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Category: Job Market
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In our most recent "how can we help you?" thread, a reader drew my attention to the British Philosophical Association's Resources for Early Career Philosophers page. It contains a lot of really helpful stuff, including tip sheets for the job-market, applying for grants and fellowship, publishing, grappling with mental health challenges, and starting a new…
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In our most recent "how can we help you?" thread, a reader asks: Are there any special job-market strategies for placement at R2 institutions? They're not quite elite R1s, but neither are they teaching institutions. They're somewhere in between. My guess is that it is probably best to treat them like R1s, and follow much…
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A grad program placement director writes in: I was thinking about next year's job market and wondering if you thought it was worth a small discussion at the Cocoon. In particular, I'm wondering about just how bad the market will be next year. I know there are a number of hiring freezes right now and…
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In our most recent "how can we help you?" thread, a reader asks: Are postdoc salaries negotiable? I'm thinking in particular of European postdocs funded by the ERC, where the PI might have some leeway over allocation of funds, but I'm also wondering in general if postdoc or even VAP salaries are negotiable (and are…