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Postsecondary Level

Please review the information on working in the United States under Visiting the United States: Preliminary Information and Teaching in the United States: General Information.

The regulation of faculty positions at the postsecondary level in the United States is under the authority of the individual institution. Accreditation standards usually require that faculty appointments also meet the criteria set by the appropriate discipline or professional field in which the faculty member is to teach and/or conduct research.

Institutions post their own job announcements. To find out what positions may be available, you may consult:

• The Home Pages of individual institutions (go to Postsecondary Institution Directories);

• The Web sites of specific academic disciplines or professional associations (go to Information Sources for Fields of Study); or

• Announcements posted in the Chronicle of Higher Education (go to Information Sources: News Media). There may be a fee for this latter service.

In some cases the institution will state whether the position is open to foreign applicants.

Locating a position does not guarantee that you can come to the United States and take it; you must still follow all of the legal steps for obtaining a visa and permission to work.

Acacemic Exchanges

There are a number of opportunities for professional exchanges that do not entail the complex process of coming to the United States on your own to find work. To learn about academic exchanges go to Studying in the United States: Graduate and Professional Education and Visiting the United States.