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Academic Careers in Mathematics

• On the Market This new blog is hosted by a committee member of the Joint Committee on Employment Opportunities. This blog is centered around giving career advice to early career mathematicians. Join in on the discussion.
• PhD + epsilon An early career mathematician blogs about her experiences and challenges.
• Suzanne Kelton  An Introduction to Teaching Mathematics at the College Level
• Thomas Garrity and Frank Morgan  Teaching Tips
• AMS Graduate Student Blog is by and for math graduate students, managed by Frank Morgan.
• Christopher Frayer The Search For an Academic Job in Mathematics: The Perspective of a UK Graduate Student
• AMS Policy Committee on the Profession Supportive Practices and Ethics in the Employment of Young People in the Mathematical Sciences
• Kevin Charlwood Developing Your Curriculum Vitae
• Heather A. Lewis and John S. Caughman Tips for the Job Search: Applying for Academic and Postdoctoral Positions
• Kevin Charlwood Hiring A Statistician into a Mathematics Department
• Annalisa Crannell Applying for Jobs: Advice from the Front (and the Rear)
• Thomas Rishel The Academic Job Search Handbook
• David T. Kung Liberal Arts Jobs - Advice from the Other Side
• John Ewing Some Advice for Young Mathematicians (a pdf file)
• Thomas Hull, Michael A. Jones, and Diana M. Thomas Interviewing for a Job in Academia
• Ronald M. Davis Teaching at a Two-Year College--Is It For You?

The Nonacademic Job Market for Mathematicians

• Leon H. Seitelman Applying for Nonacademic Positions
• Catherine O'Neil A View on the Transition from Academia to Finance
• Katy Piotrowski Using Placement and Career Development Services to Improve Your Job Search Results

Other Job Sites of Interest

• The Chronicle of Higher Education (contains job ads from some institutions which are not found in the mathematics publications).
• Federal Government Office of Personnel Management (USAJobs)
• Inside Higher Ed (contains articles of interest for higher education)
• CFD Jobs Database (Computational Fluid Dynamics)
• EMS Vacant Academic Positions in the European Departments of Mathematics and Statistics
• Higher Ed Jobs (contains listings for all types of college jobs, and includes teaching positions for which only a master's degree is required)
• Association for Women in Mathematics Career Resources
• Mathematical Association of America Math Classifieds
  
• Placement firm for private, independent schoolteachers (K-12) Carney, Sandoe & Associates

Visit the AMS Graduate Student Blog, a new blog by and for math graduate students, managed by Frank Morgan. 
 

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