Has anyone heard anything from Purdue about the 50/50 position in Sociology and African American Studies job? I received some interest but no followup.
10:23, I haven't heard anything from the joint position at Purdue either after they followed up with me. Hopefully we'll hear something soon. Good luck!
Any information on the status of the Indiana U and Purdue searches? They started interviewing last month. Any offers made? Are they planning on flying out anymore candidates?
Queens CUNY Searches 1) Open Assistant Professor - 194 Applications, 177 Complete. Acknowledgments Sent. Cutting within a week to long short list, then phone interviews for a relatively large number. Search Closed Oct 20.
2) Demography Cluster Assistant to Early Associate -- About 35 Applicants, will move quickly to a short list and do invites after phones. Open till filled, consideration began Oct 20.
3) Demography Cluster Associate to Full. Offer made, awaiting decision. Search will continue if not accepted.
The crim wiki has been recently updated with some news. UNC-Wilmington and Augusta State now have long-shortlists... anyone have any further info on this? For example, have those on the long-shortlist been contacted at all, asked for more materials, planned for informal interviews at the crim conference this week, etc?
Any news of UNC-Greensboro? I got an e-mail from them saying that I was top 25 out of around 200. Asked me for some stuff. No news since then. Anyone scheduling campus interviews with them?
RE: UNC-WILMINGTON: I got an email from a member of the search committee for the open position. It was to tell me a) that I am still under consideration for the position, b) the first candidates for the criminology position would be scheduled for on-campus interviews after the Thanksgiving break, c) candidates for the open position would be scheduled for interviews at the very beginning of the spring semester (early January).
I got a call Friday night inviting me out and it was my understanding that three people are going to be/have been invited. I can't verify that everyone has been contacted. Sorry I can't be more helpful!
re: Indiana (query from yesterday) -- two candidates interviewed, third coming this week, but no plans to call any others. No offer will be made until after all three are complete.
got an email from Vanderbilt Center for Biomedical Ethics and Society saying they are very impressed with my application and asking for a dissertation chapter. they'll bring out interviewees in jan/feb.
Can anyone provide more info about the Cornell sociology search? Their ad reads that they are looking for "one at the assistant professor level and one at the assistant or early associate (tenured) level." From the looks of things, they're interviewing all assistant, no early associates. Does this mean that they have decided to go with two assistants and no associates, or is the door still open for interviewing associates later?
Okay....so anyone have any notion what the timeline following a phone interview is? In other words, once you interview (via phone) how long before they contact you to let you know if they are interested? I have had a couple where there was no further contact and I then saw they had begun interviews...others where I still have not heard and there is no new posting on wiki, and yet another SC where they said they would let candidates know around thanksgiving, but then contacted me the next day for a follow-up interview....
If you have a phone interview and it goes well, but then they ask for a follow-up phone interview, what do you think they will be asking? What do you think is the purpose?
Regarding UVA: Those of us who were contacted weren't given a specific timeline (at least I wasn't). And I haven't heard anything more since I wrote to tell them I'm still interested.
It's almost like an open search, if you consider the combinations possible under that announcement. So yes, my impression is that they're interviewing simultaneously for those positions.
This may not be the most appropriate place for this request but does anyone know where to find rankings of HDFS (human development) programs? I've seen info here about general sociology and criminology but I can't seem to put my finger on any for HDFS. Any info would be much appreciated. Thanks!
Regarding HDFS programs, I've never seen a formal ranking of those programs. There are few HDFS PhD programs so my understanding is that there's an unofficial ranking but no formal rankings to my knowledge. I'd be happy to give input on a specific program if you wish.
Okay.....so is anyone else annoyed by the fact that departments will take the time out to call you to tell you that you are on thier short/long lists or for a phone interview but yet they cannot take the time to email you to let you know that you are no longer in the running?
I just think that if someone is high enough on your list to warrant contact, it is the least you can do to tell them you have decided to interview others (i.e. a call to let you know you are on their short list and permission to contact references who you know said glowing things)?
Agreed. I think the reason they do it is because they don't want you to write them off even if they have pretty much written you off.
For example, I was shortlisted at several places and then saw on the Wiki that they called interviews. So I wrote them and politely said I was still interested and wanted to know if I was still in the running before I took another offer.
They wrote back and said that I would not be called for an interview "at this time" but that i may later if they are not satisfied with their interviewees.
So they don't want us to know that we are their second choice in the rare event that they do call next month...
