Graduate Student Resources | Department of Philosophy

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

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

Career planning

Review of these resources by two OSU grad students:

Profiles of Philosophers working outside academia

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

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
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
MAP Guidelines for Improving Diversity and Inclusion
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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The Department has an active Slack community for discussing online teaching. Please email Michelle Brown for an invitation.

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

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.

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

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