Philosophy
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American Philosophical Association (APA) Online - A Brief Guide for Undergraduates
Learn about the subfields of philosophy and its use in educational and career pursuits in this guide from the American Philosophical Association.
http://www.apa.udel.edu/apa/publications/texts/briefgd.html
Career Handbook for Philosophy Majors
Comprehensive guide to the many career options of philosophy majors.
http://web.phil.ufl.edu/ugrad/ugcrhbk.html
Famous Philosophy Majors
This guide, compiled by a philosophy professor at St. Mary's University, also lists Nobel Prize Laureates with philosophy degrees and other notable people who studied the field.
http://www.phil.stmarytx.edu/majors/philnote.pdf
Philosophy - What can I do with this degree?
Handy list of possible fields, employers and strategies for philosophy majors.
http://cohesion.rice.edu/Administration/CareerServices/emplibrary/philosophy.pdf
Job Banks and Searching Advice
Chronicle of Higher Education - Philosophy Section
Academic postings updated weekly.
http://chronicle.com/jobs/100/500/5000/
EpistemeLinks' Jobs in Philosophy
Links to web resources and email lists for job-seeking philosophers.
http://www.epistemelinks.com/Main/MainJob.aspx
H-Net Job Guide
Job search for majors in history, humanities, and social sciences.
http://www.h-net.org/jobs/
Hireculture
A job board for careers in the culture organizations in Massachusetts.
http://www.hireculture.org/jobbook/index.asp
Idealist
Huge database of nonprofit jobs, internships and volunteer opportunities in the United States and around the world. Email alerts can be customized to be sent every time a new job is posted in your area of interest.
http://www.idealist.org/
Associations
Importance of Professional Organizations . . . In School and Out
Why should you join a professional organization? Read this article to find out.
http://www.campuscareercenter.com/students/article.sp?news_id=902
American Philosophical Assocation (APA)
http://www.apa.udel.edu/apa/index.html
Cognitive Science Society
http://cognitivesciencesociety.org/index.html
EpistemeLinks' Organizations
Browse by title, or search by topic or philosopher!
http://www.epistemelinks.com/Main/MainOrgs.aspx
Society for Women in Philosophy (SWIP)
http://www.uh.edu/~cfreelan/SWIP/index.html
American Philosophical Practitioners Association
http://www.appa.edu/
Graduate School Information
MassCIS
The Massachusetts Career Information System (MassCIS) is available to Massachusetts residents and includes an Education & Training section. Click on "Graduate School Sort" to create a list of schools matching your preferences. From the Mass. Division of Career Services (DCS).
http://masscis.intocareers.org/
Peterson's Online Graduate Program Resource
Peterson's online searchable graduate program database. Users can search graduate programs nationally by keyword, location, etc.
http://www.petersons.com/Default.asp?ShowTab=gr
Philosophical Gourmet Report
Comprehensive rankings of graduate programs in philosophy based on evaluations by 256 actual philosophers. Includes doctoral programs, specialties, terminal master's programs, and philosophical study in law schools.
http://www.philosophicalgourmet.com/
Market Trends
American Philosophical Association (APA) Online
An excellent resource to find a lot of information about many of the issues in the philosophy profession. See the Profession heading on the left for information relating to Data, APA Statements, Average Faculty Salaries, and Perspectives.
http://www.apa.udel.edu/apa/index.html
Leiter Reports: A Philosophy Blog
An interesting blog that features many entries about philosophy departments, big names in the field, and trends in the academic profession.Keep in mind though that this is a blog, and it contains personal opinion rather than scholarly facts.
http://leiterreports.typepad.com/blog/
Here's a link to an entry entitled “As a profession, is philosophy in a better or worse state than it was in 1997?”
http://leiterreports.typepad.com/blog/2008/01/as-a-profession.html#comments
Vault Online Career Library
Teaching college is a major part of the philosophy field. Check out the Vault entry on ‘College Professor’. (Note: Click on Industry Research first).
NOTE:Current students and staff can access Vault on campus and remotely using their Simmons log-in: http://0-www.vault.com.library.simmons.edu/cb/careerlib/careerlib_main.jsp?parrefer=2336
- Alumni have off-site access to the Vault Online Career Library provided by the Simmons Office of Alumnae/i Relations with Alumnet registration with Alumnet registration. To register for Alumnet, go to: https://www.alumnet.simmons.edu/olc/pub/SNS/register/register.cgi
- To log-on to Vault through Alumnet, go to: http://www.alumnet.simmons.edu/olc/membersonly/SNS/career_lib.html
- A free version of Vault, which also contains the Vault job board, is available at http://www.vault.com.
CareerSearch
Use CareerSearch’s Salary Wizard to find salary information on academic positions in philosophy. Start by selecting the job category ‘Education’, ZIP code or state, and then Search. Then select the job title, eg. Assoc. Professor – Philosophy – Higher Ed. The results are geographically adjusted national averages.
Note: Users must create their own login at the registration screen. In order to complete registration, you will be asked for a client referral code - please email library@simmons.edu to obtain this code (for Simmons students and alumni).
http://v2.careersearch.net//client
America's Career InfoNet
Use this resource to find stats on academic philosophy positions under Salary + Benefits. You can also use it to explore other careers, find state employment information, salary information and more.
http://www.acinet.org/acinet/
"In a New Generation of College Students, Many Opt for the Life Examined"
This New York Times article, located in the Education section, discusses this latest trend for undergraduate majoring in philosophy.
http://www.nytimes.com/2008/04/06/education/06philosophy.html?_r=3&oref=slogin&oref=slogin&oref=slogin
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