academic job market

6. ‘TIS THE SEASON FOR APPLICATIONS: THE JOB TALK

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What makes a good job talk? I think about this question almost every winter. Not only do I receive this question from junior scholars that are on the market, my department has hired almost every year since my arrival at UConn, so I have listened to lots of job talks by this point. If you’re […]

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5. ‘TIS THE SEASON FOR APPLICATIONS: PREPARING FOR THE PRELIMINARY INTERVIEW

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Going on the academic job market for the first time was a profoundly weird experience for me. The process seemed completely divorced from everything I learned in grad school. Why did the application process bear so little resemblance to the very training that was a necessary qualification for the job? If you’re reading this post,

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