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Job Documents that work

part 4 notes

The Academic Skepticism Principle

Your job documents—CV, coverletter, teaching statement, research statement—need and deserve the same level of care that you give to any of the writing you do in your career, including your dissertation and publications.

draft 的注意事项
内容上的控制

Listing

dyads & Lisiting

Dyads（双重列举）是 Listing 这种写法的典型形式。两者是互相包含的关系。这种形式具有极强的催眠效果（下面是例子）：

These findings challenge and refine sociolinguistic and anthropological premises and principles to encompass multilingual and language contact settings in both Japan and China.
My role as teacher is to enable students to develop their philosophical vision and literacy through an informed and sustained practice of traditional and contemporary philosophical methodologies coupled with critical study of philosophical history and theory. I see in the rigorous study of this history and theory an important tool for challenging undergrad and graduate students to go above and beyond the constraints and parameters of their initial understanding of formal and conceptual frameworks.

The outcome is a dizzying and tedious jumble of words that skims over a massive set of variables instead of clarifying a project.

不要滥用 list

事实与情感

* “I am sincere in my commitment to”; * “I delight in the work of”; * “I am so excited to be part of”; * “I consider it a remarkable honor and privilege to be able to”; * “I am passionate about.”

为什么不能使用情感代替事实
实际应用
  • Incredible (incredibly)
  • Amazing (amazingly)
  • Striking (strikingly)
  • Serious (seriously)
  • Intense (intensely)
  • Remarkable (remarkably）
  • Considerable(considerably)
  • Very / Really

使用在句子中的反例：“This assignment produces some incredible student work!”

另外一些反例（无法描述研究本身，只能描述候选者自己）：

Sincere / Eager / Earnest /Delighted / Excited / Honored / Thrilled / Passionate

What’s Wrong with Your Cover Letter

本节起始页 P159。有问题请直接查阅书

Cover letter 可能出问题的地方

It is Not on Letterhead

It Does Not Follow Norms of Business Correspondence Etiquette

It Is Too Long

注意使用 white space。页面上的留白更能体现出扩展性和你的自信。

You Are Telling, Not Showing

反例：

I am passionate about teaching

正例：

I used new technologies to create innovative small group discussion opportunities in my large introductory classes, technologies that were later adopted by my colleagues in the department

正例：

I worked one-on-one with students on individual research projects leading to published articles. Several students later nominated me for our campus’s Best Undergraduate Teacher award, which I won in 2015

You Drone On and On About Your Dissertation

Your Teaching Paragraph Is Weepy

You Present Yourself as a Student, Not a Colleague

You Don’t Specify Publication Plans

You Don’t Have a Second Research Project

You Didn’t Do Your Homework

You’re Disorganized and Rambling

P166，介绍如何写研究岗 cover letter

You Didn’t Tailor

具体事例参考 P 167

模板 P 168

Tailoring with Dignity

tailering 的表现手法

例子（正反）：
反例：

I can teach/say/be anything you want….

正例：

I would particularly look forward to participating in the Ethnicity, Race, and Nationalism interest group in the department, and envision developing an upper-level undergraduate course, Ethnic Nationalisms in Eastern Europe, as part of that dedicated curriculum. I can envision collaborating with Smith on projects related to Eastern European politics and economics, and with Nelson on work related to the post-socialist transition. I am also interested in the activities of the Center for Democracy Studies on campus, and would look forward to bringing an anthropological and Eastern European perspective into those cross-disciplinary conversations.

上面这段的优点：

不要让别人觉得你在求人

反例：

* “I would be happy to teach any of your introductory courses, including Anth 103, 105, 112, or 121.” (Abject eagerness to fill adjunct-level teaching needs.)
* “I would be thrilled to be a part of a department like yours with such a long and illustrious history in the field of Asian studies.” (Undignified flattery.)
* “It would be a great honor to join the dynamic faculty of the English department at the University of X, and I would strive to be a productive member.” (Desperate pandering.)

反例 （flattery）：

“Your department is an exciting and dynamic intellectual community.”
As one of the top-ranked programs in the country, your program is very exciting to me.”
Being home to one of finest student bodies in the country, your campus would be an ideal location for me to start my teaching career.”
“The University of X’s culture of teaching quality, commitment to institutional diversity, and unique partnership with the community are major strengths.
讲你希望为这个 program 贡献什么

正例：

The department’s long-standing strengths in Francophone cinema make this position a particularly appealing one for me. I would look forward to the opportunity to develop courses on emergent cinemas from West Africa and the Caribbean, and can also envision bringing material on those cinemas into introductory courses such as Introduction to World Cinema. I am familiar with the annual film festival hosted by the Center for Media Studies on campus, and I would enjoy collaborating with those organizers to increase the representation of Francophone cinema in that festival’s offerings.

* 首先，表明了申请者在像 facutly 一样思考

talioring 必须具体

反例

“I am excited to develop my career in research and teaching at your department.”
“This position appeals to me because of the excellent faculty and resources on campus.”
“I would be interested to develop a range of undergraduate and graduate courses in the department.”
“I am intrigued by the many possibilities for collaboration in the department.”
“My specialization in X will be valuable for the graduate students in the department.
tailorling 不是你认为的匹配

反例

“My combination of experience in X and Y makes me an excellent fit for your position in Z.”

