Purdue University uses an application process called Success Factors. To help guide applicants through the application process for the Assistant Professor of Agronomy in Soil Microbiome (12704) position, we have provided a few tips below:
- The link for the position is found here. Click on the “Apply Now” button, indicated by the arrow.
2. If you have an existing Success Factors account (i.e. have applied to previous positions at Purdue), enter your username and password to access your account (1); otherwise, create a new account (2):
3. Navigate down to the “My Documents” portion of the Position Application page to upload your documents. NOTE: The Selection Committee for this position requests that applicants please only submit one assembled PDF document containing all of the requested information (not DOCX, Image and Text as in the default site instructions). Per the Position Description, this document must include:
- An application cover letter with a statement on how they will advance diversity
- A statement of research goals and objectives in this position (two pages maximum)
- A statement of teaching philosophy (two pages maximum)
- Curriculum vitae that includes a complete publication list
- Names and contact information for at least three professional references
Combine all of these materials into one pdf document and submit electronically at the “Upload a Resume” button (the only one with an asterisk on this page:
4. Fill out all of the required (indicated by “*” fields under the “Job Specific Information” header near the bottom of the page:
