careers Archives - Ideas on Fire

Fostering Intellectual Community at Your Academic Workplace - Group of women colleagues laughing and talking at a table, two are high-fiving each other

August 19, 2019 Fostering Intellectual Community at Your Academic Workplace Read More

Emilly Prado wearing an orange sweater in front of a teal wall

July 31, 2019 Imagine Otherwise: Emilly Prado on Making Space for Creativity Read More

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July 16, 2019 Dismantle Magazine Interviews IoF Founder Cathy Hannabach Read More

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July 15, 2019 Meet the New IoF Team Members! Read More

How to Move to a New City (Again) and Settle In - House keys stuck in a front door

June 24, 2019 How to Move to a New City (Again) and Settle In Read More

Tania Lizarazo in front of a teal wall

June 19, 2019 Imagine Otherwise: Tania Lizarazo on Listening and Learning in Public Read More

Brave New World of Remote Teaching - Person wearing headphones types on a laptop

June 11, 2019 The Brave New World of Remote Online Teaching Read More

Black and white photo of Alix Olson wearing a black sweatshirt

June 5, 2019 Imagine Otherwise: Alix Olson on Transitioning from Performer to Professor Read More

We're Hiring Academic Editors and Academic Indexers - Desk with papers, phones, and computers

May 31, 2019 We’re hiring! Seeking Academic Editors and Indexers Read More

Ebony Elizabeth Thomas wearing a pink sweater and shell earrings

May 22, 2019 Imagine Otherwise: Ebony Elizabeth Thomas on Leaving No One Behind Read More

Dennis Norris II wearing a black tank top and glasses

May 8, 2019 Imagine Otherwise: Dennis Norris II on QTPOC Literary Worlds Read More

Resisting Academic Busyness - Person relaxing in a hammock

April 22, 2019 Resisting Academic Busyness and Taking Weekends Off Read More

Surviving Job Burnout in the Academy and Beyond - Stressed out person holding their head

March 25, 2019 Surviving Job Burnout in the Academy and Beyond Read More

Editing Endnotes and Footnotes - Sculpture and water fountain made of books

March 11, 2019 A Farewell to Ibid.: Editing Endnotes and Footnotes at ACES Read More

Turning a Side Gig into a Career with Dismantle Magazine - Teal and orange abstract design on wall

March 5, 2019 Turning a Side Project into a Career: A Peek Behind the Scenes with Dismantle Read More

Making Career Decisions in an Era of Uncertainty- Green bush shaped into a giant question mark

February 18, 2019 Making Career Decisions in an Era of Uncertainty Read More

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

How to Write a Great Speaker or Author Bio - Black notebook and teal pen

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

Jenny Davis wearing a blue shirt and glasses in front of a bookcase

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

Ideas on Fire's 2018 Year in Review - Blue fireworks against dark sky

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

Craig Santos Perez wearing a black shirt and a beaded necklace, in front of trees

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

Interdisciplinary Editing Career - Person stands before an orange arrow on the ground

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

Macarena Gómez-Barris wearing a green shirt and gold hoop earrings

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

Succeeding Beyond the Academy Book Launch - Multicolored balloons

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

Veronica Corzo-Duchardt wearing a white shirt and grey glasses, standing in front of shelves

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

Imani Perry wearing a white shirt and resting her face on her hand

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

Manuela Lavinas Picq wearing silver earrings, a white shirt, and a blue wrap

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

Embracing Academic Seasonality - Bright orange fall trees in a field

September 18, 2018 Embracing Academic Seasonality and Rhythms Read More

Francesca Royster wearing tortoiseshell glasses, teal earrings, and a multicolored shirt

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

Planning Your Academic Book Tour - Book pages arranged in a heart shape against yellow background

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

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

Gayatri Gopinath wearing a black shirt and gold hoop earrings

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

Heath Fogg Davis wearing a navy blazer and blue button-down shirt

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

Intellectual Curiosity - House with white walls and black trim positioned upside down against a blue sky

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

Bianca Laureano wearing a black and white striped shirt and silver earrings

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

Moving Tips for Academics - Brown cardboard box with dishes packed in it and a meta key hanging over the edge

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

Cultural Studies Career Workshop - Modernist blue glass building with curved roof

May 3, 2018 Cultural Studies Careers Workshop Read More

Planning Your Interdisciplinary Job Search - Clear round ball on green ground in front of green plants, plants are reflected upside down in the glass ball

May 1, 2018 Planning Your Interdisciplinary Job Search Read More

Becoming an Academic Editor - Multicolored glass walls, like a Mondrian painting

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

Harness Your Interdisciplinary Superpower - Yellow and orange spiral lights against black background, looks like a tunnel of light

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

Leah Lakshmi Piepzna-Samarasinha wearing purple lipstick, a black shirt, and gold earrrings

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

Breaking into Academic Editing - Wood desk with laptop, plant, glasses, and coffee cup

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