Professional Development and Job Market Advising

Candidates’ first point of contact for job market advising is their dissertation advisor and the ADGS for their subfield. They assist candidates in determining their fit with academic jobs as well as in developing and polishing application materials, which are typically workshopped in subfield-specific contexts. All faculty are encouraged to help students identify potentially publishable papers and to guide them through the process of submitting and revising journal articles. Subfields typically also workshop proposals for the American Academy of Religion conference and other relevant conferences. The Yale Seminar in Religious Studies and other ad-hoc colloquia may offer advice on publishing (such as turning a dissertation into a monograph) or on seeking non-academic jobs. In addition, students are highly encouraged to take advantage of workshops and resources offered by the Office of Career Strategy (https://ocs.yale.edu).