Issues in Philosophy

Giving the Finger to the Philosophical “Finger”

If you’ve come within hailing distance of a philosophy talk in the past several years, you’ve no doubt become acquainted with the “finger.”  No,...

What to Do about Your Website? Online Options for Philosophy Job-Seekers

Along with application materials, individual websites are an opportunity for philosophers to communicate research as well as a chance to convey suitability as a...

How do you bring candidates “to campus” during the COVID-19 pandemic? Part 2

The APA Best Practices for Interviewing and the APA Good Practices Guide, Chapter 5 on Interviewing and Hiring serve as invaluable resources for candidates...

How do you bring candidates “to campus” during the COVID-19 pandemic? Part 1

The pandemic has put a halt to a lot of hiring in the academy.  Of course, higher education is not the only sector facing...

Consider the Presidential Management Fellowship

In the fall of 2016, I was facing very insecure job prospects. I was on the final year of a post-doc position at Fordham...

How Can I Be a Philosopher in a Non-academic Career? (Part 3)

Answers from Ryan Stelzer, MA, Management Consultant and Executive Coach Ryan Stelzer (photo right) earned a master’s degree in philosophy from the University of...

How Can I Be a Philosopher in a Non-Academic Career? (Part 2)

Answers from Matthew Barrett, PhD, Consultant in the Life-Sciences Industry Matthew Barrett (photo right) earned a doctorate in philosophy from Stanford University, and is...

How Can I Be a Philosopher in a Non-Academic Career?

Answers from Gina Helfrich, PhD, Program Officer for Global Technology in International Development Gina Helfrich (photo right) earned a doctorate in philosophy from Emory University...

How Can I Be a Philosopher in a Non-academic Career?

New series from the Blog of the APA ... How Can I Be a Philosopher in a Non-academic Career? Answers from philosophers in tech, industry, media,...

Why You Should Self-Archive and How to Do It

Photo by DAVID ILIFF. License: CC BY-SA 3.0. New York Public Library research room (via Wikimedia Commons) I earned my PhD in 2015. While I...