The only thing that sucks about going away for a long weekend is returning to a chock-a-block email inbox. The only thing that’s delightful about that overstuffed inbox is gleaning some golden nuggets from it, which is what I have for you today.
- Over here is an incredible resource for those of you thinking of going the consulting route. I know we’ve already talked about Management Consulted. But Shawn Lankton is ABD (looks set to finish by the end of the year), and has landed a job at a consulting firm with the start date commencing with the completion of his degree. He has kindly sketched out a three-part series called A PhD’s Guide to Getting Consulting Jobs. From my brief glance, it looks super useful for those considering that path.
- For those who are struggling to finish the PhD, the ever-helpful Jo Van Every has this post for you.
- We have a Montreal connection! Leaving Academia was able to link up a couple of Montreal-based post-academics–would you like to join them? Let me know. [UPDATE: Those intrepid Montrealers have set up a Meetup.com listing! Check it!] And don’t forget about the Toronto-based meetup August 20. And I saw on WRK4US that there’s a Chicago meetup on August 13th at 7pm at Julius Meinl (3601 N. Southport).
- On a slightly more bummed out note (but still worthy of giving it attention): over at WRK4US, someone had posted a link to the Society of American Archivists career centre (oops, it’s American: center). I went to check it out (you know, always looking for stuff to pass on to you guys). When you click on “Browse Jobs,” though, it is revealed that there are exactly 2 jobs in California, 2 in Illinois, and exactly one each in Montana, Ohio, DC, Minnesota and New York. I say your odds are still on networking.
- And then there is this:
Anthology on the Corporate Academy Seeks Short Story, Non Fiction and Poetry Submissions
In his recent article “The Last Professor” (NY Times, Jan 09), Stanley Fish outlines the current state of affairs in the Academy. Drawing on the recently published The Corporate University and the Fate of the Humanities (Fordham UP, 2008) by Frank Donoghue, Fish writes of the promotion of corporate values in learning, the shrinking number of tenure-stream positions within the Academy (currently 35% in the US), and the expendability of professors who, within the model of the for-profit university, are simple “delivery people” rather than individuals who, after many years of study and research, inspire students and foster insight. Hidden Academics: Contract Faculty in Canadian Universities (University of Toronto Press, 2002) by Indhu Rajagopal paints a similar picture within the Canadian context. “Room Without A View”, the working title for an anthology exploring the experience of working on contract within Academia in the current historical moment, seeks creative submissions in the forms of short stories, poetry, or creative essay. This collection of creative writing documenting and describing the current social and historical moment of the Academy will be accompanied by a critical introduction which analytically frames the collection.
Submission Guidelines:
Short stories and creative essays: 3000-5000 words
Poems: any length
Format: word file with the genre of your submission in the entry line
Please submit by September 15 to Rita Gagliano and Lisa Fiorindi at r_gagliano@earthlink.net and lisa_fiorindi@yahoo.ca
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