This is the second of five installments of “How to Get an Academic Job,” a new guide on the tenure-track search from our Career Talk columnists. Previously the series explored what to do “Before You ...

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The 2025-2026 search for a new Assistant Teaching Professor in the Department of Astrophysical and Planetary Sciences is open to any area of astrophysics. This page provides guidance for applicants to ...