Got word that I'm on the religion position short list at Loyola-Chicago with a phone interview next week. I had all but given up on this one since I saw on the wiki that they'd scheduled interviews a while ago (but no X's) . . Plus, have seen other indications from late October that there had been phone interviews (on the blog). Anyone know any of the back story on this? Have they actually interviewed people on site?
8:09, before I got the email today saying that I'm also on the religion short list at Loyola, I received an email that I interpreted to mean that they had already moved on the urban studies hire but not on the religion hire. From the original ad, it was not clear that there were these two separate positions, but that seems to be the state of things now.
Is the global studies emphasis sociology job at Akron different from the one that is interviewing? I didn't notice the first one (it probably didn't fit me), so now I'm confused.
They were able to get a second hiring line and therefore have two positions - one for urban and one for religion - and just got moving on the urban one first.
I saw that Cal State Northridge has invited people for campus interviews. Any idea of how many people they are going to invite out? Or which position this is for?
Many places that have ads like the Cornell one, with both assistant and assoicate openings, start with the assistants since the assistant job market moves at a very fast and competitive pace. Once done, they move on to their senior positions.
3:52 here--Nope didn't hear from Redlands after the phone interview, but didn't expect to considering how badly I performed... It was good practice, at least.
I know others have asked this, but I'm going to keep trying: Does anyone know anything about Wesleyan? They are on the wiki as having a short list, but have they contacted people for an interview?
I had heard that Wesleyan was meeting last week to discuss the short list, but I haven't heard from them since. Of course, that could just mean I am out of the running...
Yale is on the Wiki now as having asked for more materials - which of the two positions is this for? The soc of science/ethnic communities one or the other one for a Middle East expert?
5:50-- Did Wesleyan contact you to tell you that they were going to be meeting to decide on their short list? Just wanting to know if I am out of the running...
They had to contact me because my application was missing something, but I did not get the impression that they were contacting everyone to tell them that they were on a shortlist or anything. But who knows... I am not feeling very confident about my chances of getting an interview at Wesleyan. Maybe we will hear from someone else who has better/more complete information.
Smith College called me to tell me that I'm on their long-short list and to request more materials. They said that they were contacting others now, that phone interviews would happen in late January, and then fly-outs in early February.
Hey, I know Cal State Sacramento invited some out to interview (wiki) but must not have called all the quant people...received request for campus visit.
George Washington: i heard just today that they completed a long list a few weeks ago and that they needed to meet, shorten it, and then contact candidates.
Sociology: The Department of Sociology at Yale University intends to make a tenure-track assistant professor appointment beginning July 1, 2008. The department has a preference for applications in the sociology of migration and ethnic communities, economic sociology, and the sociology of science, but will consider applications in all areas of the discipline. Yale University is an Affirmative Action, Equal Opportunity Employer. Yale values diversity among its students, staff and faculty, and strongly encourages applications from women and underrepresented minorities. Candidates should send a letter of application, curriculum vitae, a brief writing sample, and three letters of reference to the Chair of the Department of Sociology, Karl Ulrich Mayer, Yale University, P.O. Box 208265, New Haven, Connecticut 06520-8265. Review of applications will begin November 19, 2007.
Pacific Lutheran University. The Department of Sociology at Pacific Lutheran University seeks candidates for a tenure track position at the rank of Assistant Professor to begin Fall 2008. Specialization in criminology and deviance is desirable. The successful candidate should also be qualified to teach: introduction to sociology, social problems, research methods and/or theory. Commitment to effective teaching at the undergraduate level is required. Ph.D. in sociology preferred, although applications from ABD candidates will be considered. Pacific Lutheran University (PLU) is a comprehensive institution with an enrollment of 3500 including international students from two dozen countries (http://www.plu.edu). Located in a uniquely scenic region, the university is 40 miles south of Seattle in suburban Tacoma, Washington. PLU emphasizes integration between its liberal arts departments and its professional degrees in arts, business, education, nursing, and physical education. Its primary mission is to educate students for lives of thoughtful inquiry, service, leadership and care. PLU enjoys a healthy and progressive relationship with the Lutheran Church (ELCA), serves a diverse clientele, and zealously guards the principle of freedom on inquiry and teaching. The university continues to seek to diversify its faculty and strongly encourages applications from those who help realize this goal. Send curriculum vita, 3 letters of recommendation, teaching evaluations, a sample of teaching materials, and a letter of interest to Search Committee – ASSISTANT PROFESSOR, Department of Sociology, Pacific Lutheran University, Tacoma, WA 98447. Review of applications will begin immediately and continue until the position is filled. Files completed by January 15, 2007 will receive full consideration. PLU is an Equal Opportunity/Affirmative Action employer.
