Month: March 2013

• Market Madness

    My unconventional journey along the tenure track has inevitably led me back to the arduous task of juggling a job search in addition to research and teaching. I admit, I have been an avid reader of advice columns and blogs about the academic market in recent years.  I have had my share of horror […]

  kameelahmartin

  March 10, 2013

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  Academic Job Search, Academic Life, Graduate Training, Job Market, MLA Interview, Tenure Track Jobs

• A Conscious Choice

    My recent junket on the job market has brought forth many reflections on why I chose to pursue a career in academia in the first place.  I think back to the moments in my education when I made conscious choices about what I would and would not do with my graduate training and career.  […]

  kameelahmartin

  March 10, 2013

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  Academic Life, African American Literature, African American Studies, American Literature, Graduate Training, marketing oneself, Professional confidence