Your goal is not to prove you are “qualified,” but to demonstrate the ways that you are exceptional.

Rules of the Academic CV

General Formatting Rules

Heading Material

Content

Education
Professional Appointments
Publications

如下的内容写入该区域：

Note that forthcoming accepted publications are listed with published pieces if they are accepted without any further revisions; they are listed at the very top since their dates are furthest in the future. If they are in press, they can be listed here with “in press” in place of the year, or “forthcoming” if they are accepted but not yet in press

Awards and Honors
Grants and Fellowships
Invited Talks
Conference Activity/Participation
Campus or Departmental Talks

此处放置

Guest lectures in courses should not be listed here or anywhere on the CV unless you are a very green candidate with little other content.

Teaching Experience
Research Experience
Service to Profession
Departmental/University Service
Extra Training (optional)
Community Involvement/Outreach (optional)

lincludes work with libraries and schools, public lectures, and the like. Media Coverage (optional). Coverage of your work by the media. Do not include blurbs or quotes from reviews. These are not movie trailers.

technical skills relevant to the discipline. More common in professional schools and science fields

Nonacademic Work (optional)

Include only if relevant to your overall academic qualifications.

Teaching Areas/Courses Prepared to Teach (optional)

You can give a brief list of course titles (titles only) that represent your areas of teaching preparation. No more than about eight courses should be listed here.

Languages
Professional Memberships or Affiliations
References

备注

Just Say No to the Weepy Teaching Statement

主要的问题

it is too long

when you write a professional job document, write everything you think need to say, then go back and take half out. Always write less than you think you need.

You Tell a Story Instead of Making Statements Supported by Evidence

反例

I always like to use multimedia materials in the classroom. I first discovered the value of these when I taught Introduction to Cultural Anthropology at East Tennessee State last spring. In that class I had the opportunity to use a wide range of videos and online materials. Students told me that they really loved these, and I came to feel that these are excellent methods for promoting in-class discussions. I plan to use them in future classes as well.

问题有：

正确的步骤：

  1. wide general good
  2. teaching strategies that manifest this good
  3. examples from specific classes
  4. evidence that the strategies were effective
  5. conclusion.
You Express Sentiments That Are Saccharine, Obvious, and Indistinguishable from Countless Other Applicants’

很多人描写 （wide general good）并没有突出自身的特点，以下是反例：

  1. “encouraging discussion”
  2. “supporting a variety of viewpoints”
  3. “hands-on learning”
  4. “promoting critical thinking”
  5. “creating engaged learners”

285/300 都写的这玩意，你说你烦不烦

Your teaching motivations need to arise from a sharp and incisive understanding of your discipline and its contributions to the greater good.

正确的做法；为了证明你的 discipline，需要给出的有：

反例：“I use small group discussions!”

正例：(“I assigned mini-ethnographies of the local meatpacking district and then students shared these in a student symposium in the last week of term”

Ideally your teaching method will be memorable enough that reviewers will be able to say later

You Misread Your Audience

这两份的区别在 degree 上。总的来说，招聘者希望你可以证明你的 teaching goal 与 他们学校的教学目标一致。那么：

You Are Excessively Humble, Especially If You Are Female

反例：

“I was honored to have the opportunity to be entrusted with the core seminar in X,”
“I was fortunate to be selected for the award in X,”
“I hope that my methods will encourage students to…,”
“I am always striving to improve my skills and seek training in new methods”
You Are Excessively Emotional, Especially If You Are Female

反例：

“I am delighted when students tell me…,”
“I would be thrilled to teach your course in X,”
“I am so excited to use new materials,”
“It would be a great pleasure to create new courses,”
“I would love to be a part of…,” or
“I can’t say enough about how much I enjoy…”

太nice 会让你看起来像个临时工。

Those who are competitive in the tenure track market articulate a teaching persona that is consistent with their researcher persona: serious, rigorous, disciplinarily cutting-edge, demanding, and with high standards and expectations.

The teaching statement is meant to demonstrate that you are as self-directed, resourceful, and innovative in the classroom as you are in your research and writing.

You Don’t Have a Conclusion

反例：

And I received positive feedback for that class

正例： “In sum, all of my pedagogical strategies are dedicated to teaching the debates and controversies animating political life in ways that will remain with the student long after he or she leaves my classroom.” 正例：

“To conclude, whether in small classes or large, I am dedicated to bringing the insights of political science to students’ lived experience, both at the local and global level.”

Teaching [my discipline] provides many opportunities to stimulate students’ thinking about X and X. Students are more likely to learn when they are comfortable in the classroom, and when they are engaged with the material. To this end, I strive to give students individualized attention and to foster an understanding of the world around them through interactive learning.