Has anyone on the long short list at USC heard from them? They said we should be notified today if we are finalists...Just want to know if I'm out of the running! Thanks.
check out the thread regarding the Oxford Roundtable on the discussion boards of the Chronicle of Higher Education, to get a sense of what kind of bozo is running the show at CSU-LB (F. King Alexander). Do you really want this man deciding on your tenure case?
I was on a hiring committee at a different Canadian university, and if you are not a Canadian citizen/resident, it would be very hard to get in....Preference goes to Canadians.
And, yes, there is also a glut of Canadian sociology PhDs out there on the market!
Last 3 hires at UBC were Yankees. Very, very good Yankees (including last year's ASA dissertation award winner) , so yes, you need to be pretty far ahead of the pack, but the official preference for native Canadians is by no means absolute.
Re: preference for Canadians at Canadian universities
This varies drastically by university. In fact, at some Canadian universities (U of Toronto, McGill, and more recently UBC, among others) there is a distinct preference for Americans (though not just any Americans, the ones that come from elite programs). You can see this in the hires they've made. If there's a preference for Canadians at UBC, they have a funny way of showing it. Some other places, though, still take the Canadian preference seriously.
Does anyone know of a similar blog about the status of Geography Dept searches? I know there's a wiki from last year (switching "geography" for "sociology" in the wiki URL), but I've not seen anything updated at all, and haven't had the devotion to start my own. Just wondering...
I notice it says "midlist" for the Berkeley diversity/democracy position. Are people in the list being contacted, or is that just inside info? In other words, would someone know if he/she is on the list?
This morning I followed up with a few schools I applied to that I never got acknowledgments from (many don't send even the standard "got your application" letters, and this strangely seems to coincide with the schools that don't send the EEOC-query). Learned that I'm not a finalist at Wesleyan (*sigh*), so for those who were asking... it appears they've made their short list but don't know if they've contacted folks who are coming in for interviews. Good luck to whoever they chose!
another request for more info about the rejection letters for the women's studies position at the university of wisconsin at milwaukee... I haven't gotten the rejection letter, but am trying not to read too much into that, so am wondering if anyone has heard anything else from them? have they set up any interviews or requested additional materials from anyone? thanks!
Does anyone know where Columbia is in the hiring process? They don't have an interview schedule on their website and there's only one X on the wiki. Are they still interviewing?
What's the deal with the criminology position at Penn State? They have been silent for a long time now and I haven't seen anything posted about the position on the wiki. Does anyone know if they've already made a shortlist and just haven't sent out rejection letters yet?
UIC - Med Soc - that search is joint with the Institute for Government and Public Affairs. Go to UIC Soc website, click on "employment" and then on "IGPA/Sociology Joint Position"
UIC - med soc Just to clarify, there are two med soc related hires. One is listed as Labor/med soc in the soc dept., and the other is the joint hire thru IGPA.
UNC-Greensboro is currently sending emails to the top 20 or so, checking if they are still interested and available. The email says they plan to interview at the beginning of the spring semester.
If there are no X's, and no details on the blog, I don't think it is safe to assume that the listed step of the process is complete. We might as well use the blog to ask each other and support each other by providing more information when we have it for the sake of clarity.
Just as a point of reference, how many people from whom UNC-Greensboro requested additional info are getting the email about their availability? I received an email stating that "it would be very likely" I would be among the top 25 but no additional emails. Thanks
I was the one who posted Wesleyan... I declined. I don't think at all that it is safe to assume if a department is listed as interviewing, than all candidates have been contacted. In my case, for instance, they are going to be dipping back into the pool. Hang in there, folks. This is a marathon.
So it looks like some institutions might send out one candidate at a time. Their aim is to interview the candidate and then extend an offer. If the candidate declines, they move on to the second candidate and so on, is that it?
In contrast, other institutions (the R1s in particular), interview 3-4 candidates around the same time and then pick from that bunch.
Is this a fair description of how the process works?
I think it depends even for R1s. I believe Wisconsin-Madison tends to call people one by one. This year, it seems to me that Chicago may be dipping back somewhat, since they seem to be interviewing 4 people to 4 positions. Don't you agree?
It seems apparent that 11:54 means that Chicago may go back to their applicant pool and call other candidates.
