#AcademicTwitter For those who have seen the tweet about the Ivy League PhD with a stellar CV being on the job market for multiple years and not landing anything, I want to flag a few things that don’t come out there. (1) If you went to a top 10 or a R1 and apply to teaching 1/
institutions, there are assumptions about whether you really want a teaching job. Faculty assume PhDs from these institutions REALLY want research jobs and don’t really want to be there. If you really want that teaching job, talk about it explicitly in your materials. 2/
(2) It is not entirely clear what the effects are of being on the job market more than one year in a row. There are some depts that hire every year. Potential overlap in hiring committee members could disadvantage someone for each year they’re applying. 3/
(3) There is such a thing as being over qualified for an academic job. If you’ve got top tier publications and you’re applying for a job at a non-top 10, it’s highly likely you won’t get an interview because they know they can’t compete with a top 10 offer. This means that 4/
the OP is someone who is basically only qualified for top 10 jobs. So that person has fewer job options than someone with less robust pubs. So remember, committees are trying to find qualified candidates who will come if offered the job. They do NOT want failed searches. 5/5
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