The Philosophers' Cocoon
A safe and supportive forum for philosophers.
Owned & Moderated by Marcus Arvan (University of Tampa)
Contact: marvan@ut.edu
Blog mission & moderation policy
Category: Notes from both sides of the market
-
This is a list of quick-links to our Notes From Both Sides of the Market series: Building a strong CV Organizing one's CV Teaching portfolio dilemmas Making the teaching statement precise Standing out in a crowded field Interpreting interview results Standing out for teaching jobs More on standing out for teaching jobs The elusiveness of…
-
Many of our readers are presumably on the job-market right now, hoping get a tenure-track job. My experience on both sides of the market–both as a job-candidate and search-committee member–is that a fair number of job-candidates do not actually know that much about tenure requirements or what can affect tenure decisions. Indeed, I didn't know very…
-
A couple of weeks ago, I wrote a post in this series on how to stand out as a candidate for teaching jobs. Because I think this is an under-discussed issue, and because there was a good comment I neglected to respond to, I'd like to revisit the topic again. In the comments section of…
-
One of the most common things one hears about the academic job market is that it is a "crapshoot." It can often be very puzzling which jobs one gets interviewed for, and which jobs one doesn't–and of course, it can be frustrating to see people get hired who seem to be a "worse fit" for…