The Philosophers' Cocoon
A safe and supportive forum for philosophers.
Owned & Moderated by Marcus Arvan (University of Tampa)
Contact: marvan@ut.edu
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Category: Tenure-track tips
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In our newest "how can we help you?" thread, a reader writes: I recently was fortunate enough to land an amazing job that I've very excited about. Especially given the current market situation, I feel very lucky. But I also feel more nervous than I ever felt on the job market. It's not really concerns…
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Last month, we ran an inaugural thread soliciting questions from readers on tips for those on the tenure-track. Given that some readers may be beginning their first jobs post-PhD in a month or two–ranging from tenure-track job to postdocs, VAPs, etc.–I thought it might be worthwhile running an open thread soliciting queries from people about…
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In our new thread soliciting questions on tips for faculty on the tenure-track, the OP asks whether readers have any advice for tenure-track faculty who are parents, particularly single parents. I'm not a parent, so I don't have any tips to share. But as a tenured faculty member who is considering having children, I wonder a…
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(Temporarily moving to the front – comments open now!) In our new thread soliciting questions on tips for faculty on the tenure-track, a reader writes: Having been a postdoc for a long time, as a new TT faculty I'm finding it hard to find time for research whilst attending to my teaching responsibilities (which I take…