careers Archives - Ideas on Fire

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February 6, 2019 Love to Write? We’re Looking for Blog Authors Read More

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February 5, 2019 How to Write a Great Speaker or Author Bio Read More

Academic Politics for New & Contingent Faculty, blog - Icebergs in cold waters

January 21, 2019 Academic Politics for New and Contingent Faculty Read More

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January 2, 2019 Imagine Otherwise: Jenny L. Davis on Indigenous Language Revitalization Read More

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December 11, 2018 2018 Year in Review: A Year of Connection Read More

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November 21, 2018 Imagine Otherwise: Craig Santos Perez on a Decolonial and Demilitarized Pacific Read More

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November 13, 2018 How to Put Your Interdisciplinary Training to Work in an Editing Career Read More

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November 7, 2018 Imagine Otherwise: Macarena Gómez-Barris on Fighting Extractive Capitalism Read More

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November 6, 2018 Join us for a Succeeding Outside the Academy Book Party and Discussion! Read More

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October 24, 2018 Imagine Otherwise: Veronica Corzo-Duchardt on Art Between Worlds Read More

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October 22, 2018 Social Media for Academics: Learn the Ropes Read More

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October 10, 2018 Imagine Otherwise: Imani Perry on Love as an Ethic Read More

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September 26, 2018 Imagine Otherwise: Manuela Lavinas Picq on Indigenous Futures Read More

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September 18, 2018 Embracing Academic Seasonality and Rhythms Read More

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September 12, 2018 Imagine Otherwise: Francesca T. Royster on Writing Courageously Read More

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September 4, 2018 Planning Your Academic Book Tour and Promotion Read More

Stacie Williams wearing a grey sweater and silver earrings in front of a bookcase. Text reads "Stacie Williams, Imagine Otherwise podcast episode 70"

August 29, 2018 Imagine Otherwise: Stacie Williams on Radical Librarianship Read More

Gayatri Gopinath wearing a black shirt and gold hoop earrings, text reads "Gayatri Gopinath, Imagine Otherwise podcast episode 69"

August 15, 2018 Imagine Otherwise: Gayatri Gopinath on Queer Diasporic Aesthetics Read More

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August 1, 2018 Imagine Otherwise: Heath Fogg Davis on Gender’s Administration Read More

Finding & Seizing Career Opportunities: Multicolored rocks with blue and green rocks around the edges and reddish rocks in the center

July 16, 2018 Finding and Seizing Career Opportunities Where You’re At Read More

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July 10, 2018 Staying Curious About Your Research to Stay Inspired Read More

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June 20, 2018 Imagine Otherwise: Bianca Laureano on Feminist Afro-Latinx Sex Education Read More

Tenure Review Is Like Accounting - Stacks of files

June 12, 2018 Tenure Review is Like Accounting, or Things I Wish I Had Known When I Started the Tenure Track Read More

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June 11, 2018 Moving Tips for Academics: Planning, Planning, Planning Read More

How to Ask for a Letter of Recommendation - Black sign hanging outside a brick building sign that reads "ask" in large neon letters

May 8, 2018 How to Ask for a Letter of Recommendation Read More

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May 3, 2018 Cultural Studies Careers Workshop Read More

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May 1, 2018 Planning Your Interdisciplinary Job Search Read More

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April 30, 2018 Cultural Studies Careers: Becoming an Academic Editor Read More

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April 26, 2018 Harness Your Interdisciplinary Superpower Read More

Academic Conference Presentation Tips - Person wearing blue blazer and colorful headscarf standing and clapping

April 24, 2018 Academic Conference Presentation Tips Read More

Deciding Whether to Finish Your PhD - Person carrying a yellow bag standing at the crossroads between four paths surrounded by green grass

April 23, 2018 Deciding Whether or Not to Finish Your PhD Read More

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April 18, 2018 Imagine Otherwise: Leah Lakshmi Piepzna-Samarasinha on Radical Memoir (part 1) Read More

Editing Careers, Academic Editing - Books on a wood bookcase

April 16, 2018 Editing Careers: Breaking into Academic Editing Read More

Myths and Misconceptions about Academic Peer Review - Close up on the edges of a stack of books

April 10, 2018 Myths and Misconceptions about Academic Peer Review Read More

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April 4, 2018 Imagine Otherwise: Manuel Cuellar on Dancing as Community Building Read More

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March 22, 2018 Using Side Gigs to Explore Career Options Read More

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March 21, 2018 Imagine Otherwise: Lynn Comella on Finding Your Voice Read More

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March 7, 2018 Imagine Otherwise: Sara Bernstein on Critical Public Scholarship Read More

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February 27, 2018 Collaborative Research for Junior Faculty: Finding Projects Read More

Academic Collaboration for Junior Faculty - 3 people sit around an office conference table with laptops and papers, 1 person stands at the end of the table

February 13, 2018 Collaborative Research for Junior Faculty: Finding Collaborators Read More

Mentoring Students Seeking Non-Academic Careers - two people sit at an office table talking and taking notes

February 6, 2018 Mentoring Students Pursuing Non-Academic Careers Read More

2017 Year in Review - Multicolored fireworks in the sky above a city

December 19, 2017 2017 Year in Review: A Year of Collaboration Read More

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December 13, 2017 Imagine Otherwise: Yaba Blay on Everyday Black Girl Magic Read More

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December 12, 2017 Academic New Year Resolutions: Looking Back, Looking Ahead Read More

Organization Tips to Get You Through the End of the Semester - Person sits on the floor holding a giant stack of papers

November 28, 2017 Organization Tips to Get You Through the End of the Semester Read More

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November 22, 2017 Dealing with Rejection in Academia Read More

Turning Your Dissertation into a Book - Brightly colored books on a black bookcase

October 30, 2017 Turning Your Dissertation into a Book Read More

Finding Non-Academic Mentors - Two people sit at a table talking with a laptop in front of them

October 17, 2017 Finding Non-Academic Mentors Regardless of Your Career Path Read More

Building Your Professional Network - Multicolored top held together by black plastic nodes

October 9, 2017 Building Your Professional Network and Community Read More

Before & After Conference Checklists - Stack of post-it notes and blue pens sitting on a table

October 3, 2017 Before and After Conference Checklists Read More

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