This will happen more in coming months as some schools make offers, choices wait a couple weeks, then reject the offer to go elsewhere. If the next choices took jobs in that time, then schools need to go back to their applicant pool
I feel like maybe we've already debated this on this blog, but how often does that dipping back really happen? I get it for the really elite places, maybe, who are interviewing people who are also interviewing at the other elite places--but I've been an observer of a lot of searches and I've never seen schools dip back in after inviting people for interviews. If we lost all three, we'd call the search unsuccessful and close it. At most, we might invite one more person. But, maybe I'm wrong?
The University of Minnesota has been listed as having interviews, with no X's, for several weeks now. Does anyone know what the status of their search is (or if they've actually invited everyone out for interviews)?
Can anyone confirm that UT San Antonio has scheduled interviews? They are my #1 pick and if they have scheduled than this year's job market is over for me. I'd really like to know...
At my top 10 R1, we did "dip back" a couple years ago on a junior search. A couple candidates came out and really flubbed their talks, and so the committee immediately called in another candidate who nailed the talk and got the job offer.
there are many ways to 'flub' a talk. most, like nerves, are symptomatic of ill-preparedness. being organized and having total command over your materials is key. just don't try to present everything. many people try to fit in too much, falling for the fallacy that everything is important. Q&A at the end is the best window into your true competence and what kind of colleague you will be. that's where the flubbing really takes shape, among those who are not prepared, provide guesses, get defensive, sometimes even combative. a balance of humility and confidence helps. if you can defend your work in an intelligent and collegial manner, you will not be flubbing!
i think the biggest mistake is not knowing your audience. if this is a small school where teaching matters and students will be there, you need to connect with students. if this is a research school with mostly advanced students and faculty in the audience, speak at their level.
in all cases, you need to know your audience and speak in a way they will understand you. make certain you are making a cohesive and coherent argument.
as the saying goes, tell them what you are going to say, say it, and then say it again.
Anyone here interview for the quant/methods position at Cal State - Sacramento? I know a number of people said they were interviewing for the social psych position....
Re: Chicago. The offer is for one of the so called stars, so there won't be an answer until s/he finishes going around many campuses (I counted 8) Re: Ut San Antonio, "first choice." Unfortunately there are no choices. You send out a bunch of applications, hopefully some depts will call you, that is as far as it goes. Thibnking of it by dept does not make any sense. You don't know what they are in need of, if there is any pressing teaching slot they need to fill up, if the dept favors quants or quals candidates, who else applied, etc. I would advise people in general to chill about their prospects for specific jobs. best. bibi
I know UC Merced has invited two senior candidates out, and that they're finishing they're short list for the junior position. They are plannning on inviting 4-5 candidates out. They've narrowed the list to 12, and they're supposed to get in touch with candidates this week. I heard they might try to get a few in before christmas, or do all the interviews the 2nd and 3rd week of January.
That is one approach, but it is not unheard of for people to selectively apply to schools where they would really like to be for some reason. I see nothing wrong with applying to a handful of "top choice" schools and then a pool of back-ups. Its not like medical residencies where you really have no choice. If you don't want to live somewhere, don't apply there.
Although I'm not sure it was received (on my end at least) as having the most collegial tone, I have gotten the same advice that bibi has given above from well-placed faculty at all ranks. Without a window into the search committee, we don't have a way of knowing what sort of candidate they have in mind, what politics are going on inside the department, etc.
That said, I didn't apply anywhere I wouldn't live. Of course some places are warmer and sunnier than others...
Sorry if the tone came out too harsh. We all obviously make some choices in terms of location, future colleagues, prestige, etc. What I tried to emphasize is that people should not anguish about this or that job, since the odds of landing a specific position are very low. Hope this clarifies my previous entry, best, bibi
They are still acknowledging receipt of applications. Keep in mind that with the CND dollar so strong and with the million $+ price of housing in Vancouver, UBC will likely have difficulty competing for candidates, especially American citizens (Canadian law requires them to hire Canadian citizens over anyone else). The strongest candidate will likely be a Canadian educated at a top US program.
The UBC picture is not entirely accurrate. Last year they had 4 candidates, only 1 was Canadian and they were all American educated. Before that they hired two American citizens graduates from UC Berkeley and Harvard. You'll be surprised about what happens at top Canadian Schools.
I think UBC's Sociology faculty look really good (especially the newer hires), but if they were a top Canadian school, their PhD graduates would be more visible. I don't recall ever running across one on a faculty list anywhere. Maybe they're wise to the market and have become wealthy business people instead...
Since there is mention of Canadian programs: Anyone hear anything about the University of Toronto, Scarborough theory position? I know the deadline just pasted, but I'd love to be Toronto, and the faculty is incredible. My guess is it would rank favorably with the 7-10 ranked US programs. Looks like they hire lots of Americans too.
