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My Policy Is… (#Postac Post, Fruscione)
by Joe Fruscione Joe Fruscione Successful freelancers have concrete policies governing much of their work: from payment and logistics to deadlines, future communication, and handling dissatisfied...
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Being an Academic (Alt, Ac, or Otherwise) – Guest Post
I’m happy to welcome Dr. Robert Oprisko to the TPII post-ac blogging team. Robert has written widely on adjuncting and the decline and fall of academia, and is deep in his own post-academic...
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by Robert Oprisko Dr. Robert Oprisko One of the largest hurdles that a non-STEM Ph.D. will face moving into the Post-Ac environment is perception, both their own and others of who they are and what...
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The Genuine Job Search (Out-Ac post by Karen Cardozo)
by Karen Cardozo Karen Cardozo If you’ve been following my posts, you know that I am a major proponent of a both/and approach. This proclivity emerges in my bio as an interdisciplinary or, more...
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How to Get Clients and Keep Them – Postac Post by Margy Horton
By Margy Thomas Horton, Ph.D.* Dr. Margy Horton Three years ago, I thought morning and night about how to get enough clients to fill my schedule at my business, ScholarShape. I knew I could help...
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A Scientist Leaves the Pyramid Scheme of Academia – Out-Ac Guest Post
by Viviane Callier Dr. Viviane Callier Vivianne is one of our new Out-Ac Coaches. Please learn more about her here, and get in touch at postaccareers@gmail.com if you’d like to work with her or any of...
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The World of the Freelance Writer – Viviane Callier
by Viviane Callier, new TPII Out-Ac Coach Dr. Viviane Callier The world of freelance writing is an exciting one. Freelancing attracts academics and former academics because we value the intellectual...
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Fiction Editing, Part I: Editors – Out-Ac Post by Joe Fruscione
by TPII Out-Ac Coach and Consultant, Joe Fruscione Dr. Joe Fruscione As a freelancer, you have different options for projects. Developmental, STEM, and academic editing are well suited to post-ac...
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How to Be a Fiction Editor, Part II: Novelists’ Views – Postac Post by Joe...
By Postac Coach and Consultant, Joe Fruscione Joe Fruscione In Part I of this series, we heard from three editors who’ve worked on fiction projects. Now we flip the conversation and hear from two...
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The 30,000 Foot View – a STEM Postac Guest Post
By Brandon Cochenour, Ph.D. It would seem lately that a lot of the discussion around “alt-ac” are mostly “Variations on a Theme”… Get PhD Search for tenure track position Receive tenure track position...
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The Alt/Post-Ac Makeover: From Field to Function and New Forms – Cardozo
by Out-Ac Coach Karen Cardozo Karen Cardozo To run a successful Alt/Post-Ac job search, you first need to grasp some key differences between hiring in academic versus alternative sectors. Here’s is a...
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Entrepreneurship for Academics: An Interview with Adeline Koh
Today’s post is an interview with Dr. Adeline Koh, Associate Professor of Literature, and Director of Digital Humanities, at Stockton University. One of my earliest clients, Adeline has gone on to...
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Introducing TPII Staff: Dr. Maggie Levantovskaya
Over the next few weeks I’ll be introducing the wonderful members of the Professor Is In staff, who assist me in editing client academic job and grant documents and welcoming and directing old and new...
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Introducing TPII Staff–Dr. Verena Hutter
Over Summer 2016 I’ll be introducing the wonderful members of the Professor Is In staff (Dr. Maggie Levantovskaya is here and Dr. Petra Shenk is here) who assist me in editing client academic job and...
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New Year, New Plan – Postac Post by Karen Cardozo
by Out-Ac Coach Karen Cardozo Karen Cardozo It’s that mid-hiring cycle season when academic job seekers are in limbo, and thus a good time to preach my both/and gospel once again: unless you are in the...
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Working With a Developmental Editor (A Guest Post)
By Dr. Jane Jones Jane Jones, PhD, an academic editor and writing coach, founded Up In Consulting to work with faculty at all stages of their career to improve the quality of their writing and stay on...
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Leaving Academia: The Trauma of Identity Loss – A #Postac Guest Post
by Lisa Munro, PhD Dr. Lisa Munro Lisa’s Bio: I graduated from the University of Arizona in 2015 with a PhD in Latin American history. I’ve got a long list of non-academic jobs, including being a...
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Profs and Pints: My Post-Ac Business In Academic Pub Talks – Guest Post
By Peter Schmidt Peter’s Bio: In addition to being the CEO of Profs and Pints, Peter Schmidt is a freelance writer and consultant and is working part-time as a Senior Fellow for the Georgetown...
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Leaving the Academy: A View From a Creative Field (A Postac Guest Post)
Dr. Richard Graham is our newest post-ac coach. He has a Ph.D. in Music Technology, and is dedicated in particular to helping those in creative fields make the transition to industry. He will be...
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Where Are The People? Building Community Around Your Services and Getting...
Part II in a Three Part Series on the Post-ac Transition in Creative Fields, by TPII Post-ac coach, Dr. Ricky Graham I am a guitarist, music producer and former academic from Northern Ireland. I...
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