{"product_id":"the-professor-is-in-the-essential-guide-to-turning-your-phd-into-a-job-paperback","title":"The Professor Is in: The Essential Guide to Turning Your PhD Into a Job - Paperback","description":"\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cp style=\"text-align: right;\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/reportcopyrightinfringement.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eReport copyright infringement\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eKaren Kelsky\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eUPDATED FOR 2026 - The definitive career guide for grad students, adjuncts, post-docs, and anyone else eager to get tenure or turn their PhD into their ideal job--now refreshed with new material to equip readers for today's job market\u003c\/b\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003e\"If you want unvarnished straight talk about the academic job market--and how to navigate it--then heed Karen Kelsky, and heed her now.\"--Rebecca Schuman, education columnist for \u003ci\u003eSlate\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eEach year thousands of students earn their PhDs, but only a small percentage land a job. For every tenured professor or well-paid former academic, there are countless underpaid and overworked adjuncts, and many who simply give up in frustration. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eKaren Kelsky has made it her mission to help readers solve the mystery of the academic job market. As a former tenured professor and department head, and the creator of the popular and widely respected advice site TheProfessorIsIn, she has helped thousands land their dream careers. With \u003ci\u003eThe Professor Is In, \u003c\/i\u003e Dr. Kelsky has poured all her best advice into a guide that addresses the most important issues facing any PhD, including: \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003e- When, where, and what to publish\u003cbr\u003e- Writing a foolproof grant application\u003cbr\u003e- Cultivating references and crafting the perfect CV\u003cbr\u003e- Acing the job talk and campus interview\u003cbr\u003e- Avoiding the adjunct trap\u003cbr\u003e- Making the leap to nonacademic work when the time is right\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ci\u003eThe Professor Is In\u003c\/i\u003e addresses all of these issues--and now it's been overhauled to arm the latest generation of readers. This revised edition features updates throughout and new candid chapters on the risks of academia, the importance of making it work for you, the need to rethink the search committee, and even the possibility of life outside the Ivory Tower.\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003eKAREN KELSKY\u003cb\u003e \u003c\/b\u003ehas run The Professor Is In blog and business since 2010, and today, she is the most widely recognized expert in the highly engaged world of Ph.D.'s attempting to navigate the transition to the job market. A former tenured professor and department head at two major research institutions, she knows (and shares) the insider knowledge of academic hiring.\u003c\/p\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 576\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 1.1 x 9.1 x 6.1 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eIllustrated:\u003c\/strong\u003e Yes\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e August 04, 2015\u003c\/div\u003e\n            ","brand":"BooksCloud","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":52371291439378,"sku":"9780553419429","price":22.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0941\/2211\/5346\/files\/qHasFR5Yw79780553419429.webp?v=1781217309","url":"https:\/\/ckbookstore.net\/products\/the-professor-is-in-the-essential-guide-to-turning-your-phd-into-a-job-paperback","provider":"CK BOOKSTORE","version":"1.0","type":"link"}