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California State International Studies Program is still reviewing applications, no decisions have been made yet.
I haven't heard anything from Smith. Has anyone else?
Has anyone heard anything from Purdue about the 50/50 position in Sociology and African American Studies job? I received some interest but no followup.
10:23, I haven't heard anything from the joint position at Purdue either after they followed up with me. Hopefully we'll hear something soon. Good luck!
anyone know anything about the sonoma state women's studies searches?
For the Ball State question, I had a phone interview a week back and they were going to meet on Wednesday, Nov 7, to finalize the campus visits.
Ball State response - thank you for the information and good luck.
Any information on the status of the Indiana U and Purdue searches? They started interviewing last month. Any offers made? Are they planning on flying out anymore candidates?
Queens CUNY Searches
1) Open Assistant Professor - 194 Applications, 177 Complete. Acknowledgments Sent. Cutting within a week to long short list, then phone interviews for a relatively large number. Search Closed Oct 20.
2) Demography Cluster Assistant to Early Associate -- About 35 Applicants, will move quickly to a short list and do invites after phones. Open till filled, consideration began Oct 20.
3) Demography Cluster Associate to Full. Offer made, awaiting decision. Search will continue if not accepted.
To the individual who posted about CUNY--
Thank you! This makes a lot more sense!
so has UMASS made offers, has anyone accepted?
CSU Sacramento has started inviting people out for campus interviews.
Has anyone heard from Bowdoin since their phone interviews? Have they invited anyone to campus yet?
For Sacramento, have they invited candidates for campus interviews on both positions (quant methods and soc psy)?
The crim wiki has been recently updated with some news. UNC-Wilmington and Augusta State now have long-shortlists... anyone have any further info on this? For example, have those on the long-shortlist been contacted at all, asked for more materials, planned for informal interviews at the crim conference this week, etc?
I was the one who posted UNC Wilm on the crim wiki... they contacted me to schedule a phone interview.
I noticed U-Iowa on the wiki. Does the person who posted/x'ed have any additional info: have they contacted all their candidates? thanks!
Any news of UNC-Greensboro? I got an e-mail from them saying that I was top 25 out of around 200. Asked me for some stuff. No news since then. Anyone scheduling campus interviews with them?
Sacramento - they're interviewing for both positions at the same time.
RE: UNC-WILMINGTON: I got an email from a member of the search committee for the open position. It was to tell me a) that I am still under consideration for the position, b) the first candidates for the criminology position would be scheduled for on-campus interviews after the Thanksgiving break, c) candidates for the open position would be scheduled for interviews at the very beginning of the spring semester (early January).
10:16 (re:Iowa),
I got a call Friday night inviting me out and it was my understanding that three people are going to be/have been invited. I can't verify that everyone has been contacted. Sorry I can't be more helpful!
thanks 1147! that in itself was helpful. good luck! knock 'em dead!
re: Indiana (query from yesterday) -- two candidates interviewed, third coming this week, but no plans to call any others. No offer will be made until after all three are complete.
got an email from Vanderbilt Center for Biomedical Ethics and Society saying they are very impressed with my application and asking for a dissertation chapter. they'll bring out interviewees in jan/feb.
Re: Ball State
Ball State has scheduled campus interviews.
Can anyone provide more info about the Cornell sociology search? Their ad reads that they are looking for "one at the assistant professor level and one at the assistant or early associate (tenured) level." From the looks of things, they're interviewing all assistant, no early associates. Does this mean that they have decided to go with two assistants and no associates, or is the door still open for interviewing associates later?
what's the word on Fullerton? Interviewing for all three at same time?
Does anybody know about UVA's timeline for narrowing down their list of 15?
Okay....so anyone have any notion what the timeline following a phone interview is? In other words, once you interview (via phone) how long before they contact you to let you know if they are interested? I have had a couple where there was no further contact and I then saw they had begun interviews...others where I still have not heard and there is no new posting on wiki, and yet another SC where they said they would let candidates know around thanksgiving, but then contacted me the next day for a follow-up interview....
If you have a phone interview and it goes well, but then they ask for a follow-up phone interview, what do you think they will be asking? What do you think is the purpose?
Regarding UVA: Those of us who were contacted weren't given a specific timeline (at least I wasn't). And I haven't heard anything more since I wrote to tell them I'm still interested.
re Rutgers, four interviews were scheduled, late Nov to eraly Dec.
Fullerton--
It's almost like an open search, if you consider the combinations possible under that announcement. So yes, my impression is that they're interviewing simultaneously for those positions.
