The Riley Guide:Sites with Job Listings

Education & Instruction

General Resources || Executive Search Firms
PostDocs / Ph.D. Candidates
College & University Faculty || College / University Administration
K-12 Teachers and Administrators
Special Education || Private Tutoring
Instructional Technology / Online Instruction

You may also be interested in Training & Development. Information on Music Education is also available. Library and Media specialists will want to review additional resources under Information Design, Delivery, & Management.

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General Resources

Educational Counselors

Career and Education information along with Job and Salary Data by Metropolitan Area. Part of The Riley Guide's Career Research Center.

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Executive Search Firms

Search Firms, from Academic360.com

...a list of search firms who have conducted searches for positions at colleges and universities; however, they do not necessarily specialize in higher education searches.

Alden & Associates

"Founded in 1999, Alden & Associates, Inc. provides executive search and consulting services to colleges and universities. [...] The firm focuses on executive search, with primary specializations in athletics administrators, head coaches, chief of staff/presidential assistants and general counsel search work." You can review some of the current searches they are handling as well as some recent searches they closed. Qualified Athletic Administrators and Senior Administrators are welcome to Join the Database (submit a resume) for consideration for future searches.

PlacementCorp

...based in New Jersey, this executive recruiting firm specializes in placing executives within higher education, working with for-profit institutions as well as some of the most prestigious universities across the US. Qualified candidates are welcome to submit a resume for consideration.

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PostDocs / Ph.D. Candidates

ResearchisCool.com

"...a UK-based website with a bold vision. Our aim is to allow more early career stage researchers to acquire, develop and make use of their research skills by helping them find vacancies for research jobs, such as postdoctoral fellowships, and postgraduate courses, such as PhD studentships or Masters courses. We can also help early career stage researchers by providing information on scholarships and postgraduate funding, advice on recruitment processes and tips on landing the research jobs and courses you desire." Started by a researcher who was frustrated by the lack of such a central source, this site lists numerous fellowships and studentship courses in the UK, US, and other countries, but the vast majority are in the UK at this time. You can see the basic information for each listing (topic, location, institution) but the necessary details require free registration. Having spent a lot of time looking at these kinds of resources on behalf of a former client, I think this site looks particularly good and offers a great service!

PhDs.org Science, Math, and Engineering Career Resources

...started by Geoff Davis while he was an assistant professor in the Math Department at Dartmouth College, he has continued to run this site after changing jobs. "The goal of the site is help students to prepare for the changing demands of today's job market and to provide a voice for early career scientists." This site includes job listings, career info, info on finding employment, and much more, and should be required reading for all Ph.D. candidates. The Job and Fellowship Listings cover more fields than just science, math, and engineering.

PH.D and the Job Search

...a marvelous FREE collection of short video workshops covering such topics as Creating a CV, Job Search, and Interviewing. These were created by the Department of Career Services at UConn and include advice from several faculty members in various fields (science and liberal arts) and some industry professionals talking about their own job search as well as what they look for in potential candidates. All grad students and Ph.D.s should take the time to review these as they prepare for their own job search. While you are here, you should also back up to the Students & Alumni page and look over the other free public resources they have for Students (Sample Resumes and CVs), International Students (employer expectations and visa info) and Grad Students!

Re-envisioning the Ph.D.: Ph.D. Resources

"The 'Ph.D. Resources' have been created to help doctoral students not just survive but thrive in graduate school and beyond." This section of the site is divided into two main categories: Obtaining a Ph.D. and Obtaining Employment. Each category divides into several subcategories and is filled with links to resources and information on developing and managing your career during and after completion of your program. The age of this site makes it a little problematic (many of the links to outside resources are broken), but much of the content and many of the links are still good. Persons pursuing or considering the pursuit of this degree will find these resources plus other areas of the program website to be helpful.

Other resources for Ph.D. candidates can be found under Arts & Humanities and Engineering & Mathematics.

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College & University Faculty

Academic360.com

Links to resources for employment in colleges in the US, UK, Canada and Australia, but also includes links to more resources for listings. Dan Knauft has been maintaining this great site for a very long time!

Academic Careers Online

...nice site features jobs in academe, education, and research facilities worldwide. Anyone can search the site and most listings have the application information visible, but you get added features by registering as a user. To search the jobs you must select a job category from the list (maximum of 4), but you need not fill in any other criteria.

