The 2020 Chemistry Faculty Jobs List (curated by Andrew Spaeth and myself) has 434 research/teaching positions and 25 teaching assistant professor positions.
Want to add a position? Here's a Google Form to enter positions. In 2019-2020, we will be adding teaching professor positions, targeting positions that demonstrate an intention to renew permanently, 3 year terms and a promotion ladder and/or are titled "assistant teaching professor" or "associate teaching professor." As of 9/20/19, we are adding community college positions if they explicitly offer tenure.
See an error? Please contact us at chemjobber@gmail.com
On October 30, 2018, the 2018 Chemistry Faculty Jobs List had 436 positions.
Here's a link to the first open thread; here's a link to the second, which is the current open thread. This post will be the third open thread; the second open thread will close at noon Eastern on Tuesday, October 29, 2019.
UPDATE: This thread was closed on November 12, 2019 - the new thread is here: http://chemjobber.blogspot.com/2019/11/the-2020-chemistry-faculty-jobs-list_12.html
Want to add a position? Here's a Google Form to enter positions. In 2019-2020, we will be adding teaching professor positions, targeting positions that demonstrate an intention to renew permanently, 3 year terms and a promotion ladder and/or are titled "assistant teaching professor" or "associate teaching professor." As of 9/20/19, we are adding community college positions if they explicitly offer tenure.
See an error? Please contact us at chemjobber@gmail.com
On October 30, 2018, the 2018 Chemistry Faculty Jobs List had 436 positions.
Here's a link to the first open thread; here's a link to the second, which is the current open thread. This post will be the third open thread; the second open thread will close at noon Eastern on Tuesday, October 29, 2019.
UPDATE: This thread was closed on November 12, 2019 - the new thread is here: http://chemjobber.blogspot.com/2019/11/the-2020-chemistry-faculty-jobs-list_12.html
testy mctesterson
ReplyDeleteUW-Platteville scheduling phone interviews.
ReplyDeleteGrand Valley State is scheduling on site interviews.
ReplyDeleteFor biochem? Guess I didn't get that one.
DeleteOP: yes, biochem. They never had any phone or video interviews. Said they have 3 interviews scheduled. Good luck with your other apps!
DeleteUC Santa Barbara is scheduling zoom interviews.
ReplyDeleteIs this the structural biochemistry position?
DeleteRejection email from Hawaii at Manoa. References requested from Maryland (inorganic position).
ReplyDeleteDid you get an email directly about references (UMCP), or did you get a notification from one of your references that they had been contacted?
DeleteNotification directly from HR saying that reference letter had been submitted
DeleteThanks!!
DeleteMichigan is scheduling campus visits.
ReplyDeleteMay I ask what area/rank?
DeleteWilliam & Mary is scheduling phone interviews
ReplyDelete@Anonymous October 25, 2019 at 4:31 PM: "Whittier, Cal State Fullerton, Kalamazoo, and East Stroudsburg have all done or are doing phone interviews."
ReplyDeleteAny news for on-campus interviews from these?
Kzoo has scheduled on-site interviews
DeleteNothing yet from CSU Fullerton - I had a phone interview there, but have not heard anything more. I didn't apply to the others though so can't comment there.
DeleteWhittier and East Stroudsburg are still in the process of phone interviews. So I doubt they've scheduled on-sites, yet. I also haven't heard from CSU Fullerton.
DeleteCSU Fullerton has scheduled on-sites
DeleteCarthage College is scheduling phone interviews
ReplyDeleteHas anyone gotten invitations for on-site interviews from Sonoma State or St. Mary's College?
ReplyDeleteSonoma State has scheduled on-sites. Not sure about St. Mary's.
DeleteThanks for the update!
DeleteI also applied to St. Mary's and haven't heard anything. I would guess that everything is slowed down over there because of the power outages and wildfires.....
Delete@ 2:44 PM, did you have a phone/video interview with them already?
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Delete@3:07 PM Yes, I video interviewed a couple weeks ago.
Delete@4:00 PM Did they give you a time estimate about when they'll be scheduling on-sites?
