ENG 5998 Fall 2021 Graban

This single-semester practicum will be offered on a S/U basis to graduate students who are ABD and past prospectus or otherwise actively on the market with the intention of finishing up within the next academic year (2021-2022). Enrolled students will meet and work weekly on the preparation of their written materials; on interview, job talk, teaching demonstration, and campus visit protocols; and on related professionalization topics that are unique to academic and some alt-academic positions. Some reading may be involved, but the majority of time and attention would be given to documenting and mastering the search from start to finish and beginning to articulate a professional trajectory beyond graduate school. Primary goals of this practicum: (1) to encourage early, regular, and sustained participation individually and in workshop for students who are active on the market in academic and alt-academic positions; and (2) to expose job seekers to the kinds of scholarly genres and teaching and research trajectories they might encounter in their next professional role. NB: Regular practicum meetings will occur on Wednesdays; the Friday hour will be used for supplemental workshops, guest roundtables, and consultation hours. Interested students should enroll by end of April so as to receive essential job preparation materials in advance of Fall 2021