Academic Employment Network

All kinds of teaching and academic positions in K-12 schools and colleges/universities. Free registration is required in order to view the announcements.

AcademicKeys.com

Academic positions in 13 major disciplines, and you can freely search and browse each. (Sorry, no cross-discipline search is available.) I suggest using the "show all" button to review all listings in each area unless you find so many you must be more specific. Registration and/or posting of your resume is not required unless you want to receive their e-fliers. I don't know if you post your resume if it will show in only one discipline or if it is cross-referenced. Looks very good.

Academic Physician and Scientist

A joint effort of The Association of American Medical Colleges and Lippincott Williams & Wilkins. The positions here are grouped into Administration, Basic Science, Clinical, or Other (including Radiology, FDA/NIH, and CDC opportunities.)

American Society for Engineering Education

...information on Engineering and Engineering Education, including links to engineering societies, fellowships and internships, issues of interest to engineers, and Careers in Engineering. Explore the entire site to find information of interest to you, including the Prism Classifieds with listings for academic openings and workshops (under Publications) and the Funding Opportunities (under Resources/Opportunities: Career).

Career.edu

...a job board for the international Academic and Research Community. There are listings here from several countries for faculty, department heads, postdoc researchers, grad and postdoc fellowships, and even staff. Looks terrific!

HigherLearningJobs.com

...jobs in community, technical, and junior colleges, from faculty to administration to support and athletic staff. You can freely browse the listings and submit applications for positions that interest you. I don't like seeing jobs that are over 6 months old in the database. Maybe they are still available, maybe they aren't, but if the employer renewed them the date of posting should be updated (or the listing should be pulled).

Chronicle of Higher Education's Career Network

... career articles and job listings from the Chronicle of Higher Education, the weekly publication of higher education worldwide. The job listings are updated daily and are free to all users. (Jobs are archived for 30 days.) If you are considering a teaching or administrative position with a college or university, you should be looking here! Many corporate and private research facilities also post jobs here.

HigherEd Jobs

...jobs in over 570 member academic institutions for both faculty and staff. Search by position or by institution.

Jobs.ac.uk (was NISS Vacancies)

... Jobs.ac.uk is the “official recruitment site for Higher Education in the United Kingdom.” All types of jobs are listed, from academic to administration to those who provide support services. You can target your search to particular types of institutions or to specific geographic locations. We have additional resources covering education jobs in the UK.

Council for Christian Colleges & Universities Career Center

...faculty and administrative positions at the member and non-member affiliate institutions of the CCCU. "Position listings are generally posted within 24 hours of submission and are posted here for 90 days when no application deadline is specified in the listing." The most recent postings are listed first. Browse the faculty or admin/non-teaching lists or search the text. Full list of member and non-member affiliate colleges participating in this association is available.

TedJob.com: Top Higher-Education Job

..."a career-service provider for postdoctoral jobs / postdoc positions, faculty positions, staff jobs, professor jobs, administrative jobs, and other academic jobs within higher education institutions. Postdoctoral positions and grad assistantships can be found here as well." Nice site, good listings, not just US positions. Free and very easy to find things fast.

THES: The Times Higher Education Supplement

....a great way to find jobs in higher education worldwide. THES carries lists from all categories of higher-education job vacancies worldwide as advertised in The Times.

UnivJobs.com

...a directory of colleges and universities in the US and Canada and information on their current job openings for faculy, staff, and administration. Select a state or other category (top ten, 4-year colleges, 2-year colleges, Canadian Colleges). Each instititution's listing includes a link to their website, a separate link to the employment listings for that school (many I tried were broken), and the contact information for the school's employment office.

Women in Higher Education

...monthly source of news and views providing an overview of issues affecting women on college campuses. The Career Connection posts several academic openings for faculty and chief administrators, but be sure to check application deadlines. Many articles from their monthly magazine can be read online, and they link to many sources for women.

College Guides and Directories are also available to help you target potential employers and review listings on their own web sites.

There is a nice collection of articles on The Academic Job Search on the NIH Virtual Career Center.

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College / University Administration

College and University Administrators

Career and Education information along with Job and Salary Data by Metropolitan Area. Part of The Riley Guide's Career Research Center.