Delete@4:14 PM (4:00 here), I don't think they did, and I forgot to ask during that interview! Oops!
DeleteDang. I'm a bit crushed about Sonoma.
Delete@ 4:25/4:00 PM Oh oops. They told me it'll take them a few weeks to decide on on-sites (my video interview was last week). Hopefully next week we'll hear something? Although the PG&E shutdown could impact the timeline, I'm guessing.
Delete@6:16: Thanks for the info!
DeleteSt. Mary's is scheduling on-sites this week.
DeleteUNC Greensboro is scheduling video interviews.
ReplyDeleteAnyone know what happened with the Georgia State posting? Went to apply and saw "job is no longer available"
ReplyDeleteI saw the same thing earlier today. You can find the posting through AAAS.
DeleteGreat tip, thank you!
DeleteAnybody have updates about Utah Biochemistry (Chemical Biology)?
ReplyDeleteThey have scheduled calls. However that may be for the analytical position.
DeleteNYU chemistry started scheduling on-sites
ReplyDeleteMan, they were my top choice. What area are you in?
Deletechemical biology
Deleteany materials people hear back from NYU?
DeleteAny updates from Tufts or Brandeis?
ReplyDeleteI am wondering too... Silence...
DeleteBrandeis scheduling Skype interviews (Chem Bio)
DeleteAnyone heard from the Harvard interdisciplinary position?
ReplyDeleteNot yet
DeleteSome chatter in other communities has indicated that interview invites have already gone out =(
DeleteCan you tell us about the other communities? E-mail is fine: chemjobber@gmail.com
DeleteAre you guys are talking about this: https://academicpositions.harvard.edu/postings/9334?job_application_id=170169 ? I am curious how this plays out given the breadth of the search. I didn't get anything, but didn't really expect much.
Delete@Chemjobber I was told by a colleague a few buildings down in astrophysics.
DeleteTo follow-up, I e-mailed the Dean in charge of the search for clarification, and was told that all invites had been sent out and rejections would be on their way out shortly. Sigh...
DeleteAt least they're sending rejections, I guess... :/
DeleteRockefeller has requested video interviews.
ReplyDeleteHigh Point University is scheduling Skype interviews.
ReplyDeleteIowa State is scheduling on-sites
ReplyDeleteAnyone heard from Boston U (synthetic) and U of Notre Dame (materials)? The priority date was Oct 1.
ReplyDeleteNothing from BU. Notre Dame has scheduled on sites.
DeleteBU’s deadline was on the 15. I haven’t heard anything.
DeleteAnyone heard from Cal State East Bay? Their deadline was a month ago.
ReplyDeleteNo news from Cal State East Bay for me either...
DeleteAnyone heard back from Kennesaw?
ReplyDeleteKennesaw State was doing phone interviews late last week and early this week. Said they would make on-site decisions within a week or so.
DeleteOh ok. Thanks for the info.
DeleteWhat's the right way to answer a question about how you would balance your time (at a PUI)?
ReplyDeleteIt depends on the school, and you should get an idea of how they value it in advance, but I'd say something like 50:40:10 teaching/research/service seems appropriate. Good luck!
DeleteI think you can typically tell from their websites how research intensive it is. I think 50:50 is the highest percentage of research to expect. I think often it is more like 70:30.
DeleteGreat! Thanks for the responses. I initially thought service was ~10, but was told the actual number is a lot higher by the committee during my previous interview. Now I'm super nervous about answering that question in my next interview. =[]
Delete@October 31 6:40 p.m. That's interesting - I'm also applying to PUIs and on my interviews everyone keeps stressing specifically how they intentionally try to keep the service load of assistant professors low. So I also think it varies by institution - I don't think your original assumption was low, though!
DeleteIn my experience, this question is usually a lot less about "how will you meet the TRS split" and more "how will you manage teaching and research." Lots of people apply to PUIs expecting either to never be in the lab or to be in it all the time. Be honest about how you would plan to balance teaching (including prep) and research. Every PUI I've interacted with in any fashion says that service is not something to stress about since there is always a need for advising, serving on committees, etc.
