Teacher, Postsecondary
Comprehensive Sites
Bureau of Labor Statistics: Teachers—PostsecondaryAn overview of postsecondary education is presented at this page, provided by the U.S. Department of Labor, as well as information on career preparation, job pay, and sources of further information on related careers. Work environment, education and training required for a variety of employment, and job outlook are all explored. The latest wage information can be accessed from links near the bottom of the page. Projected employment, according to teacher type is found, in addition to links to the latest local earnings data.
Federal Resources for Educational ExcellenceTeaching resources from federal agencies are contained at this site, where you’ll find departments on art and music, visual arts, theatre, health, language arts, math, science, and history. Lessons, career information, interesting sites across all major academic subjects offer plenty of opportunity to learn about postsecondary educational resources for teaching.
National Postsecondary Education CooperativeThis site is a repository of information on postsecondary education, including student outcomes, quality practices, projections of education statistics, and other tools of interest to students interested in becoming postsecondary educators.
Preparing Future Faculty Web LinksThis compilation of sites offers hundreds of resources on a variety of subjects related to graduate programs, post-doctoral training, and post-secondary teaching. Research on education, the emerging and future roles of faculty, policies and forum are all collected here.
Princeton Review: ProfessorIf you are interested in becoming a college professor, take a look at this site, which discusses a day in the life of a college professor and tells you what you might expect in terms of salary after two, five, and 10 years as an educator. Click on majors to help you select a good college major and connect to schools that offer these programs. You can also find out about teaching internships, graduate study, facts, figures, publications, and organizations of interest to postsecondary teachers.
Occupational Titles
College Professor
Graduate Teaching Assistant
Professor
University Professor
University Teacher
Accredited Academic Programs
Princeton Review: College Majors, ProfessorA variety of college majors would be good choices if you want to become a college professor, and this list provides you with a lengthy list of them. Click on your selection to be brought to a list of colleges and universities across the U.S. that offer your selected major. Access these schools individual websites for more program information directly from this site.
Salary Levels
AAUP Faculty Salary SurveyYou can search through years of average faculty salaries arranged by academic rank at this interactive tool. More than 1,400 colleges and universities are represented at this site. Related tables on what professors earn, where they earn the most, and earlier data are available.
PayScale: Professor, Postsecondary, Higher EducationMedian salary by years of experience is presented at this graph, along with further information on median salary by employer type, median salary by city, and other information according to gender, school name, and degree or major.
Professional Organizations
American Association of University ProfessorsThe American Association of University Professors defines standards and professional values for higher education. Publications of the organization offer higher education news, opinion, and timely feature coverage. Issues in higher education are addressed, including resources on academic freedom, academic research, and accreditation. Plenty of other topics are discussed at the site, such as legal issues and grading policies.
College and University Personnel AssociationDedicated to higher education, this association offers a compensation salary report, opportunities for professional development as a university professor, higher education news, and e-learning opportunities.
Preparing Future FacultyThe Preparing Future Faculty Program is a national movement to assist aspiring faculty members in their professional development. A brochure about the program is available at the site, as well as guidance manuals created for direct downloading.
Job Opportunity Sources
Academic Careers OnlineYou can post your resume or search the global academic career site for jobs in teaching and education, research, and academia. Postings include faculty, teacher, research student, post-doc, and adjunct faculty in colleges, universities, and research centers around the world.
American Association of University Professors: Career CenterFind a position at this online career center, part of an organization dedicated to servicing professionals in higher education. If you are thinking about becoming a university professor after school, you can have access to increased exposure, e-mail alerts about job openings, advanced search options, and customized privacy and distribution options at this career center.
Indeed.com: Professor JobsSearching hundreds of databases, this site collects more than 30,000 teaching positions across the U.S. in one location. Here, you can browse positions by relevance or date posted, and narrow your search by keyword or location.
Postdoc JobsYou can search postdoc jobs, manage your resume, or find out about fellowships at this niche recruiting portal.
Publications
AcademeThis bimonthly publication addresses issues in higher education that affect all university professors. Topics include achieving tenure, affirmative action, faculty appointments, distance education, and intellectual property. You can browse the latest issue at the site to find out what life in higher education might be like.
WorkplaceThis is a journal for academic labor and addresses issues concerning the current state and future of academia. Of interest to graduate students, the journal includes case studies, workplace democracy, book reviews, and important issues affecting higher education.
Online Forums & Blogs
Preparing Future Faculty: PFFNET Electronic Discussion GroupThis electronic mailing list is available to anyone, including students who are interested in the Preparing Future Faculty program. Topics surround the goals and interests of preparing doctoral students for careers as college and university faculty. To subscribe, simply e-mail the national office by following the instructions at this site.
Stanford University: Tomorrow’s Professors’ Mailing ListPostings occur twice weekly and seek to create an international community, with over 25,000 subscribers in more than 100 countries around the world. The list includes discussion of tomorrow’s graduate students and post-docs, tomorrow’s academic careers, teaching and learning, and research.
Workplace BlogThis collection of blogs address events, issues, and news from a journal that focuses entirely on labor issues affecting people employed in higher education. Several categories can be accessed from the menu at the right side of the page, as well as archived issues, recent entries, and related web links.
Career Videos
ISeek: University and College TeachersFrom this site, you can view a career video which discusses teaching duties and keeping up with developments in a chosen field of study as a college professor. Additional links at the site connect you to licensing and certification requirements, preparation, wages, jobs, and skills and abilities.
TeacherTubeLesson plans, student video lessons, and teacher videos are available at TeacherTube, a large online collection of videos just for teaching. The most popular videos can be accessed, as well as most discussed and top-rated. Teacher Tube blogs, groups, and channels on different aspects of teaching are available. On the video search, type in the keywords for the type of career information you are interested in.