I see University of Memphis has scheduled interviews on wiki. Any more information on that one?
Re: Weslyan. Have people on the short list been contacted?
Rice has made an offer.
This may not be the most appropriate place for this request but does anyone know where to find rankings of HDFS (human development) programs? I've seen info here about general sociology and criminology but I can't seem to put my finger on any for HDFS. Any info would be much appreciated. Thanks!
Regarding HDFS programs, I've never seen a formal ranking of those programs. There are few HDFS PhD programs so my understanding is that there's an unofficial ranking but no formal rankings to my knowledge. I'd be happy to give input on a specific program if you wish.
Hi all,
For which position were the Brown rejections sent?
Regarding the question on Bowdoin, a friend of mine was invited for a campus interview.
Anyone else hear from Marshall? I had a phone interview and haven't heard since but they don't show as having invited candidates yet either?
Okay.....so is anyone else annoyed by the fact that departments will take the time out to call you to tell you that you are on thier short/long lists or for a phone interview but yet they cannot take the time to email you to let you know that you are no longer in the running?
I just think that if someone is high enough on your list to warrant contact, it is the least you can do to tell them you have decided to interview others (i.e. a call to let you know you are on their short list and permission to contact references who you know said glowing things)?
Re: last post
Agreed. I think the reason they do it is because they don't want you to write them off even if they have pretty much written you off.
For example, I was shortlisted at several places and then saw on the Wiki that they called interviews. So I wrote them and politely said I was still interested and wanted to know if I was still in the running before I took another offer.
They wrote back and said that I would not be called for an interview "at this time" but that i may later if they are not satisfied with their interviewees.
So they don't want us to know that we are their second choice in the rare event that they do call next month...
Got word that I'm on the religion position short list at Loyola-Chicago with a phone interview next week. I had all but given up on this one since I saw on the wiki that they'd scheduled interviews a while ago (but no X's) . . Plus, have seen other indications from late October that there had been phone interviews (on the blog). Anyone know any of the back story on this? Have they actually interviewed people on site?
8:09, before I got the email today saying that I'm also on the religion short list at Loyola, I received an email that I interpreted to mean that they had already moved on the urban studies hire but not on the religion hire. From the original ad, it was not clear that there were these two separate positions, but that seems to be the state of things now.
Thanks 8:13. Weird to communicate with 'the competition' - in any case, good luck!
8:09
The Brown rejection was for Organizational Studies.
Anyone heard from Univ of Nebraska-Omaha regarding campus interviews for the gender strat/ gender and work position?
11:19 - I know Omaha has had at least one person to campus.
Can anyone speak to whether the campus interviews noted on the wiki for Cal St Sacramento are for one or the other or both positions? Thanks.
Anyone know the status of U Conn, Akron(first posting), or Kent State(main campus)?
Akron has 3 or 4 people coming in before Thanksgiving.
Any word on Kalamazoo, Dartmouth, Colgate, and Lehigh?
Is the global studies emphasis sociology job at Akron different from the one that is interviewing? I didn't notice the first one (it probably didn't fit me), so now I'm confused.
the "first" Akron job has a quant emphasis is fairly open re: specialization.
8:19 - Already posted above and on the wiki - Colgate is doing campus interview.
7:19am -- I heard Cal State Sacramento is inviting candidates of both positions.
8:24am -- Akron U is inviting candidates with a global emphasis in the spring semester.
re: Loyola
They were able to get a second hiring line and therefore have two positions - one for urban and one for religion - and just got moving on the urban one first.
I saw that Cal State Northridge has invited people for campus interviews. Any idea of how many people they are going to invite out? Or which position this is for?
Thanks!
Any specifics on Kent State or Purdue. Both have been listed as interviewing for a while-- any more info?
Any word on Berry College or Truman State?
Kent is still actively interviewing
Re: Berry
About two-three weeks ago I heard that Berry had not started looking at applications yet.
Any word on the joint soc/WS search at Milwaukee? It is listed as having sent out rejection letter; has anyone been contacted for short list etc?
Re: Berry
I heard from a friend that they have scheduled a phone interview with that person, in the last couple of days.
has anyone heard from University of Redlands?
Anon at 640 am on Nov 12:
Many places that have ads like the Cornell one, with both assistant and assoicate openings, start with the assistants since the assistant job market moves at a very fast and competitive pace. Once done, they move on to their senior positions.
I had a phone interview with the University of Redlands 2-3 weeks ago.
thanks 3:52.
Have you heard from them (Redlands)since?
anyone heard from UC Merced?