DeleteI got asked in one of my interviews how much start up funding I want. I didn't even know what to say. It did make me realize I have no idea what a typical R1 startup package is in chemistry. In other departments, I've been told not to accept less than $2 million as a startup offer, but I can't see chemistry departments having that much money. What is a typical R1 startup package? $14 and a tshirt?
ReplyDeleteIt depends on how deep the department's pockets are. I have been told that anything in the range of $1 to $1.5 million is reasonable at a major R1. I have also heard of startup packages as large as $2 million, but that is uncommon.
Delete@3:06. Oh nice, that's better than I was expecting. For some reason I was picturing like $500K - $800K.
DeleteI think $1-2m is for biochemistry.
DeleteYeah, Biochemistry start-up packages for top medical schools can be 1 million or more, especially if cutting edge instruments need to be purchased like Cryo-EM. Most chemistry departments in R1s start-up packages seem be between $400,000 - $800,000, but again, packages can be a little more for biochemistry due to how expensive equipment and materials can be to do biomedical research.
DeleteDon't just look at the raw cash outlay (I agree with 12:58 that 400-800k is about right). What does it include/exclude? Are there TA lines for graduate support? A postdoc? Summer salary? Renovations? Do those increase the offer? Or must you pay for everything out of startup?
DeleteIf you don't have one yet, you should write out a list of equipment needs and price them out. Then you won't be caught flat footed; you can give a number and justify it. They'll ask for this anyway when they're making any offer.
In all, $1 millionish is a great deal. You'd have to have an offer from somewhere really well-off if your getting a lot more than that. And keep in mind that expectations increase accordingly. If they give you a $2 mil start up package, your tenure is contingent on balancing that investment by earning it back in the form of grant money within 5 years...
Anyone got ref lett request from New Mexico Tech?
ReplyDeletethe deadline hasn't even passed yet
DeleteUniversity of Regina is scheduling on-sites
ReplyDeleteDenison University and University of North Georgia scheduling phone interviews. Spelman College (no remote interview beforehand) and Bradley University are scheduling campus visits.
ReplyDeleteWhat field? Spelman's search was open. Just curious who they're actually interviewing this year. Think they hired an organic person last year. Thanks!
DeleteSure - I'm inorganic and would be entering at the assistant prof. level.
DeleteJust curious, how many people do they phone interview for a tenure position in PUI?
DeleteAnybody got an invite to campus from University of Utah? Their interviews were like a week ago.
ReplyDeleteThey said 4+ weeks to decide
DeleteWow that's a lot. Thanks!
DeleteIs this for the materials position?
DeleteWeird, I got an interview at Utah already
Deletesame, got an interview, materials
DeleteMust have been giving a conservative estimate, weird.
DeleteFYI, I'm the OP and now got an invite to Utah as well. It's actually analytical in my case so...
DeleteColorado College is scheduling video interviews for next week for the tenure track biochemist position.
ReplyDeleteVirginia Tech requesting letters
ReplyDeletei have that one reference writer that is dragging behind...it gives me anxiety every time i see an university requests letters.
DeleteDoes anyone know if VA Tech is requesting letters from all candidates or just short listed ones?
DeleteAny update on George Mason University and Case Western Reserve University?
ReplyDeleteReference request from Albany
ReplyDeleteEtiquette on canceling interviews (travel not paid for yet)? Now that I'm getting more positive feedback from places I'm really interested in, I don't want to string along the places I'm less interested in and traveling is getting very tiring.
ReplyDeleteI would just keep it short and simple: another opportunity has come up that I would like to pursue, thank you for your time and attention, best of luck in your search this year.
Delete@12:21, I have asked around about the same question and have been told that I shouldn't turn down any site interviews until I have an actual offer in hand. Hiring committees are fickle, and you never know how the situation might change.
DeleteIn any event, as exhausting as the interview circuit is, this is a good position to be in :)
Do not cancel any of your site interviews until you have signed paperwork accepting an offer (not just an offer). I canceled some of my later site interviews last year when I had two offers. I declined one offer to accept the second and the second offer was then withdrawn by the University leaving me back at ground zero.
