Every faculty job.
Every country.
One search.
Catedra is the first platform that proactively finds faculty positions worldwide — so you don't have to check 20 job boards in 6 languages.
The academic job market is broken. You already know this.
You're a postdoc or finishing your PhD. You check HigherEdJobs every morning. Then Nature Careers. Then your disciplinary society board. Then jobs.ac.uk. Then EURAXESS. Then you remember that German university that posted on their own site last year and go check that too. Then you google "concurso professor adjunto" because your advisor mentioned Brazil is hiring.
You're spending hours each week just finding positions — before you've written a single application.
And you know you're still missing things. That position in Portugal that was only posted in Portuguese on a government gazette. That new department in Singapore that only advertised on their own website. That liberal arts college in Vermont that posted to their HR portal and nowhere else.
The problem isn't that there aren't enough jobs. It's that no one has ever built a system to find all of them.
Until now.
We find positions. You find your future.
We Search So You Don't Have To
Catedra continuously monitors career pages at 30,000+ universities across 190 countries. We don't rely on institutions to post to us — we proactively discover positions the moment they appear, wherever they appear.
This means positions that never show up on HigherEdJobs, Nature Careers, or any job board — because the university simply didn't post there — show up on Catedra.
Every Language. Your Language.
Found a position posted in German, Portuguese, Mandarin, or Korean? We automatically translate every posting so you can discover opportunities worldwide, regardless of language barriers. The original posting is always available alongside the translation.
Smart Matching, Not Just Keywords
Upload your CV once. Catedra understands your research areas, teaching experience, career stage, and preferences — then continuously matches you against new positions as they appear. Get alerts when something fits, with an explanation of why.
Built for how academics actually search.
Search Your Way
Filter by country, region, discipline, institution type, and deadline. Or use natural language: "tenure-track ecology at R1 universities in the Pacific Northwest" or "concurso professor adjunto em universidades federais do Nordeste."
CV Match
Upload your CV and let Catedra find positions that fit your profile. We'll explain why each position is a good match — and flag ones you might not have considered.
Never Miss a Deadline
Save searches and get real-time alerts when new positions appear. Track application deadlines in one place. No more spreadsheets.
Understand Any System
Applying to a Brazilian concurso for the first time? A German W2 position? A UK lectureship? Catedra explains how each academic system works — what documents you need, what the process looks like, and what to expect.
Know the Institution
Every position comes with context: institution type, size, location, rankings, and research intensity. Know whether you're looking at a rural liberal arts college or an urban R1 before you click.
No Language Barriers
Every posting is searchable and readable in English (or your preferred language), with the original always available. Discover positions you would have missed entirely because they were posted in a language you don't read.
What you're missing right now.
We ran an experiment. We took one academic discipline — ecology — and compared what's visible on English-language job boards versus what actually exists at universities worldwide.
of faculty positions in Brazil were posted only on the university's own site or in the Diário Oficial — invisible to any English-language job board.
of positions at European universities outside the UK were only posted on national platforms or institutional pages — not on Nature Careers, EURAXESS, or jobs.ac.uk.
of positions at US institutions with fewer than 5,000 students were only posted on their own HR portals — not on HigherEdJobs, Chronicle, or Ecology Job boards.
These aren't obscure institutions. These are funded positions at accredited universities, waiting for qualified applicants who will never find them.
Whether you're starting your search or ready to move.
Postdocs & PhD Candidates
You're on the market. You need comprehensive coverage so you don't miss the position that could launch your career. Catedra finds positions across every country, discipline, and institution type — including ones your advisor and your department's job list don't know about.
Faculty Looking to Move
You're established but exploring. Maybe you want to be closer to family. Maybe you want a different kind of institution. Maybe you're curious about international opportunities but don't know where to start. Catedra makes the global market browsable.
International Scholars
You earned your PhD in one country and want to work in another. You're navigating visa requirements, unfamiliar academic systems, and language barriers. Catedra removes the information asymmetry that keeps international talent from finding international opportunities.
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Search all positions with basic filters (country, discipline, deadline)
Unlimited position views
Natural language search ("small liberal arts colleges in rural New England")
CV upload and smart matching with personalized recommendations
Real-time alerts for new matching positions
Application deadline tracker
Academic system guides for unfamiliar countries
Weekly digest email of new positions in your field
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Custom alerts by department or program
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Built by academics, for academics.
Catedra was built by researchers who got tired of checking 20 job boards in 6 languages. Our team includes faculty who have navigated the US tenure-track system, the Brazilian concurso process, and the European research landscape. We're combining years of experience in large-scale scientific data infrastructure, natural language processing, and academic career systems worldwide to build the search engine we wish we'd had on the market.