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| About the Companion Website | |
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| Preface | |
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| Position Announcement Descriptions | |
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| Introduction | |
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| Position Announcements | |
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| Type of Position | |
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| Tenure-track Positions | |
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| Non-Tenure-track Positions | |
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| Adjunct Positions | |
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| Renewal or Term Appointments | |
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| Special Hire Appointments | |
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| Replacement Positions | |
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| Visiting Professors or Visiting Artists | |
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| Artists in Residence or Distinguished Professor Appointments | |
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| Research Appointments | |
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| Targets of Opportunity and Endowed Positions | |
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| Rank | |
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| Duties, Responsibilities, and Qualifications | |
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| Other Duties and Responsibilities | |
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| Qualifications | |
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| Materials Requested and How to Apply | |
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| Type of Institution | |
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| Summary of Position Announcement Descriptions | |
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| References | |
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| Additional Job Listing Resources | |
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| Preparing Your Application Materials: Applying for the Job | |
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| Curriculum Vitae | |
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| CV Preparation Appearance | |
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| Creating Your CV: General Document Construction | |
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| CV Categories | |
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| Personal Information and Contact Details | |
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| Educational Background or Experience | |
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| Employment History or Professional Career Experience | |
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| Academic Positions | |
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| Performance Positions | |
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| Non-Music- and/or Music-related Experiences | |
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| Research and Creative Activity: An Academically Oriented CV | |
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| Research and Creative Activity: A Performance-oriented CV | |
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| Grants | |
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| Service | |
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| Honors and Awards | |
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| References | |
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| Other CV Inclusions | |
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| Summary: CV Preparation and Appearance | |
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| Other Application Materials | |
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| Cover Letter, or Letter of Application | |
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| Teaching or Educational Philosophy and Research Statement | |
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| Research Statement | |
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| Background | |
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| Research Agenda | |
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| Relevance | |
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| Transcripts | |
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| Letters of Reference | |
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| Selecting Individuals to Serve as Referees | |
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| Your Responsibility to Your Referees | |
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| Additional Reference Consideration Items | |
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| Audio or Audiovisual Recordings | |
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| Articles, Performance Reviews, Works Performed or Ready to Perform, and Other | |
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| Teaching Portfolio | |
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| Sending Unsolicited Materials | |
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| Electronically Shared Information Systems | |
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| Making Application for a University Position | |
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| References | |
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| Applying for the Job: The Process | |
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| The Application Submission and Review Process | |
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| Consideration To Make Application | |
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| The Application: The Clock Begins | |
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| Formation of a Search Committee | |
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| The Committee's Review, of Applicants' Materials | |
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| Getting to the Final Pool | |
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| The Telephone or Skype Interview | |
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| Physical Preparation | |
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| Mental Preparation | |
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| Additional Preparation | |
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| Procedures Following Telephone or Skype Interviews and Recommendation Calls | |
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| The Interviews | |
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| Final Meeting | |
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| Preparing for the Campus Interview | |
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| Preparing for the Interview | |
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| Gathering Information | |
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| Travel Plans | |
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| Interview Apparel | |
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| Presentation Preparation | |
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| Additional Considerations or Interview Preparation Sessions | |
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| Posture and Proximity | |
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| Eye Contact, Gestures, and Facial Expression | |
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| Vocal Production | |
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| Elements of Your Presentation | |
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| Energy Needs | |
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| References | |
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| The Interview | |
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| The Interview | |
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| Potential Interview Questions and Focus Areas | |
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| The Teaching and Learning Process | |
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| Ideals and Philosophy | |
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| Yourself and the Position | |
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| Research and Creative Activity | |
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| Directors and Deans | |
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| What Are They Looking for? Ability, Potential, Charisma? | |
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| What Qualities Are Valued by Administrators in Faculty Hires? | |
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| What Questions Should a Candidate Be Prepared to Answer? | |
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| Questions You Can or Should Ask | |
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| Interest Questions | |
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| Questions Pertaining to the Student Population | |
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| Questions Relating to the Stability of the Setting | |
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| Questions Pertaining to Faculty Benefits | |
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| Summary of Your Interview with the Director and Dean | |
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| Interview Attire and Punctuality | |
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| Interviewing and Dining | |
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| Post-interview Questions and Inquiries | |
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| Summary: The Interview | |
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| References | |
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| The Offer and the Negotiation | |
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| Questions You Should Ask upon Receiving an Offer | |
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| Teaching Load Assignment or Reduction in Teaching Load | |
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| Start-Up Package and Research, Creative Activity, or Teaching Support | |
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| The Offer and the Negotiation | |
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| Negotiation Steps | |
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| The Hire Letter | |
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| Summary | |
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| References | |
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| Your First Days on Campus and Beyond | |
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| Your First Days On Campus | |
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| What You Need to Know and Do before Classes Begin | |
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| Documents | |
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| Parking | |
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| University Identification Cards | |
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| Keys, Access to Office, Classrooms, Buildings | |
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| Your Office | |
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| Classes | |
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| Advising | |
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| Orientations, Retreats, and Meetings | |
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| Other | |
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| Summary | |
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| Tasks, Responsibilities, To-do List | |
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| Beyond Your First Days on Campus | |
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| Guiding Thoughts | |
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| Workload | |
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| Salary | |
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| Tenure | |
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| What Counts? | |
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| How Much of "What Counts" Do I Need to Be Tenured? | |
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| How Do I Know if I'm "On Track" Toward Tenure? | |
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| Where Can I Look for Tenure Guidance? | |
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| What Is the Process for Getting Tenure? | |
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| How Do I Prepare a Tenure Package? What's Included, What Should I Be Doing to Assemble Such a Package? | |
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| What Happens if I Don't Get Tenure? | |
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| If I Get Tenure at One Institution and then Take a Position at Another Institution Can My Tenure Transfer? | |
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| A Summary of the Tenure Process | |
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| Promotion | |
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| Research or Creative Activity | |
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| Teaching | |
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| Service | |
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| Politics | |
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| Collegiality | |
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| Communications | |
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| Work Ethic | |
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| Budgets | |
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| The Perfect Job | |
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| Summary | |
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| Developing Your Career | |
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| Academia and You | |
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| References | |
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| Index | |