The Philosophers' Cocoon
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recent posts
- Withdrawing a manuscript because of typos and structural issues?
- Completing a US PhD within 4 years?
- Putting lighthearted accomplishments on one’s “author CV” for book proposals?
- The status of the journal “Dialectica”?
- Changing 3rd personal self-citations to 1st person when editing proofs for publication?
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Category: Real Jobs in Philosophy
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[EF: I discussed the blogpost "Job-market catastrophizing?: a conversation" with Krishna Del Toso, who continues to write and think as a philosopher but is no longer paid as one. He agreed to share his reflections below:] Here's my two cents. I must say that, as I see it, the root of the "catastrophizing" lies in…
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A few weeks ago, following Amanda's very nice suggestion here, I invited long-term non-TT faculty to share their perspectives on their jobs and the academy on the Cocoon. Here is the first submission I have received (if you would like to share your story, please just email me at marvan@ut.edu): By Anonymous I thought about…
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Many thanks to Helen for inviting me to contribute to this series. I am assistant professor at Mount Holyoke College in Western Massachusetts, which is a small, liberal arts college for women. Career path. I have been at MHC since 2012. Before that, I was a post doc at Amherst College. I completed my PhD…
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This Real Jobs in Philosophy post comes with an opportunity to become my colleague by getting a real tenure-track job like mine! More information is at the end of this post. Career Path In my first year at Harvard, my chemistry grades fell from an A first semester to a C second semester because I…