tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8964719845369935777.post1956439428004274717..comments2024-03-27T21:23:40.339-04:00Comments on Chemjobber: The 2021 Faculty Jobs List: 285 research/teaching positions and 47 teaching faculty positionsChemjobberhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15932113680515602275noreply@blogger.comBlogger184125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8964719845369935777.post-17194240030498864272021-03-16T14:42:23.740-04:002021-03-16T14:42:23.740-04:00closing this thread, opening new thread here: http...closing this thread, opening new thread here: http://chemjobber.blogspot.com/2021/03/the-2021-faculty-jobs-list-309.html<br /><br />chemjobberhttp://chemjobber.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8964719845369935777.post-34736978928835332632021-03-16T14:40:18.087-04:002021-03-16T14:40:18.087-04:00University of Arkansas (Fayetteville, analytical p...University of Arkansas (Fayetteville, analytical position) is scheduling full interviews.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8964719845369935777.post-81384770068877914152021-03-16T11:16:55.937-04:002021-03-16T11:16:55.937-04:00I've had both types. You are likely on the sh...I've had both types. You are likely on the shortlist, but the total number of candidates can be uncertain (of course it must be a reasonable number).<br />Some schools prefer not to do pre-interviews. One of the reasons I have been told is that those 25-min chats can be a bit too short to get to know a candidate well. As far as I know, often times these pre-interviews are required to follow a certain format, and the questions are required to be identical for all candidates. I assume that this means they'd spend more time reading the application materials. Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8964719845369935777.post-2736869266767933362021-03-16T03:25:41.246-04:002021-03-16T03:25:41.246-04:00Is that for their analytical chemistry search or t...Is that for their analytical chemistry search or the other search for carbon neutral and carbon negative technologies?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8964719845369935777.post-22517232012979580632021-03-15T20:05:13.989-04:002021-03-15T20:05:13.989-04:00Anyone heard from Texas A & M Corpus Christi, ...Anyone heard from Texas A & M Corpus Christi, U of Arlington, U of New Haven?<br />Anonymous Userhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08527358634118541535noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8964719845369935777.post-34574759675087042462021-03-15T20:03:29.866-04:002021-03-15T20:03:29.866-04:00Northeastern University is scheduling remote inter...Northeastern University is scheduling remote interviews without having initial screening interviews. Is this common for R1 universities? They are scheduling one-day interview with research seminar, future research and half an hour meetings with each faculty and the dean. Does this means they have short-listed up to 3-4 candidates and I'm one of them? I got screening interviews from another two R1 universities and those were half an hour interviews. Therefore, this is new to me. If someone has gone through the same situation, please share.Anonymous Userhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08527358634118541535noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8964719845369935777.post-14739538709239544932021-03-15T19:18:56.695-04:002021-03-15T19:18:56.695-04:00Will applicants who do not make it past the initia...Will applicants who do not make it past the initial interview be notified?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8964719845369935777.post-49988889471372638462021-03-15T14:56:06.562-04:002021-03-15T14:56:06.562-04:00Thank you all for your advice! Don't want this...Thank you all for your advice! Don't want this to sound like an excuse - I did have a plan. But sadly, life never turns out the way you had planned. I'll make sure I take all of your advice to heart. Thanks again!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8964719845369935777.post-40262610987820382472021-03-15T12:46:20.997-04:002021-03-15T12:46:20.997-04:00I am @5.28 pm. I straight received a rejection on ...I am @5.28 pm. I straight received a rejection on 12th March. Nothing before that. Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8964719845369935777.post-12563183273750341622021-03-15T03:37:09.383-04:002021-03-15T03:37:09.383-04:00Rochester Institute of Technology has concluded in...Rochester Institute of Technology has concluded initial interviews. Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8964719845369935777.post-39700879102502726942021-03-14T23:30:36.162-04:002021-03-14T23:30:36.162-04:00If you have not yet gotten other offers, is it goo...If you have not yet gotten other offers, is it good or useful to contact the places where you have interviewed?<br />I know if you have other offers, you definitely should.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8964719845369935777.post-966663623147076412021-03-12T20:05:31.989-05:002021-03-12T20:05:31.989-05:00I do know from contacts there that they are only c...I do know from contacts there that they are only considering experimental biology candidates and do not have available chemistry hood lab space for more chemistry-oriented candidates.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8964719845369935777.post-84637474353811119052021-03-12T19:54:21.533-05:002021-03-12T19:54:21.533-05:00This does appear to be the case, unfortunately. Te...This does appear to be the case, unfortunately. Texas Tech has made an offer. If they have not contacted the other candidates then they may be holding on to them in case their top choice declines. Unprofessional to not at least provide an update imo, but oh so common.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8964719845369935777.post-34806102255921215332021-03-12T19:03:33.674-05:002021-03-12T19:03:33.674-05:00same here. I emailed them last month but didn'...same here. I emailed them last month but didn't get replyAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8964719845369935777.post-13217091563136676322021-03-12T18:55:44.414-05:002021-03-12T18:55:44.414-05:00People who made the on-site are the best fit that...People who made the on-site are the best fit that faculties think. Unfortunately, there is only one or two person got the final offer. Sometimes, even no offer is made. Committee offered the explanation and you can interpolate any way you want but does not matter any more.