Preparing for Jobs Outside the Academy
At the 2019 meeting of the AAR in San Diego, Dr. Brad Stoddard led a workshop that encouraged graduate students to look outside academia for potential jobs. As the academic job market tightens, many qualified people are left scrambling for careers in theirfield of study. As Stoddard suggests in his...
| Published in: | Bulletin for the study of religion |
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| Format: | Electronic Article |
| Language: | English |
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| Published: |
Equinox
[2020]
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| In: |
Bulletin for the study of religion
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| Standardized Subjects / Keyword chains: | B
Religious studies
/ Vocational prospects
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| RelBib Classification: | AA Study of religion AD Sociology of religion; religious policy ZB Sociology |
| Further subjects: | B
non-academic
B job market B alternative careers B freelance B Academia B tenure |
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| Summary: | At the 2019 meeting of the AAR in San Diego, Dr. Brad Stoddard led a workshop that encouraged graduate students to look outside academia for potential jobs. As the academic job market tightens, many qualified people are left scrambling for careers in theirfield of study. As Stoddard suggests in his workshop, the answer may lie in pursuing work outside the field of academia. Following Kelly Baker’s example, Stoddard showcases how much work is available through a portfolio career, offering advice on reinventing oneself academically, obtaining freelance work, and finding employment in non-profits that likely will fulfill one’s intellectual hopes and dreams. |
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| ISSN: | 2041-1871 |
| Contains: | Enthalten in: Bulletin for the study of religion
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| Persistent identifiers: | DOI: 10.1558/bsor.17720 |