I also had a phone interview at Redlands and have heard nothing either - lets hope this means we are all still in the running! Good luck!
3:52 here--Nope didn't hear from Redlands after the phone interview, but didn't expect to considering how badly I performed... It was good practice, at least.
I know others have asked this, but I'm going to keep trying: Does anyone know anything about Wesleyan? They are on the wiki as having a short list, but have they contacted people for an interview?
I had heard that Wesleyan was meeting last week to discuss the short list, but I haven't heard from them since. Of course, that could just mean I am out of the running...
Yale is on the Wiki now as having asked for more materials - which of the two positions is this for? The soc of science/ethnic communities one or the other one for a Middle East expert?
5:50-- Did Wesleyan contact you to tell you that they were going to be meeting to decide on their short list? Just wanting to know if I am out of the running...
They had to contact me because my application was missing something, but I did not get the impression that they were contacting everyone to tell them that they were on a shortlist or anything. But who knows... I am not feeling very confident about my chances of getting an interview at Wesleyan. Maybe we will hear from someone else who has better/more complete information.
I noticed that Cal State Long Beach has started to schedule phone interviews. Is that for Sociology or for International Studies?
Smith College called me to tell me that I'm on their long-short list and to request more materials. They said that they were contacting others now, that phone interviews would happen in late January, and then fly-outs in early February.
Any news on the Princeton demography search since the request for more material 3 weeks ago?
for the ca state long beach, is it for the position in the sociology department or latino stuides department? any updated information.
Anyone heard anything from either George Washington or Tufts? Thanks.
Hey, I know Cal State Sacramento invited some out to interview (wiki) but must not have called all the quant people...received request for campus visit.
Marshall also starting to call for campus interviews...
George Washington: i heard just today that they completed a long list a few weeks ago and that they needed to meet, shorten it, and then contact candidates.
re: GWU
Thanks!
Re: Yale- I know they've asked for more materials for science studies position. Don't know about the other position.
re Yale-- I was asked for more material. My understanding is that it is a search in STS, econ soc, migration & ethnic.
re: Yale
In the situation of "asking more materials," what are the kinds of materials they ask for-- writing samples, statement of interests...?
chapters.
re: 6:21
I see. Thanks!
Has Yale's application deadline (for STS, econ soc, migration & ethnic)passed?
I cannot locate the ad at ASA job bank. Can somebody post it here?
thanks!!!
Sociology: The Department of Sociology at Yale University intends to make a tenure-track assistant professor appointment beginning July 1, 2008. The department has a preference for applications in the sociology of migration and ethnic communities, economic sociology, and the sociology of science, but will consider applications in all areas of the discipline. Yale University is an Affirmative Action, Equal Opportunity Employer. Yale values diversity among its students, staff and faculty, and strongly encourages applications from women and underrepresented minorities. Candidates should send a letter of application, curriculum vitae, a brief writing sample, and three letters of reference to the Chair of the Department of Sociology, Karl Ulrich Mayer, Yale University, P.O. Box 208265, New Haven, Connecticut 06520-8265. Review of applications will begin November 19, 2007.
I heard that SUNY Fredonia has a short list....
Does anyone have any information about what stage Colorado State University is at?
Has McMaster contacted folks for interviews/short list? They're listed on Wiki as about to call people on shortlist.
Pacific Lutheran University. The Department of Sociology at Pacific Lutheran University seeks candidates for a tenure track position at the rank of Assistant Professor to begin Fall 2008. Specialization in criminology and deviance is desirable. The successful candidate should also be qualified to teach: introduction to sociology, social problems, research methods and/or theory. Commitment to effective teaching at the undergraduate level is required. Ph.D. in sociology preferred, although applications from ABD candidates will be considered. Pacific Lutheran University (PLU) is a comprehensive institution with an enrollment of 3500 including international students from two dozen countries (http://www.plu.edu). Located in a uniquely scenic region, the university is 40 miles south of Seattle in suburban Tacoma, Washington. PLU emphasizes integration between its liberal arts departments and its professional degrees in arts, business, education, nursing, and physical education. Its primary mission is to educate students for lives of thoughtful inquiry, service, leadership and care. PLU enjoys a healthy and progressive relationship with the Lutheran Church (ELCA), serves a diverse clientele, and zealously guards the principle of freedom on inquiry and teaching. The university continues to seek to diversify its faculty and strongly encourages applications from those who help realize this goal. Send curriculum vita, 3 letters of recommendation, teaching evaluations, a sample of teaching materials, and a letter of interest to Search Committee – ASSISTANT PROFESSOR, Department of Sociology, Pacific Lutheran University, Tacoma, WA 98447. Review of applications will begin immediately and continue until the position is filled. Files completed by January 15, 2007 will receive full consideration. PLU is an Equal Opportunity/Affirmative Action employer.
