Friday, December 13, 2013

Working on next year's app

I'm working on my job talk right now, and I'm deciding to take a break to write about creating next year's app if this talk doesn't land me a solid TT job. 

I've always played things cautiously, occasionally making the big bet. While I have gotten interest from schools (none from my top 10 schools yet), I've been spending time on my app for next year. As I've said in a previous post, I didn't have enough time to create the application package I wanted to submit. Working full-time in a higher-level position left me with little free time for the research and teaching statements. 

In the situation where I can't find the best combination of city and school, I wanted to make sure that I can submit the best possible application next year. I'm even considering creating a home-lab to get some prelim data. I think this is my cautious nature. Will I have time? Probably not. Will I just accept any random R1 TT job? Probably. 
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  1. AnonymousDecember 13, 2013 at 8:03 PM

    You've only been searching a few months. Don't get discouraged yet. I've been searching for years and holding out hope. We can't lose another potential academic because of getting discouraged!

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    1. PhindustryDecember 16, 2013 at 4:09 PM

      I'm not really getting discouraged, but I prefer to play things safe. I definitely want into academia as soon as possible, but I need to make sure I come more prepared next year.

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