A list of resources for graduate students in philosophy at Ohio State broken into the following categories:
- Academic Careers
- Non-Academic Careers
- Conferences
- Teaching
- Diversity
- Research
- Mental Health and Wellness
- Blogs, Humor, and Podcasts
Academic Careers
- Placement Handbook
- An informal guide to the placement process for OSU philosophy graduate students and recent graduates. A copy can be found in the O: Drive or by contacting Miranda Johnson.
- Philosopher’s Cocoon Resources
- PhilJobs
- Previously Jobs for Philosophers, a collection of philosophy job listings
- Job Candidate Mentoring for Women in Philosophy
- Matches job candidates with junior faculty mentors who have recently been on the market provide mentoring and peer support to women candidates during their job search
Non-Academic Careers
Career planning
Review of these resources by two OSU grad students:
Profiles of Philosophers working outside academia
Phil Skills http://www.philskills.com/
Three-part interviews at New APPS
Doing Things with Philosophy https://doingthingswithphilosophy.tumblr.com
Free Range Philosophers https://freerangephilosophers.com/about/
List of non-academic hires http://dailynous.com/non-academic-hires-2013-14/
Advice, opportunities, and other resources
APA 2016 edition of “Beyond Academia” http://c.ymcdn.com/sites/www.apaonline.org/resource/resmgr/docs/Beyond_Academia_2016.pdf
What to do with your PhD in Philosophy – Outside of Academia http://mikesteiner.ca/blog/?page_id=9
Professional Philosophers in Industry LinkedIn group (seems to work only for people with a profile) https://www.linkedin.com/groups/5132314/profile
Cycorp Inc. occasionally hires philosophy PhDs and trains them to be ontologists http://www.cyc.com/, https://philjobs.org/job/show/8710
Resources not specific to philosophy
OSU Grad School’s career development website: https://gradsch.osu.edu/pursuing-your-degree/career-development
Columbia University website “Non-Academic Career Options for PhDs in the Humanities and Social Sciences” https://www.careereducation.columbia.edu/resources/non-academic-career-options-phds-humanities-and-social-sciences
Conferences
- PhilEvents
- List of conferences, CFPs, and seminars in philosophy
- PhilUpdates
- Google group for updates on jobs and CFPs.
- Recurring Conferences
- Google doc listing approximate dates for recurring philosophy conferences
- Travel Funding Opportunities
- Google doc listing travel funding resources for Ohio State students
Teaching
- Ohio State Philosophy Teaching Materials
- A dropbox folder of past syllabi collected by graduate students. Please contact Miranda Johnson for access.
- UCAT
- Ohio State’s Center for the Advancement of Teaching, runs programs dedicated to teaching, helps with course design and student evaluations
- Teaching Sections in Philosophy
- Advice from Tim Scanlon on teaching sections in philosophy.
- APA Resources on Teaching
- List of resources for teaching philosophy and diversifying syllabi
- Teach Philosophy 101
- TΦ101 presents strategies and resources for faculty members and graduate assistants who teach philosophy courses, especially at the introductory level.
Diversity
- Minorities and Philosophy
- MAP is a collection of students in English-speaking philosophy departments that aims to examine and address issues of minority participation in academic philosophy.
- APA Resources on Diversity and Inclusion
- Provides strategies and best practices for improving the climate in the field for women, people of color, and other underrepresented groups.
- Data on Women in Philosophy
- Provides new data on approximately 100 departments over the past 10 years and faculty at all ranks in Philosophical Gourmet Report (PGR) ranked and unranked programs for 2015. The site also shows the proportion and numbers of women published in Leiter survey ranked top 20 journals.
- UPDirectory
- Directory of philosophers from underrepresented groups in philosophy
Research
- Ohio State Libraries' Philosophy Resources
- Compilation of philosophy resources at Ohio State.
- Stanford Encyclopedia of Philosophy
- Collection of encyclopedia entries on philosophical concepts. theories, movements, concepts, and philosophers.
- Internet Encyclopedia of Philosophy
- Collection of encyclopedia entries on philosophical concepts. theories, movements, concepts, and philosophers.
- Philosopher’s Index
- Philosophy research database.
- PhilPapers
- Comprehensive index and bibliography of philosophy maintained by philosophers.
- Philosophers' Imprint
- An open source refereed series of original papers in philosophy.
Mental Health and Wellness
OSU Resources
Counseling and Consultation Service (CCS)
Call 614-292-5766 to schedule a consultation (in an after-hours crisis, select option 2)
Individual consultations often have a waitlist. There are support groups and workshops that can be accessed on a drop-in basis (see website).
Dennis Learning Center (offers support for test anxiety and related challenges)
Call 614.688.4011 with questions and/or to schedule an appointment.
Multicultural Center (MCC)
RUOK? Buckeyes Suicide Prevention Program
Sexual Civility and Empowerment Program (SCE)
Call 614.292.4806 with questions and/or to schedule an appointment.
Call 614-292-1111 with questions and/or to schedule an appointment.
Student Insurance Health Services
Students may get appointments with mental health professionals through the student health insurance program
Students on a parent’s or spouse’s insurance plan will need to check those plans for referral policies.
Student Legal Services (SLS)
Call 614.247.5853 with questions and/or to schedule an appointment.
Additional Resources
Promoting supportive academic environments for faculty members with mental illnesses
National Suicide Prevention 24/7 Hotline: 1-800-273-8255
Franklin County Suicide Prevention Coalition 24/7 Hotline: 614-221-5445
Articles
Blogs, Humor, and Podcasts
- Blogs
- Humor
- Podcasts