Step 5: Get feedback on your application materials

This step is for you if:

You understand your strengths and weaknesses as a faculty candidate, have set up an effective search, know how to develop application materials that emphasize your strengths, and can get recommendations that confirm your strengths and address your weaknesses, but haven't gotten feedback on your application materials.