Searching and Finding Open Positions

Finding open positions can be frustrating but we have a number of resources and tips to help you find open positions that are a good fit for your career interests. If you are still struggling to find positions to apply for after exploring these resources, we encourage you to make an appointment with a career counselor at one of the career centers listed to the right. 

We've included some great resources below to help you begin your job search. Here are some additional tips:

1. Update your LinkedIn profile and let your network know you are actively searching for work and what types of openings you are interested in. You can turn on the "Open to Work" banner in the settings of your LinkedIn profile.
2. Do information interviews with folks who are working in the industry or organization you are interested in and ask them where job openings are listed or how people learn about open positions in their field.
3. Sign up for listserves that include job openings like H-Net (teaching jobs in the humanities and social sciences), the Social Science Working Group for Conservation Biology (academic, government, and other social science job openings related to conservation studies), or other industry specific listserves. 
4. If you are looking for academic positions (lecturer, visiting professorships, postdocs, tenure track positions) talk to your faculty about where these openings are generally advertised in your field. Note: the Chronicle of Higher Education is a good place to search broadly and KU has institutional access. 
5. For US government positions, USAjobs.gov is the main clearing house for all positions but also check the career pages on individual agency websites. 
6. The Oak Ridge Institute for Science and Education is one of the main government clearing houses for postdocs, internships, fellowships, and early career openings in many national labs, research agencies and more.