Literature for Astronomy Job Hunting
The libraries in Garching and Santiago have created Job Hunting/Career Advice areas where documents on these topics are displayed. Links to the electronic versions are provided below.
- Kuchner, M.: Marketing for Astrophysicists (link | ESO intranet: download)
- Linsky, J.L.: Unexpected advice for beginning graduate students in astrophysics (link | ESO intranet: download)
- Science magazine: Career Basics: Advice and Resources for Scientists (link | ESO intranet: download)
- Whiting, A.: Career Advice for New Astronomers (link | ESO intranet: download)
- Winzenburg, S.: How Skype Is Changing the Interview Process (The Chronicle of Higher Education) (link | ESO intranet: download)
- Job Hunting link collection on AstroBetter
- Navigating the Faculty Job Search. Wiki entry on AstroBetter
- The Power of Altmetrics on a CV. Blog post by Heather Piwowar and Jason Priem in asis&t--the Association for Information Science and Technology Bulletin, April/May 2013
We also bought the following books. Please be aware that they should be available at all times and therefore cannot be checked out.
- Andrews, B. (Brad): How to Land a Top-Paying Physicists and Astronomers Job : Your complete guide to opportunities, resumes and cover letters, interviews, what to expect from recruiters and more!, 2010 (library catalog)
- Gladwell, S. (Stephen): Physicists and Astronomers : Job Hunting - A Practical Manual for Job-Hunters and Career Changers, 2011 (library catalog)
- Kuchner, M.J. (Marc J.): Marketing for Scientists: How to Shine in Tough Times, 2012 (library catalog)
- Ruben, A. (Adam): Surviving your stupid, stupid decision to go to grad school (library catalog)
- Weinschenk, S.M. (Susan): 100 things every designer needs to know about people (library catalog)
- Weinschenk, S.M. (Susan): 100 things every presenter needs to know about people (library catalog)
- Young, V. (Valerie): The secret thoughts of successful women : why capable people suffer from the impostor syndrome and how to thrive in spite of it (library catalog)