Category: Professional struggles

  • In our most recent "how can we help you?" thread, a reader asks: I'm a grad student on the market, and I have a lot of teaching experience (as TA and as lecturer at my degree-granting institution as well as others). I've had success getting first-round interviews at institutions that really care about their students,…

  • In our new "how can we help you?" thread, a reader asks: I'm an ABD person on the job market for the first time. I had a fair number of first round interviews this cycle–some went well, some were complete disasters. Besides being totally embarrassed by them, I'm also worried about the near- to long-…

  • In our new "how can we help you?" thread, a reader asks: I am an early-career philosopher from a non-Anglophone country. After earning my PhD from an institution in my home country, I secured a tenure-track position here. The academic publication system in my country has its challenges; submissions are rarely blind-reviewed, and editors often…

  • In our new "how can we help you?" thread, a reader asks: I am a grad student and I find conferences difficult, particularly the social aspect. I have found myself getting lunch or dinner alone when I would have rather been able to talk to others. Do others feel this way? How do I better…