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The search for employment, inside academia or outside of it, by students and by academics.

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How to screen out candidates for faculty jobs who don't know the subject

You think that asking one or two questions on the spot in an interview is a good way to assess an applicant's knowledge of basic concepts in the discipline. However, this sounds like a relatively poor …
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3 votes

Contacting via email or Linkedin (or similar sites) to help land a faculty appointment

As a general point, email and linked in are very different tools. Personally, I find linkedin doesn't have much weight in academia. I realise people use it, particularly in business areas, but I don't …
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11 votes

What does it mean when a faculty member invites the candidate to apply for a tenure-track po...

When you get an email inviting you to apply for a position, it can mean many things. It may mean nothing special. At one extreme (and this doesn't sound like it applies in your case), faculty send o …
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10 votes

Very obscure job posting for faculty position. Pass onward, or keep to myself?

You are not obligated (unless by your own moral principles) to facilitate the distribution of job ads. You could take a broad self-interested perspective. In this case, you decide whether and how mu …
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13 votes

Should I put my h-index on my CV?

A range of statistics can be useful in providing a quick snapshot of your research productivity. Common statistics include: number of refereed journal publications; number of publications that meet a …
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9 votes
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How effective is ResearchGate as an academic selection and recruitment tool?

I've informally noticed that ResearchGate seems to have increased in popularity over the last year or so. I also noticed that, while I'm not on the job market, ResearchGate was able to successfully id …
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How hard is it to get an academic position in Australia/New Zealand with a PhD from the US?

I know many academics in Australia who obtained their PhD in the United States. In general, I think that overseas experience is seen as a positive, whether it be an Australian going overseas to do a P …
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