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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Designing a New Path: A Historian’s Leap from Academia to Innovation

In summer 2024, the Mignone Center for Career Success, with support from Harvard Griffin GSAS Leadership, partnered with Michael Tworek, PhD ’14 (Founder, Polis Education) and Erica Machulak, PhD (Founder, Hikma Strategies) to offer a new and innovative program rooted …

By Caroline Rende
Caroline Rende Associate Director of Graduate Career Exploration
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Real Life Stories: Beyond Academia  

Key Takeaways from Harvard Griffin GSAS Alumni Panel 

By Caroline Rende  

What does it really take to launch a career outside academia? At a recent panel I hosted, several PhD-trained professionals shared unfiltered insights about their journeys, struggles, …

By Caroline Rende
Caroline Rende Associate Director of Graduate Career Exploration
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Why the World Needs Humanists

Written by Dr. Erica Machulak, PhD – Founder, Hikma

Join us for Beyond the Book: Hustles for Humanists on April 8th, 2025, to learn more about how an entrepreneurial mindset can help you find or create meaningful work.

Harvard Griffin …

By Caroline Rende
Caroline Rende Associate Director of Graduate Career Exploration
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GRADUATE SPOTLIGHTS

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Meet Mary
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Meet Yookyeong
Meet Sheng
  • Tampa, FL
  • Assistant Professor of American Politics University of South Florida
Meet Eric
  • Fargo, ND
  • Postdoctoral Research Fellow North Dakota State University
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  • Berkeley, CA
  • Postdoctoral Scholar University of California at Berkeley
Meet Grace
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  • New Hampshire
  • International Program Specialist - Eastern Europe & Central Asia Department of Commerce - Commercial Law Development Program
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  • Boston, MA
  • Postdoctoral Fellow Boston Children's Hospital - Vascular Biology
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  • Los Angeles, CA
  • Hendrick's Assistant Adjunct Professor (Postdoc) UCLA
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