A job search is time consuming and difficult, but a good book written by someone who has been there can provide a boost in morale. Whatever your academic discipline or appointment you desire, you are likely to find a match for it on the Internet.
Investigate the Campus Review for jobs in Australasia or find a career connection at the Women in Higher Education Web page. The Black Collegian advertises an "abundance of career planning/job search information," which also includes jobs in higher education.
Job-hunting within the tight higher ed. market is a challenge, and using the best tools can make all the difference. You may want to bookmark this page, as links are added and updated frequently.
There are a number of all-purpose guides that share the same basic premise and offer good tips. The following roundup of books and websites target the higher education job market.
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Part-Time Thoughts
MLA Delegate Assembly Spends Six Hours on Debate Over Ward Churchill and 30 Minutes Discussing Use of Part-time Faculty
Super Adjunct
How To Be an Adjunct Love-Magnet!!!
Negotiating the Paradox: Adjuncts & Writing
The Role of Market Correctives
Freeway Flyer
Frequent Flyers and a Different Slant on Job Security
Juggling 101
Death & Dying: A Love Story
The Mentor Is In
Identity Crisis
Teaching In Pajamas
I Gave Him My Number. Will He Call?
The New Adjunct
New Adjunct, Same Conference Hustle: Reflections
The Union Army
St. Francis Adjunct Faculty Joins AFT/NEA Union
I needed to take an emergency HIV test.