这一段显得毫无意义。因为：

When students know their teachers care about them, they are more attentive to and more enthusiastic about their studies. Each quarter, I invest time and effort into building long-lasting relationships with students. I learn their names, interests, and motivations for taking the course. I also design activities that encourage students to attend office hours, and I invite students to visit with me at cafés and restaurants during extended “office hours.” In addition, I make myself available through email, instant messaging, and social networking sites. Like my colleagues, I have boundaries for office hours and availability online, but I make sure that students never feel hesitant to contact me. I appreciate that students have other needs and concerns, and I recognize that personal problems and learning disabilities can impede their studies. It is also my experience that many students do not ask for help. Therefore, I take the initiative to contact students who seem uninterested or unresponsive, and I take note when I notice a sudden change in a student’s behavior. Showing a little concern can go a long way.

这一段的问题：

这一段传达给committee 的信号是，该候选人并没有 TT 级别的写作能力。

Students are also more enthusiastic about their studies when they are engaged with the material. In the classroom, I make every effort to create a supportive and collegial environment, in which students feel comfortable to share their ideas and to approach me for help. I begin each class with a fun and engaging activity related to course material. Sometimes, I play songs and ask students to interpret the lyrics. Other times, I play a short clip from a film or late-night comedy show. For example, in a class on X, I showed a clip on X from the film X. I also invite students to bring in songs, videos, and news articles for participation points. These activities allow students to participate in alternative ways, and they provide opportunities for students to see how X informs their everyday lives and experiences. During sections, I also incorporate creative but purposeful activities that stimulate students’ interest in X. In addition to giving mini-lectures to clarify the readings, I use a combination of small- and large-group discussions, simulations, and Jeopardy!-like review games. For each class I teach, I also create a blog, where I post each week’s agenda, discussion questions, and learning objectives. The blogs also provide an interactive forum for student-to-student and studentto-teacher communication, and they allow me to present information in multiple ways to better accommodate different learning styles.


>As an educator, I have a unique opportunity to help my students become better citizens who care more about the world around them. To make the most of this opportunity, I examine my own practices and strive to constantly improve upon them. To this end, I seek student feedback through the use of anonymous evaluations. These evaluations help students feel more invested in the course, and they help me know what and how to change in order to make my teaching more effective. If students come away from my class caring even a little bit more about X than they did at the start of the quarter, all the better.

Evidence of Teaching Effectiveness

这部分内容包括：

sample syllabi

The Research Statement

research statement structure

注意事项

focus on the research itself

专注于研究本身，而不是你如何完成它的叙述。

反例（描述自己而不是研究：

I work on transitions in the care of the elderly in Japan. I am particularly focused on the recent growth in government-run care facilities. I use ethnographic methods to address the nature of the care given in these facilities, and I explore how the care is received by the patients and their families. I believe such an approach is essential in a context of Japan’s aging society. My dissertation explores one such facility in northern Japan.

正例）：

The rapidly aging society is one of the primary challenges facing Japan in recent decades. Both the public and private sectors have hastened to respond to emerging needs of the elderly and their families. More than two hundred new government-run elderly care centers have been built in recent years. In my dissertation, I conduct an ethnographic study of one such facility in northern Japan, in order to explore the nature of the care provided there, as well as its reception by the elderly themselves and their family caregivers.
小心使用 “I”

大多数情况下，”I“ 是允许在社科领域中被允许使用的。但使用时尽量将其最小化（minimaize），并需要小心的处理其与上下文的关系。保证你的研究总是在前，而不是你的 ego。

research is not research of interest

department 期待你做的事是 labor，是 outcome based。也就是说你要么拿出符合他们想要的东西，要么你就拿不出。因此，好的 job docments 可以证明这一点，而 糟糕的 document 只能体现你的自恋，描述你的私人兴趣，困扰，痴迷–这些都会通过你的 interest 来表现。 反例如下：

I have long been interested in the relationship between gender and transnational mobility in Japan. This led to my interest in Japanese women as transnational agents. My dissertation addressed this issue, and one fascinating conclusion of the research was that women’s investment in transnational identities was not static but evolved over the life course. These interests led to an article I published in the Journal of X, which explored this subject further.

注意上文的 fascinating， 另外一个罪魁祸首

改写如下:

My dissertation addresses the relationship between gender and mobility in Japan, specifically focusing on Japanese women as transnational agents. Based on fieldwork in Japan using X and Y methods, the dissertation concluded that women’s investment in transnational identities was not static but evolved over the life course. I published part of this research in an article in the Journal of X; in this article I argue Q. I have another article on Y underway for submission this spring.

除了上述的内容，以下的词也不应该出现在所有你的学术写作中：

反例：

“In this research I hope to prove that…”
“Through such an analysis I will try to show that…”
“I believe that in making this argument I may be able to
demonstrate that…”

Do. Or do not. There is not a try. try.

In their place, write:

  • “In this research I prove that…”
  • “Through such an analysis I show that…”
  • “In making this argument I demonstrate that…”

And may the Force be with you

What Is a Diversity Statement, Anyway?

原因和目的

作为候选人，你需要知道：

因此：

怎么写

基础的方法
进阶
示例

P206