Understanding the Academic Job Search

For graduate students pursuing doctoral degrees and seeking faculty positions, understanding the nuances of this academic search and hiring process can be complex, challenging and/or overwhelming.

Join LUC Career Services’ graduate student career advisors and a panel of Loyola faculty to gain insights on:

Recommended resources to support your progress on your academic job search and career goals
Specific professional materials you will need to prepare, apply, and compete as a strong candidate
Discipline-specific insights and personal stories from faculty sharing experiences, tips, and solutions for navigating your academic job search

October 21, 2025

1:00 – 2:00 PM

Zoom

Workshop Panelists: Sean W. Fanning, PhD, Assistant Professor, Department of Cancer Biology, Stritch School of Medicine; Anushka Sen, PhD, Assistant Professor, Department of English; Brian Campbell, PhD, Associate Director, Graduate Career Community, Career Services, Loyola University Chicago

Please register here by Monday, October 20. For questions please contact Jessica Alfe at jalfe@luc.edu.

For graduate students pursuing doctoral degrees and seeking faculty positions, understanding the nuances of this academic search and hiring process can be complex, challenging and/or overwhelming.

Join LUC Career Services’ graduate student career advisors and a panel of Loyola faculty to gain insights on:

Recommended resources to support your progress on your academic job search and career goals
Specific professional materials you will need to prepare, apply, and compete as a strong candidate
Discipline-specific insights and personal stories from faculty sharing experiences, tips, and solutions for navigating your academic job search

October 21, 2025

1:00 – 2:00 PM

Zoom

Please register here by Monday, October 20. For questions please contact Jessica Alfe at jalfe@luc.edu.

Graduate School Announcements

Graduate School Announcements (GSA) is a weekly newsletter sent to students of The Graduate School and Graduate School faculty updating them on the most current university news, including key dates and deadlines within the graduate school, fellowship and employment opportunities, upcoming events, and other academic opportunities based on LUC campuses. Students of The Graduate School are automatically added to the mailing list, but others who wish to be added may do so here. Previous newsletters can be accessed through the Graduate School Announcements Archive.

To add information to Graduate School Announcements, please send announcements to gradschannounce@luc.edu no later than 5:00 PM on Friday afternoon. Include any relevant event or announcement flyers, important links, and deadlines.

Jobs Listserv

Subscribe to The Graduate School's Jobs Listserv! This resource features job, fellowship, and internship opportunities for students and alumni of The Graduate School across a wide range of industries and is published bi-weekly.

Current Students: subscribe here (note: you must be connected to Loyola's GlobalProtect network in order to access this link.)

Alumni: To subscribe, please email gradschool@luc.edu and request to be added to this listserv.