Ph.D. students plan for a difficult job market
As upperclassmen scramble for recommendation letters and update their resumes in preparation for this fall's interview season, many are only dimly aware that their teaching assistants and graduate fellows may also be engaged in a desperate job hunt.
Jobs in academia are notoriously difficult to find, especially in humanities-related fields. According to the American Historical Association, the 2003-2004 academic year saw a 6.5 percent increase in the number of history doctoral degrees issued, while the number of advertised jobs for historians decreased by 1.8 percent. While the...
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