If you are planning to apply for academic positions soon or in the future, explore resources to help you maximize your opportunities in these competitive roles. Take advantage of MCS advisors and resources throughout your time at Griffin GSAS to enhance your candidacy for research and/or teaching intensive jobs in different types of academic settings.

Highlighted Resources

CVs and Cover Letters

Every graduate student needs a curriculum vitae, or “CV”. Your CV represents your accomplishments and experience as an academic and helps to establish your professional image.

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Beyond the Professoriate

Beyond the Professoriate is an online professional development training platform that helps PhD students successfully transition into academic or nonacademic career paths.

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Interfolio

Interfolio is one of several online services that graduate students may use to manage their academic job search documents, including confidential letters of recommendation.

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20-Minute Tips: Videos for Harvard Griffin GSAS

A series of short how-to videos, including academic CVs, cover letters, and more.

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National Center for Faculty Development & Diversity

The NCFDD offers resources focused on developing skills to thrive in the academy such as strategic planning, productivity, work-life balance, and healthy relationships.

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Chronicle of Higher Education

Harvard University has an institutional subscription to the Chronicle, allowing full access to all of the offerings including a job board for faculty and administrative positions.

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How to Get an Academic Job

“Here’s everything you need to know about finding a tenure-track position.”

“The end of the graduate-school gauntlet is in sight. You’ve completed your coursework, passed your comprehensive exams, gotten your dissertation proposal approved, and already written several chapters. But now …

By Laura Stark
Laura Stark Associate Director: Academic Careers & Pursuing the PhD
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A PhD Student’s Guide to Academic Job Market Resources at Harvard

Harvard Griffin GSAS Students:

As you consider the academic job market there is a lot to learn, and a lot to do, and you may have many questions.

Good news! In addition to the disciplinary expertise available in your department, …

By Laura Stark
Laura Stark Associate Director: Academic Careers & Pursuing the PhD
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​​The Rocket Ship Startup List: 2026 Edition

The ~ 900 Top Companies to Work For, Including 35 Supernovas

Prepared by Jeffrey Bussgang, General Partner and Co-Founder, Flybridge Capital Partners; Senior Lecturer, Harvard Business School:

“Each spring for the last decade, I’ve published the Rocket Ship Startup List – a …

By Caroline Rende
Caroline Rende Associate Director of Graduate Career Exploration
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