ACPA Career Connections, American College Personnel Association

...jobs for resident advisors, director of student programs, etc., at colleges and universities. Date of posting is noted on each announcement, and most also say how long the announcement will stay active.

National Association for College Admission Counseling

..."brings together primary and secondary school counselors, independent counselors, college admission and financial aid officers, enrollment managers, and organizations engaged in guiding students through the secondary to higher education transition process." They also provide information for students preparing to go to college and their parents including a nice newsletter titled "Steps to College." Job listings for guidance and admissions counselors are open to the public.

AERA Job & Career Opportunities

....The American Educational Research Association (AERA) is concerned with improving the educational process by encouraging scholarly inquiry related to education and by promoting the dissemination and practical application of research results. Its members include educators; administrators; directors of research, testing or evaluation in federal, state and local agencies; counselors; evaluators; graduate students; and behavioral scientists. The listings include university, K-12, and industry openings.

Association for Institutional Research Jobs

AIR is dedicated to professional growth of all who participate in decision making related to higher education via management research, policy analysis and planning. AIR members work in many different postsecondary areas--finance, academic affairs, instruction, student services and institutional development--and in offices at the international, state, system or campus levels. The AIR Job Bulletin contains job listings for institutional planners and researchers that have been submitted to this organization.

Council for the Support and Advancement of Education (CASE) Career Center

....Specializing in administrative positions in academe and education, the jobs listed at CASE include positions in development, fund raising, communications, public relations, information systems and management, and alumni relations. You may see these same jobs listed elsewhere, such as in The Chronicle of Higher Education.

EDUCAUSE Job Posting Service

...Formed by the merger of CAUSE and Educom, "EDUCAUSE is an international, nonprofit association whose mission is to help shape and enable transformational change in higher education through the introduction, use, and management of information resources and technologies in teaching, learning, scholarship, research, and institutional management. Membership is open to institutions of higher education, corporations serving the higher education information technology market, and other related associations and organizations."

NACUBO

...the National Association of College and University Business Officers is a nonprofit professional organization representing chief administrative and financial officers at more than 2,100 colleges and universities across the country. News and resources along with Find a Job can be found on the main page.

National Association of Student Personnel Administrators

...the leading national association for college and university student affairs administrators. Their JobsLink includes openings for admissions, enrollment management, student affairs, housing, health, and much more.

StudentAffairs.com

...information, resources, and jobs for Student Affairs personnel, a moniker that covers numerous administrative positions. Sort the jobs by posting date or institution. Some nice features include a note on the job announcements that tell you how many times each has been viewed. The site also offers a free resume database. Obviously registration is required to use it, but the database is also limited to only those subscribers signed up to post jobs. StudentAffairs.com has other good offerings for folks in this field, including online courses.

Additional listings may be found in the resources for College& University Faculty. College Guides and Directories are also available to help you target potential employers and review listings on their own web sites.

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K-12 Teachers and Administrators

Elementary and Secondary Education Administrators

Elementary School Teachers

High School Teachers

Middle School Teachers

Secondary School Vocation Teachers

Junior High School Vocation Teachers

Teaching Assistants

Pre-School Teachers

Career and Education information along with Job and Salary Data by Metropolitan Area. Part of The Riley Guide's Career Research Center

Boarding School Review

...detailed information on boarding schools in the United States plus links to each school's website (and maybe job listings) where available. Alumni of these schools are also permitted to submit reviews of their schools. Search by a variety of criteria or browse by location and other criteria. They also offer a sample application calendar to keep you on track, links to educational consultants, and more. Good source for students as well as persons seeking employment in these institutions.

Council of Chief State School Officers

...a nationwide nonprofit org for the public officials leading the departments responsible for elementary and secondary education in the US and its other jurisdictions. From this site you can connect to the websites for all of these agencies, check out information on education standards and assessment, and keep up with the latest news in the education field.

USA K-12 Employment Opportunities

...the University of Kentucky's College of Education has gathered together links to teaching opportunities in all 50 states along with DC and the Department of Defense Education Activity listings. (At the time of review, a couple of states were not yet linked.) Some states have a centralized listing service for all schools, but those not offering this link to a centralized list. From this page you can also link to certification and licensing requirements for all states to see if you can easily transfer your current certification. Additional links to ESL, private, and international resources can be found at the bottom of the page.