DeleteOP here: Thanks for the advice, I certainly don't want to bank too much on offer I haven't signed, however the timeline of offers will be short and I have a lot of interviews quite spread out...so maybe I should ask the opposite question: if I sign an offer after another university has already paid for travel, is there etiquette on dealing with that?
DeleteI think this really depends on the specifics of the OP's situation. While the major R1 departments will do whatever it takes to get their top choice candidate (include wait for weeks for this person to make up their mind), many smaller schools and PUI's will move on to the next candidate rather than wait and risk failing the search. Only the OP can tell how serious the "positive feedback" is.
DeleteRe: "sign an offer after another university has already paid for travel"...so university X arranges an on-site visit, pays for hotel and airfare, and right afterwards university Y comes to you with an offer that you decide to take. Is this what you mean? In this case, yeah it kinda sucks for X but these things happen and it is not your fault. I would just explain nicely what happened, thank them for their efforts, and wish them luck.
This is a tough one - I'd be inclined to go on all interviews from places that I was remotely interested in unless I had a good offer in hand. Some people interview better than others, and even beyond that there is an element of randomness in the process. I know people who've gone on 1 interview and gotten one offer, and those who went on 10 or more and got one or no offers.
DeleteIf you're very extroverted and make a good first impression, you might be able to decline a few interviews, but even then it's still a crapshoot. Likewise, if you have the option of doing another search next year you could probably decline a few interviews, although politically it is safer to sort it down before applying.
FWIW when I was interviewing I had some scheduled interviews shortly after an offer I was excited about came in. I cancelled the rest if my interviews and none of the places seemed put off. For one of them I had paid a portion of the travel upfront and they reimbursed me even though I didn't come. At that point they'd rather know they're interviewing people who are still available than sink two days of faculty time into interviewing someone they're not going to get. Also, be careful about continuing to go on interviews after an offer has come; if the initial offer finds that you are still "looking" they may get mad and could rescind (I think).
DeleteUniversity of Mississippi (Chemistry) has started reviews and is requesting letters.
ReplyDeleteDid they contact candidates for arrangement of letters or references directly?
DeleteI believe it was from the application system, though applicants could not track that. I got update from my letter writer.
DeleteJust curious, how many people do they phone interview for a tenure position in PUI?
ReplyDeleteI'm estimating ~10-15
DeleteIt is certainly dependent on the institution, but it seems to normally be about 8-15 for phone interviews with 2-4 typically invited on campus for additional follow-up.
DeleteIn my experience, it's usually more like 15-30 depending on the pool of applicants, etc. It's usually around 10%ish of their total applicants.
DeleteDoes anyone have a count on how many R1 places have already done (or are now scheduling) phone interviews?
ReplyDeleteHarvard is sending out rejection letters.
ReplyDeleteThe chemistry department chair of Delaware State University said their email address chemistrysearch@desu.edu should be ready by today. It was not working earlier.
ReplyDeleteIthaca College scheduling phone interviews
ReplyDeleteThis just in: https://academicjobsonline.org/ajo/jobs/15121
ReplyDeleteStony Brook University - Tenure Track position in Organic Synthesis/Medicinal Chemistry
"with a strong interest in developing radiotracers for positron emission tomography (PET) imaging"
DeleteMIT is scheduling on-sites
ReplyDeletewhat area?
DeletePhysical
DeleteMinnesota is scheduling remote interviews
ReplyDeleteWhat area/rank?
DeleteI just heard from them as well. Inorganic chemistry, assistant professor, in my case.
Deletewell...they emailed me last Friday to say that my recommendation letters are missing. i got them all submitted today. Do you guys think there is still chance for me?
DeleteI would think so.
DeleteAny news from Georgia Tech?
ReplyDeleteJust scheduled Skype for next Friday. Don't know how long for onsite after that. Will keep posted once I hear.
Delete@12:25pm May I ask what rank and area?
