A Practical Guide to the Criminology and Criminal Justice Job Market for Doctoral Candidates: Pre-Market Preparation through Offers and Negotiations

Abstract

Upon exiting a doctoral program, many graduate students in criminology and criminal justice hope to enter the academic workforce. The academic job market is a stressful and exciting time in a doctoral candidate’s life, but with some planning and forethought—the process can feel more manageable. This advisory paper provides practical advice to academic job seekers from pre-market preparation through offers and negotiations. While standard aspects of the job market are described, care was taken to also describe some lesser discussed aspects of the job market—such as networking on social media and at conferences and the financial cost of academic interviewing.