The Philosophers' Cocoon
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Category: Alt-Ac Jobs
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In our newest "how can we help you?" thread, a reader asks: I am a junior person on the tenure-track at a large-teaching-focused-state school. This school is an area of the US which has very high cost of living and the pay at my institution has not kept pace with inflation. My question is: Can…
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In our newest "how can we help you?" thread, a reader writes: I'd like to hear from people who left academia for personal reasons when the going was good. My partner & I have an international two-body problem that has resisted solutions for years. They are a couple of years from tenure while I am…
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Shane Wilkins (Management Analyst at USDA), a member of the APA’s Committee on Non-Academic Careers, writes in about two new resources the APA is offering for philosophers interested in non-academic careers: The first resource is the new Beyond Academia webpage to replace the old print edition. The goal of the website is to provide useful, actionable information…
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In our job-market discussion thread, a reader asks: "Is there a place where people discuss hiring information about alt/ac posts targeted at philosophers (e.g. the Notre Dame Center job)?" I don't know if there is any place like that, but I think having a dedicated thread for discussing alt-ac (i.e. non-academic) job opportunities and preparation…