DeleteArea: Organic/materials. Rank: asst prof
DeleteWhat is the best way to handle questions asking about partner/spouse (existence, job nature, etc.)? I know technically it is in the legal/illegal boundary and is not an appropriate question to ask, but unfortunately it does seem to come up, especially to female candidates.
ReplyDeletehonesty is the best policy?
DeleteIf you're asked a question they're not allowed to ask, you don't need to answer it. You can say "I'm not comfortable answering that."
Delete@5:53am True, but feel that sound lack of collegiality
DeleteDo you remove your wedding band when going on an interview? I always figured they would know I'm married by just looking at my wedding band.
Delete@12.36: I’m not going to wear my rings. If they ask I’ll tell the truth (I don’t feel like pointing out they shouldn’t ask), but I don’t want to make it obvious and invite questions.
Delete(Note: I’m not OP)
I plan to wear my wedding band and use my hyphenated last name. My logic: if members of a department have a problem with hiring a woman because she is married then I have no interest in working there (regardless of how prestigious the department may be). I would rather my creativity and hard work benefit a department that believes in me based on my track record and ideas.
DeleteI'm a man, so I know my experience is probably not the same as a woman would have, but it came up on an interview I had last cycle. I answered honestly about my spouse, and I don't feel like it affected my chances, and made my experience negotiating a bit easier. I didn't end up accepting the position (hence why I'm on this forum) but I feel like scientists understand how difficult it can be for a couple to find jobs together. That's just my experience though
DeleteAgree! To all those reading: please trust in your credentials to help you find a good new home for your career. Be yourself! The goal should be to find a place to help you thrive in a collegial environment. If you have to be someone else to get a job, then how can you ensure you would be happy there? We need to stop letting academic institutions make us insecure about who we are or devalue all the hard work we have put forth to get us to where we are. Be yourself.
DeleteIn my opinion, if a department is worried you have a spouse, they are worried about doing a spousal hire or kids (which are a major constraint on time). Departments are generally very upfront about whether a spousal hire is possible or not. As someone with kids and who interviewed very visibly pregnant last year, I just aired it all out on the first day of on-sites. I absolutely do not want to be somewhere that is not supportive of having a family. It is setting myself up for failure and likely misery. It's 2019. If a department is still all/mostly male and seems any sort of hostile towards having a partner, I would run. They don't deserve your awesomeness.
DeleteAnyone hear from St. John's Univ? Phone interviews were almost 2 weeks ago
ReplyDeleteUniversity of New Haven is scheduling phone interviews
ReplyDeleteHas anyone been given only ONE option for a remote interview: literally a single date and time for a set time frame? Asking for other options did not yield reasonable alternatives. I have had nine remote interviews, and this next one will be my first that is rather rigid. We can learn a lot about how a department might treat us through these initial interactions (?). It seems they are not setting me up for success. I am trying to find a good fit for my career, and I am certainly not desperate. I do want to be tactful and discerning though. Although, I may be overanalyzing? Most searches provide options and the lack of basic options rather turns me off. Also interestingly, the remote interview is going to be recorded, so the rigid time is strange to me. As a "minority candidate," it sometimes can seem to me like I am being interviewed to satisfy some diversity criteria. Is this overly critical?
ReplyDeleteI have a few thoughts about this process that are probably not as controversial as I think, but most people wouldn't say. In this case I would say that it is extremely disrespectful of your time for them to not ask for your input. As someone in a position to apply for these jobs I'm sure you have meetings, mentoring, lab work, etc. that you have to schedule around. I don't think you are being overly critical.
DeleteAlso, my view is that while these jobs are highly coveted, it isn't worth putting up with a place you don't think will respect you in the long run. When I was younger I would have taken any offer I got, but now I feel discerning. And if I don't get a position, it's fine in the end. Sorry for the wrong reply, but I think if we don't call these places out on this behavior things will never change.
OP here and poster at 6:07 pm today as well. Thank you for your input. It's nice to hear some raw feedback.
DeleteNine interview looks very successful. Are you mainly applying PUIs, R1, R2 or what? I had only two yet (all R1s).
