The Fourth Edition of the Academic Job Search Handbook may be purchased by current Penn doctoral students and current Penn postdocs (who have completed at least one year of their postdoc) in the Career Services office for the discounted price of $10.00. Others may purchase it through Amazon, other booksellers, or the University of Pennsylvania Press at the regular retail price.  It is available to be read in the Career Services Library.

Written by our own Career Services professionals, Julia Miler Vick and Jennifer S. Furlong, the chapters are entitled "What You Should Know Before You Start," "Planning and Timing Your Search," "Written Materials for the Search: Suggestions and Samples," "Conducting the Search," "After You Take the Job," and "Additional Considerations."

The authors of the book are also career columnists for “The Chronicle of Higher Education."  See Career Talk and The CV Doctor.