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8964719845369935777.post-78015518347598991272021-03-12T18:35:54.382-05:002021-03-12T18:35:54.382-05:00I received today a rejection after an "on-sit...I received today a rejection after an "on-site" virtual interview. I have been told by the search committee chair that they selected other candidate because they have "more mature" research plan. It is my first year applying for faculty positions and I wanted to get feedback from more experienced folks on how would they think of such comment?<br />I am confused because my detailed research plan was part of my application package. Why would they invite me for an on-site if they think my plan isn't mature enough.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8964719845369935777.post-5732039369081427792021-03-12T18:23:17.829-05:002021-03-12T18:23:17.829-05:00If you don't mind sharing, did you receive any...If you don't mind sharing, did you receive any updates about your applications before today? screening interviews or something like that?<br />I applied for that position early December by email as they requested, but I never heard back. I didn't even receive a rejection today.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8964719845369935777.post-73006951039657647362021-03-12T17:28:02.577-05:002021-03-12T17:28:02.577-05:00Just received rejection for "assistant profes...Just received rejection for "assistant professor position in the Department of Pharmacology and Chemical Biology in Baylor College of Medicine". Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8964719845369935777.post-36480382818664318362021-03-12T13:18:16.026-05:002021-03-12T13:18:16.026-05:00I would also suggest to try to find a collaborator...I would also suggest to try to find a collaborator faculty within the department (or outside the department if your work can have interdisciplinary scope). Get them to collaborate on the project with experiments and techniques not available to you directly. Most papers improve in scope and impact when they become highly collaborative. This may have the following effects: a) the improved impact/more prestigious journal (whatever that means) might force the hand of your PI to publish it, b) the collaborator PI, especially if they have more leverage/power, may force your PI to "save face" and publish asap, c) you collect one more potential reference writer, in case your PI lets you down.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8964719845369935777.post-86178771469629757032021-03-12T09:22:11.853-05:002021-03-12T09:22:11.853-05:00I would advise to write up your paper in the desir...I would advise to write up your paper in the desired journal/template, ready to go, and start pushing for it ASAP. Are there other PIs in the department you consider allies that would also be willing to support you? This could definitely help boost your morale during this process. I am wrapping up a toxic postdoc situation where, remarkably, the PI had no interest in publishing, only with submitting dubious/shallow NIH grant applications without real substance or follow through. I also made the mistake of doing hardcore chemistry in a soft-moneyed institute, having no idea about hard-money vs. soft-money science at the time. In this environment, many (but not all) PIs just live for grants and don't care about papers (in biomedical/life sciences, getting R01s are much easier than getting high quality, high impact papers). I ended up adding a co-mentor and submitting my work as a co-corresponding author with PI and co-mentor PI. It also definitely helped that I had my own fellowship and that I am a US citizen. But at the end of the day, what my PhD/postdoc has taught me is: if you don't stand up for yourself, nobody will.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8964719845369935777.post-21651226131303345872021-03-11T19:10:02.337-05:002021-03-11T19:10:02.337-05:00Sadly, it is indeed abusive. It is important to de...Sadly, it is indeed abusive. It is important to develop a plan. Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8964719845369935777.post-17106930766567749412021-03-11T16:19:20.603-05:002021-03-11T16:19:20.603-05:00I don't know what the right answer is, but in ...I don't know what the right answer is, but in my opinion, you must set a 1-2 year timeline to leave either with a job or without one. Developing alternate letter writers, etc would be very important. Will your resume look better with 8 years as a postdoc for this person? chemjobberhttp://chemjobber.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8964719845369935777.post-51239705779358021002021-03-11T15:18:45.466-05:002021-03-11T15:18:45.466-05:00Is this an appropriate space to ask if any postdoc...Is this an appropriate space to ask if any postdocs are being abused by their PIs? Broken promises on the milestones? "I'll let you publish if you do A, B, & C" turning into "I'll let you publish if you now do A through Z", and it's been almost 6 years going on like this. My PI also has no problem giving away my project ideas to other postdocs if and when I refuse to abide by all demands. Any advice on how I can negotiate with my PI better? Six years into my postdoc, and having more than enough to publish, I'm kinda stuck here unable to publish my work.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8964719845369935777.post-37256512106650039982021-03-11T14:13:44.348-05:002021-03-11T14:13:44.348-05:00@ChemJobber, within the notes for the newly added ...@ChemJobber, within the notes for the newly added Crown College teaching position, you should add "homosexuals not allowed to work". I assume many other categories too.<br />Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8964719845369935777.post-11193201774262853432021-03-11T11:49:10.278-05:002021-03-11T11:49:10.278-05:00I find that the serenity prayer applies to this si...I find that the serenity prayer applies to this situation "grant me the serenity to accept the things I cannot change, the courage to change the things I can, and the wisdom to know the difference" - Not everybody succeeds in making the transition into an independent career in academia, we all know this... there are TOO MANY unknown variables standing in the way! Yes, it is stressful, we have all been working many many years for this opportunity. And it is soul crushing to fail, or to be ghosted (especially this, side note: if anybody here lands a position, please try to stop this. software makes it easy to just send out an email, we can do better). Anyway, just do your best, with no regrets and enjoy the ride. This is not the end, life is short and you only have one. You can try again next year, maybe, but for those of use at the end, I think it is healthy to begin to think about other opportunities either within science or not... good luck. +1 for exercise. Do this regularly. Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com