DeleteIt might be because the search committee is under pressure to complete all of the video interviews to unlock the next step of the search, which involves getting the Dean's approval to bring people on campus for in-person interviews. It might also indicate you are not their top choice, but are still competitive for the position and that's why they are comfortable making strict scheduling demands for a video interview. If they lose you from their candidate pool, they have others to focus on. It sounds cold because it is.
DeleteAny news from Kennesaw?
DeleteI had one phone interview that was literally the search committee calling and asking if I could talk now. I don't know what would have happened if I had said no.
DeleteThat's really weird and unpleasant. I had a committee member call me to schedule a video interview for next day. Also felt like maybe they had some quota to fill, because during the actual phone interview they were grumbling about how late they were on the hiring process. (Did their favorite candidate accept another offer?) It was my first ever faculty interview and I pretty much bombed it. I kind of wish they had given me more time to prepare.
Delete@3:57, I had the same thing happen where they called to skype the next day. But it did actually result in an on-site. So maybe the school was just really disorganized??
Delete@4:30 That's awesome! Congrats. May I ask which school?
DeleteUCLA is scheduling campus interviews
ReplyDeleteMay I ask what area/rank?
DeleteI'm bioinorganic tenure track, which is what the position is advertised for
Delete@6:22, UCLA advertised more than one area of the search. "Candidates in the areas of Theoretical Physical Chemistry, Bio-Inorganic Chemistry, and Medicinal Chemistry are especially encouraged to apply"
DeleteI know that they haven't completed their screening for the Theoretical Chemistry search yet.
Oh sorry, didn't realize there were multiple. Thanks for clarifying
DeleteAny news from Kennesaw?
ReplyDeleteThey are scheduling on-site interviews
DeleteAnybody getting on-site invites from California PUIs?
ReplyDeleteChapman University in Orange CA held video interviews last week and hinted at scheduling on-site interviews for the last 2 weeks of November.
DeleteSonoma State and Cal State Fullerton have scheduled on-sites.
DeleteOh bummer - I had a phone interview at CSU Fullerton, but guess that I didn't make the cut for the on-sites... :(
DeleteSan Jose State was scheduling campus interviews a few weeks ago
DeleteAny news from UC Davis LPSOE position?
ReplyDeleteOther than them extending their priority deadline to October 22nd, no...
DeleteThat doesn't seem to bode well for those of us who submitted by October 1st...?
DeleteHas anyone experienced this before?
What do you guys plan to do if you don't get any offers this year?
ReplyDeleteCry, curse, eat ice cream for 2 days straight and then buckle up to apply again next year...
Delete@4:13 Haha yea, cry is definitely gonna be a go-to for me as well. Are you able to extend your postdoc for another year, or do you have a spouse who can support you while waiting for the next hiring cycle?
DeleteI'm at a national lab; there is a hard cut-off of three years for postdocs, and I'm in my third year. =[]
@4:35 - Luckily, I can extend my postdoc for another year (I've only been there for 16 months). I'm trying not to think about this yet, because I don't need that negativity now lol. Which of course means that I'm thinking about it all the time.
DeleteAnother option I've considered is getting a teaching position for one year if I can't/don't want to stay where I am.
Then it is time to move on and do something else with your life
Delete@5:12, I am soliciting ideas for the "something else" in this thread.
Delete@5:09, Yea, I'm also considering a visiting prof position (I know of one coming up in a very desirable location), so it may even be the best option. Are you having any luck with the interviews this year?
I've got another year left on my current postdoc (been postdocing for two years so far), will try to definitely apply again next year. Will probably apply to other postdocs at the same time, since I can't extend for more than 3 years.
DeleteThings will be really complicated to me. I failed my applications last year with four on-site interviews. This year is my last attempt, otherwise I will be out of US research community. I still haven't heard anything back from ~50 applications.
