Preparation for the Job Market

The Department requires that doctoral candidates work as teaching fellows in its language and literature courses, regarding such experience as an integral part of doctoral training. Students normally teach in the third and fourth years of study, and often beyond.

The Department helps prepare graduate students for the job market through personalized consultations on CV's and cover letters, and through special sessions devoted to professional preparation, as well as in our Department proseminar, a required course for all incoming graduate students.

We conduct mock interviews to help prepare students for their job interviews at major Slavic and literature conferences, and organize practice job talks for students who are preparing for campus visits.