ISM Career Corner

...Independent School Management's list of admin and faculty openings in private and public schools.

Jobs in Education

...focused on jobs with educational institutions, primarily in Canada. These include teaching, administration, and all others who are needed to run a school (such as plant management, business administration, etc.)

K12Jobs.com

... job opportunities available at Kindergarten, Elementary Schools, Junior High, High Schools and Vocational Schools. They also link to salary info, certification pages from all states, associations, job fairs, and the FAQ includes more links.

Private School Review

...free searchable directory of K-12 private schools. You can easily search for all schools within a certain distance from a zip code, making this an easy way for teachers to target opportunities close to home. They offer good demographic data on each school as well as the local community, and link you to the school's website (if available). That's where you'll find possible job listings.

Schools.ac

"The International School Directory." This is a source for jobs in international schools, some of which are quite prestigious. You will need to register in order to view some of the job listings as well as apply for the positions listed here, which means uploading a CV and cover letter, but it is free. Most listings include a link to the school's website so you can learn about them before applying. The site has operated by a gentleman in Thailand since 2005. The schools list their own jobs and they are always quite recent.

SchoolSpring

...nice site for find jobs in education -- all positions at all levels of education, though at the time of review we did not see much at the postsecondary level. We did see some international listings. Also, the results list presents not only listings from SchoolSpring but also listings found on other sites (they are sorted separately). Registration is not necessary to search and review listings, but it is recommended to facilitate applying for positions listed here. Looks very nice.

TABS, The Association of Boarding Schools

...a nonprofit association working to support and promote independent boarding schools. Their web site includes The Boarding School Directory, a list of nearly 300 boarding schools in the United States, Canada, and abroad. The directory can be browsed by name, location, and school type (boys, girls, military, etc.)

Teach for America

Teach For America (TFA) is a nonprofit organization that recruits primarily recent college graduates of all academic majors to teach for two years in an under-served urban or rural public school. However, applicants at all age and experience levels are welcome. If you've ever considered the idea of teaching others what you have learned, you might want to look more closely at this opportunity. Certification not required, and many graduate and medical schools grant two-year deferrals to accepted students who are also accepted by TFA. Many also offer funding and academic credits to TFA alumni.

Troops to Teachers

...provides referral assistance and placement services to service members and civilian employees of Department of Defense who are interested in beginning a second career in public education as teacher or teacher's aides. Besides employment resources and listings, they provide information on how to obtain certification and a list of mentors.

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Special Education

High School Special Ed Teachers

Middle School Special Ed Teachers

Career and Education information along with Job and Salary Data by Metropolitan Area. Part of The Riley Guide's Career Research Center.

Your Career in Special Education, The Council for Exceptional Children

The website offers a number of resources for those involved in or considering a career in special education, including an overview of what special educators do, the steps that would-be special educators should take, links to employment resources, and financial aid information. They also offer a research library and information on teacher recruitment initiatives.

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Private Tutoring

TutorMatch

...potential tutors can sign up on this site to advertise their availability and areas of expertise to parents and students seeking assistance. Basic listings are free, but for a small annual fee your listing can be upped to "preferred" (top of the list). TutorMatch has been online since 1996 is operated by ITCN NJ Web Design and Marketing in Morristown, NJ.

WyzAnt In-Home Tutoring

...this service helps match people of any age who are searching for tutoring in numerous topics with qualified tutors. This is not for online or phone tutoring, but actual face-to-face tutoring (in-home or another mutually agreeable location). You will be an independent contractor with WyzAnt collecting fees on your behalf and forwarding your share to you (yes, they take a cut). However, if you are looking for opportunities to add to your income by tutoring, there are many people who are looking for tutors and this site has an established presence across the US.

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Instructional Technology / Online Instruction

Online Adjunct Jobs

"A list for online adjunct faculty to share job opportunity locations and information." This free public blog lists job opportunities in online instructional positions. Kathie Lucas operates the site, but there is no real info posted regarding her background, but I don't think that's a problem here. All of the posted announcements link you to their point of origin, and you apply directly to the various employers and organizations. She is providing a marvelous service to educators in this new (and rapidly expanding) teaching field.

Employment Opportunities in Instructional Systems Technology

...these include positions such as Director of Academic Technology, curriculum designer, training designers and instructors, and usability experts.

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