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Category: Job Market
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In our newest "how can we help you?" thread, a reader asks: The APA now has "Papers in Progress Workshops" that are intended for workshopping papers in development solely with a group of fellow participants. These are not full-fledged refereed presentations but they are still refereed, (and might even be more competitive than presentations at…
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In our newest "how can we help you?" thread, a reader asks: Say one department is hiring for two positions. A candidate has AoS's appropriate for both postings and applies to both. Should the candidate worry about one application undercutting the other? Should they avoid making themselves seem too different? My instinct is to say…
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In our newest "how can we help you?" thread, a reader asks: What's the opinion on applying for a tt job at the same university from where you received your PhD? Can't disclose too much info for obvious reasons, but say it's been a few years and nobody currently at the department focuses on your…
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In our new "how can we help you?" thread, a reader asks: When applying for jobs, does it matter how recent your sample is? I’d be inclined to submit an older sample (circa 2021) due to concerns about length and controversial ideas in my more recent publications. But would this look fishy? 2021 wasn't all…