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ReplyDeleteAnother cycle begins! I have transitioned from my postdoc to a pretty cushy industry job (...thanks Elon?), so I will only apply to universities in localities that me/my family would be excited to move to. I will say finding time to do research statements etc. will be harder.
ReplyDeleteBest of luck to others applying! I don't have a great sense for how good to expect the market to be this time around.
did you happen to apply to university of south carolina last year
DeleteI did and got a zoom interview which I declined because of aforementioned geography issues.
DeleteI was the person that got the zoom interview slot after you declined (we chatted on the sheet last year) – got an onsite but did not get the position haha. Hope it works out this year for you location wise!
DeleteTrying not to be too pessimistic about how many openings we have, but week-by-week we're consistently behind the (abysmal) pace from last year. I hoped that we'd see a better rebound for academic openings in the 26-27 cycle, but we appear to be in even worse shape so far. The last several years the pace that percentage differential between year N and year N-1 has pretty much been set in August and held constant through the end of the calendar year at least.
ReplyDeleteNot promising first few weeks.
Unfortunately, the broad sentiment I've heard from folks is that a lot of places are tightening their belts or otherwise struggling financially. At this point I don't really expect it to get better (and it may only get worse) until the Republican party is no longer in power.
DeleteAt least still better than the worst part of Covid (for now).
Our canceled search from last year will go ahead this year, but I fear the startup package offerings will be cut back from what we typically can accommodate.
Deleteanyone has any insight on UCI search?
DeletePleasantly surprised that we seem to have caught up to the pace of last year's cycle
DeleteAny international applicants with optimism this cycle? I was feeling a bit defeated because this is my 3rd time trying - had a few zoom and one onsite 2 years ago, followed by basically nothing last year. This year, I try reaching out to places to check if they would still consider candidates who need visa sponsorship, and some replied positively. Some ads even put clear policies to avoid confusion. That injected some well-needed confidence boost. Good luck, everyone!
ReplyDeleteDoes being U.S.-born provide any small advantage in tenure-track hiring, after controlling for training and visa status?
ReplyDeleteAsking in order to understand the realities of US chemistry hiring. Suppose two TT applicants have comparable research records, research proposals, and job-talk performance; PhD and postdoc training at strong U.S. institutions; great recommendations; and permanent U.S. work authorization or are applying to an institution where visa sponsorship is routine and unlikely to affect the hiring decision (so visa sponsorship is irrelevant). Also, assume we are in the pre-2022 hiring environment (rather than the current visa situation).
In this scenario, is there any preference for domestic over international candidates, or vice versa?
I’ve seen some online discussions suggesting that domestic status might sometimes function as a tiebreaker, which made me curious about how large any preference actually is in practice. For instance, is it mostly just a tiebreaker between nearly indistinguishable candidates, or can it amount to a small advantage in the overall evaluation -- i.e., enough to offset a slightly weaker research proposal or job talk?
The situation you describe is completely hypothetical. Applicants and members of hiring committees are individuals, so two candidates can never be even close to identical in the eyes of all members of that committee. Rather than citizenship, it is way more likely that they will point to small differences in any of the other factors you mentioned to argue for their favorite candidate.
DeleteAt least for us, we have no way of knowing visa sponsorship needs and the only real hint of where someone is from would be based on where they completed their training (though obviously many people complete aspects of their training outside of their home countries).
DeleteOur most recent search, I think three of the four on site candidates were non-US born, but frankly it never came up during discussions.
Not at my institution (saying this at a time when I don't believe Trump's extreme visa fees are in effect). However, being in the US can be advantageous since it's a guarantee you'll be able to do on-site interviews. Some applicants abroad may not be able to get into the US in time to visit campus, which will make some search committees hesitate.
DeleteTypically, this has never been a consideration... hopefully things stay the same..
DeleteThis has never come up in the search committees I've been on, and I don't think we have any real way of knowing citizenship status. As others have pointed out, it is much more likely to come down to small factors regarding personal fit, collaborative possibilities, quality of presentations... No two candidates are ever fully alike!
DeleteHas anyone been contacted for interviews this cycle?
ReplyDeleteCheck out the tracker: https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1zZf5I43l4jXVUWsIUZVo7UeA9vrIszitGdkYA9XUBgY/edit?gid=925036310#gid=925036310
DeleteDo you happen to know what the color scheme means? This is my first time on the job market.
DeleteIt used to be color coded by stage (zoom, campus, etc), but I think the sheet has been duplicated and modified so many times that the colors are kind of meaningless.
DeleteThe U Penn Energy position seems almost exactly the same as last year. Does anyone know if this is a rerun of last year's? did anyone get an on site last year? but no offer?
ReplyDeleteJust looking at the seminar list you could tell Penn had several onsites, not sure if they didn't make offers or if the people took jobs elsewhere
DeleteA lot of AI-focused openings that aren't necessarily computational... maybe the lesson for me is to follow the hype and switch my research to get a job... How do other computational people think?
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