Information for Current Ph.D. Students
Introduction
We have formulated a number of useful resources for graduate students, to supplement the mentoring you will receive from your advisor and other faculty members, the Director of Graduate Studies, the Graduate Placement Officer(s), and the graduate-student-led Pedagogy Committee.
Resources
- Ph.D. Handbook
- Quals Reading List
- Job Search Guide
- TA Handbook
- Certification for Student Travel
- Video: Careers in Teaching Part I
- Video: Careers in Teaching Part II
- Video: Careers in Teaching Part III
- Video: How to Get a Postdoc Part I. The Postdoc and Current Career Patterns
- Video: How to Get a Postdoc Part II. The Postdoc Application and Selection Processes
- Video: How to Land a Job in a Liberal Arts College Session 1. Research University to Liberal Arts College
- Video: How to Land a Job in a Liberal Arts College Session 2. The Application and Interview
- Video: How to Land a Job in a Liberal Arts College Session 3. The Campus Visit
Graduate Student News
The Stanford English department offered a lively and supportive community that prepared me for an academic career as a scholar, teacher, and colleague. From first-year seminars to sixth-year dissertation advising, professors generously and judiciously critiqued my arguments, methodology, and writing. As a Teaching Assistant, Instructor in PWR, Tutor at the Hume Writing Center Tutor, and mentor to English honors students, I gained teaching experience that will be transferable to a range of institutions. And in workshops, study sessions, essay exchanges, as well as over many burritos and peanuts and coffees, my fellow grad students showed me the joy and education of academic friendship.
— Emily Kopley, PhD 2013, Mellon Postdoctoral Fellow McGill University
Department Bookshelf
English remains a top-ranked department nationally because of the strength and variety of our faculty publications, both in scholarly research and creative writing. Browse the Bookshelf to explore our many interests.