DeleteI will be done with academia, honestly. I tried last year already, although I only applied to about 20 places. I had two phone interviews, but no on sites. This year, I reworked my whole application package, and have applied to about 60. I had two phone interviews so far, and am hoping they lead to some on sites. My PI said I can stay in my postdoc as long as I need, but what even is the point of going on a third year? I'll have.. what.. one more paper? I doubt that will make me suddenly popular.
DeleteIf academia doesn't work out, I've decided I'm going to actually move somewhere I want to live (NYC for me personally) and find an industry job. That's the one thing about this process is that it has me contemplating living in rural areas for a job, where I know I wouldn't be happy at. It is somewhat liberating to know I could move almost anywhere if I don't stay in academia, but I also have a wealthy spouse, so that adds flexibility.
I am also mentally preparing to look for industry jobs if I don't get anything this time. It is my third year applying and I even didn't get any phone interviews yet (I had some phone and site interviews in previous years). There is no point of doing it another year.
DeleteThere are many (well-paying) opportunities in industry and some of them even relate to doing research and allow to transfer at least some of the skills we get in academia. It is just hard to acknowledge that you probably not the top candidate and you would need give up some of the work you've been doing over the years. But I am sure once I fully acknowledge this, I can let everything go and move on to something else.
It is important to remember that there is a life outside of the academia circle which you can also enjoy.
A couple of people in this thread are mentioning that they've gotten interviews in past years, but none this year. Could this be an unusually tough year?
Delete@OP - honestly that's my expectation. I've had two phone/Skype interviews so far and have one onsite coming up, but don't expect many more as I assume that my luck has gotten me so far. my PDF goes through Jan 2021, but if nothing then I'll probably start looking at industry. Luckily my wife has a really awesome job too, so it's not the end of the world if I have to take a bit of time off. I do like the suggestion for ice cream though!
DeleteJust FYI, I'd be really careful about taking time off from work and having a lapse in your employment. I have a friend in Biomedical Engineering who's postdoc ended in Europe, so he's back in the States taking care of his newborn and applying to faculty positions, while his wife works (you know, a very common occurrence in nearly every other field). In BME, you go to the BMES national conference and interface with all the search committees during the fall. While he was there, he had multiple search committees comment on how he wasn't working (even though it had only been a few weeks since he finished his postdoc), and how bad this looked. They couldn't wrap their minds around the fact that he wasn't currently in a position. I was sorta shocked they cared about this, but apparently they do???
Delete(OP here) Glad to hear that you guys are optimistic about other opportunities. Living in NYC sounds amazing! I am also not a fan of the idea of living in a small town that is completely unfamiliar to you only for the sake of an academic job. Hence, I've restricted myself to applying only to places where I really really want to live (which I realize is risky and limiting), so fingers crossed.
Delete@9:38, wow that's so archaic. Hopefully chemistry (vs BME) faculty are more on board with the realities of being a human being in the modern world.
Someone mentioned that Stanford was sending remote interview requests and could not answer the question regarding the area of the search since the thread was closed. Does anybody know what area of chemistry was targeted in Stanford?
ReplyDeleteI know of somebody that is inorganic that got a remote interview.
DeleteI know an organic person that has a phone interview with them
DeleteThey are talking to experimental physical chemists as well.
DeleteI heard this is very open area remote interviews. Candidates from all over the place.
Deletechem bio as well
DeleteEmory is scheduling on-site interviews.
ReplyDeleteIs this for the research faculty or teaching faculty position?
DeleteI heard from them for the tenure-track research faculty position, though I'm not OP.
DeleteThis is the research faculty position. (I'm the OP.)
DeleteAny news from UC merced?
ReplyDeleteAlso wondering the same. My colleague and I have applied for their synthetic positions, but neither one of us have heard anything.
DeleteHas anyone heard from Princeton Chem? Or, for that matter U Chicago or MSKCC?
ReplyDeleteNothing from U Chicago so far.
DeletePurdue has started scheduling Skype interviews.
ReplyDeleteAnalytical or inorganic? Rank?
DeleteFordham University is scheduling phone interviews for this week.
ReplyDeleteIUPUI has conducted phone interviews. Told decisions will be made by ~11/11
ReplyDelete