Graduate Student Resources

A list of resources for graduate students in philosophy at Ohio State broken into the following categories:

• Academic Careers
• Non-Academic Careers
• Conferences
• Teaching
• Online 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 Michelle Brown.
• Philosopher’s Cocoon Resources
  • Job Market Bootcamp
  • Job Market Blog
• 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

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Non-Academic Careers

Career planning

• https://www.imaginephd.com/

• https://versatilephd.com/

Review of these resources by two OSU grad students:

• Career Prep Websites - Summary and Review

Profiles of Philosophers working outside academia

• Phil Skills  http://www.philskills.com/

• Three-part interviews at New APPS

  • http://www.newappsblog.com/2014/06/philosophers-who-work-outside-of-academia-part-1-how-and-why-do-they-end-up-there.html

  • http://www.newappsblog.com/2014/06/philosophers-who-work-outside-of-academia-part-2-whats-it-like-to-have-a-nonacademic-job.html

  • http://www.newappsblog.com/2014/06/philosophers-who-work-outside-of-academia-part-3-transferrable-skills-and-concrete-advice.html

• 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

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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

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Teaching
 

• For access to teaching resources within the graduate student dropbox, please contact Michelle Brown in the Philosophy Department Office at (614) 292 7914.
• Ohio State Philosophy Instructional Resources
• 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.
• Academic Integrity and Misconduct
• ASC Syllabus Template Elements
• Department of Philosophy Suggestions for Instructors 
• The Writing Center at OSU
• TopHat :Top Hat is a web-based student response system that allows instructors to create an interactive lecture experience for students.

• UITL Teaching Grant Summary: 

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Online Teaching
 

• Keep teaching (temporary remote teaching resource): https://keepteaching.osu.edu
• ODEE maintains a resource center of online teaching-centric materials: https://resourcecenter.odee.osu.edu/
• The Canvas Q&A boards have lots of Canvas-specific info: https://community.canvaslms.com/community/answers/guides/canvas-guide
• Proctorio- online exams: https://resourcecenter.odee.osu.edu/carmencanvas/getting-started-proctorio-students
• Hybrid & Online Teaching: http://dailynous.com/2020/07/21/hybrid-online-teaching-four-helpful-workshops/
• Switching quickly to online teaching: https://philosopherscocoon.typepad.com/blog/2020/03/switching-quickly-to-online-teaching-with-canvas-guest-post-by-nicholaos-jones.html
• Online teaching: tips & tricks
• Pedagogical practice:  https://topr.online.ucf.edu/pedagogical-practice/
• Memo on Fall Teaching:
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• Best practices: 
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The Department has an active Slack community for discussing online teaching. Please email Michelle Brown for an invitation.

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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

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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.

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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).

  • For Faculty and Staff

• Dennis Learning Center (offers support for test anxiety and related challenges)

  • Call 614.688.4011 with questions and/or to schedule an appointment.

• Office of Disability Services (ODS)

• Graduate School Website on Social Wellness

• Multicultural Center (MCC)

• OUAB Grad/Professional

• RUOK? Buckeyes Suicide Prevention Program

• Sexual Civility and Empowerment Program (SCE)

  • Call 614.292.4806 with questions and/or to schedule an appointment.

• Student Advocacy Center

  • 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.

• Student Wellness Office

Additional Resources

• Promoting supportive academic environments for faculty members with mental illnesses

• Mental Health in Grad School

• National Suicide Prevention 24/7 Hotline: 1-800-273-8255

• Franklin County Suicide Prevention Coalition 24/7 Hotline: 614-221-5445

​Articles

• New Insights on What Psychologically Rattles Graduate Students

• Ph.D. students face significant mental health challenges

• The Stressed-Out Postdoc

• Aftermath of a Professor's Suicide

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Blogs, Humor, and Podcasts
 

• Blogs
  • Art, Politics, Philosophy, Science
  • Daily Nous
  • Feminist Philosophers
  • Gender, Race and Philosophy
  • Mind and Cognitive Science
  • NYT: The Stone
  • Philosophy, Ethics, and Academia
• Humor
  • Daily Nous Philosophy Comics
  • Existential Comics
  • Faux Phil News
  • Philosophy Games
• Podcasts
  • History of Philosophy: without any gaps
  • Partially Examined Life
  • Philosophy Bites
  • Philosophy Talk
  • Philosophy Zone

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