I’m very frustrated and stuck and would appreciate some advice and feedback.
I graduated with my Ph.D. in general psychology from Walden University recently and have applied to numerous online schools for all positions I meet the qualifications for and haven’t gotten so much as a nibble. This goes for the brick and morter university face to face jobs as well.
I know the job market is highly competitive and that it takes time to find a job. I have been teaching at a community college in my town for the past 4 years and have some really good experience doing forensic work as well.
However, I do not have any publications and I am wondering if this is holding me back. I have tried contacting heads of the departments directly to send them my vita, letter of interest, and letter of recommendation from the Chair of the department where I teach and of course also apply to the job postings. And nothing….
What am I doing wrong or how can I improve?
I am working on publishing but it will take some time.
I am also worried that the brick and morter schools won’t want to hire me becuase my degree was earned online. However, my undergraduate and master’s were earned in the traditional classroom setting.
Hi: As someone who is charged with hiring instructors for an online graduate program at a public university, I can tell you that our search and screen committees receive many dozens of responses to each posting for even part-time adjunct positions. Vicky is right: especially in the social sciences, the market is flooded with talent at both the master’s and doctoral level. One of the ways our committees often screen is by looking first at applicants with degrees from public universities and private not-for-profit schools. Applicants who studied at the for-profit and online-only institutions are shuffled to the bottom of… Read more »
Hi Frances77, Thanks for the posting. I hope others from Walden and/or who teach psychology online will chime in with their advice. Based on my experience, psychology is commonly taught online — it’s the most popular online social science major — so there is demand; however there is also no shortage of qualified psych grads out there who apply to teach online. I wonder if your biggest obstacle is going to be your topic area — psychology. I myself majored in psychology with a masters and taught this field online (with a certificate in teaching online earned from Walden) and… Read more »