Residency or a Real Job?Juleah SwansonAssistant Professor,Acquisitions Librarian for Electronic ResourcesFormer Mary P. Key Diversity ResidentThe Ohio State University Libraries

Swanson.234@osu.eduTwitter: @juleahswanson

ARL Leadership SymposiumSeattle, WAJanuary 25, 2013

Why would anyone move from here…

…TO HERE?for a temporary position

Career Foundation & Career Growth

If I have to moveshouldn’t I aim for a permanent position?

It smells like cow. What was I

thinking?

A note about the reality

Why I accepted a post-residency position:Opportunities & challenges that come with working

at a HUGE university.Incredibly Supportive Colleagues and Community.

Mary P Key Diversity Residency

Two-year term positionHired for a specific position, rather than rotationalHired in as non-tenure track, Visiting Assistant ProfessorTypically, two residents at a time

Juleah SwansonAssistant Professor, Acquisitions Librarian for Electronic ResourcesThe Ohio State University Libraries

Swanson.234@osu.eduTwitter: @juleahswanson