Developing your application for an academic position

Compiling an application for an academic teaching position can involve a complicated array of materials. This page is designed to help graduate students and postdocs who are interested in teaching at a college or university. In addition to the resources found on this page, CU-CIRTL and the Office of Postdoctoral Studies present an annual series of workshops centered on the Academic Job Search. View the upcoming workshops here.

Best practices

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Finding your institutional fit

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Cover letters

A Dozen Sentences that Should Appear in Your (Academic) Job Application Letter – Advice from the University of Washington Graduate School

CV

Build Your Curriculum Vitae – UC San Francisco Office of Career and Professional Development

Dr. Karen’s Rules of the Academic CV – The Professor Is In blog

Teaching philosophy statement

Visit our page on Teaching Statements

Interviewing

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Thank you letters

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