Purdue University Calumet will start calling people for interviews after the New Year.
Cal State Long Beach has begun to schedule interviews. Don't know if they've called everyone or not.
That was Cal State Long Beach Sociology, not Latino Studies.
any news from british columbia?
Re: British Columbia.
Just got an email from them saying that they have recieved my application (I sent it in September!)
echoing the call about news from UC Merced?
Has anyone on the long short list at USC heard from them? They said we should be notified today if we are finalists...Just want to know if I'm out of the running! Thanks.
University of Redlands has scheduled three flyouts
has albany offered anyone a job?
Re: Cal State Long Beach -
check out the thread regarding the Oxford Roundtable on the discussion boards of the Chronicle of Higher Education, to get a sense of what kind of bozo is running the show at CSU-LB (F. King Alexander). Do you really want this man deciding on your tenure case?
Re: Weslyan. Do people on the short list know their status? If I've heard nothing can I assume I'm out of the running?
Pepperdine scheduled an interview.
Re: British Columbia. November 16, 2007 11:18 AM
I was on a hiring committee at a different Canadian university, and if you are not a Canadian citizen/resident, it would be very hard to get in....Preference goes to Canadians.
And, yes, there is also a glut of Canadian sociology PhDs out there on the market!
re: 12:30
Last 3 hires at UBC were Yankees. Very, very good Yankees (including last year's ASA dissertation award winner) , so yes, you need to be pretty far ahead of the pack, but the official preference for native Canadians is by no means absolute.
--nemo
Does anyone know what's going on with the Wisconsin-Madison (open) search? It's been quiet for a while.
Re: preference for Canadians at Canadian universities
This varies drastically by university. In fact, at some Canadian universities (U of Toronto, McGill, and more recently UBC, among others) there is a distinct preference for Americans (though not just any Americans, the ones that come from elite programs). You can see this in the hires they've made. If there's a preference for Canadians at UBC, they have a funny way of showing it. Some other places, though, still take the Canadian preference seriously.
from what i hear, Madison has not made a decision yet but did contact finalists two weeks ago to ask about availability.
I just received a request this week for more materials (publications) for the Wisconsin Madison pol econ position.
Purdue - Calumet is still processing applications of those they are still interested in and narrowing down pool....
RE: NC State -
The last post was on the 9th saying they'd schedule interviews soon...anyone have any more info?
Re: NC State
One candidate has interviewed on campus. Two more are scheduled for this coming week and later.
Does anyone know of a similar blog about the status of Geography Dept searches? I know there's a wiki from last year (switching "geography" for "sociology" in the wiki URL), but I've not seen anything updated at all, and haven't had the devotion to start my own. Just wondering...
I notice it says "midlist" for the Berkeley diversity/democracy position. Are people in the list being contacted, or is that just inside info? In other words, would someone know if he/she is on the list?
Has anyone heard from UNC-Greensboro regarding campus visits?
"Any specifics on Kent State or Purdue. Both have been listed as interviewing for a while-- any more info?"
Kent State is still conducting interviews.
This morning I followed up with a few schools I applied to that I never got acknowledgments from (many don't send even the standard "got your application" letters, and this strangely seems to coincide with the schools that don't send the EEOC-query). Learned that I'm not a finalist at Wesleyan (*sigh*), so for those who were asking... it appears they've made their short list but don't know if they've contacted folks who are coming in for interviews. Good luck to whoever they chose!
The wiki shows that Chicago made an offer 3 weeks ago. Does anyone know whether it was accepted?
Re: Chicago offer
The offer has not been accepted yet.
Has anyone heard from Grand Valley State University or College of the Holy Cross? Thanks!
Heard through the grapevine today that UTSA has scheduled at least one interview scheduled for the junior position. It's been scheduled for a while.
UConn is already interviewing for the Sociology job.
Re: Berkeley Diversity/Democracy search- emails went out to at least some people on the "midlist."
UVA is still deciding on its finalists for the junior candidate position and will be doing the interviews in Dec.-January.
Re UVA -
Any word on the process for the associate post?
I heard that UAlbany made an offer.
anyone know if u of iowa has scheduled all of their interviews?
Anyone know what is going on with the UI-Chicago med soc search?
I've received a rejection letter from the University of Maryland, Baltimore County
Has UI-Chicago made any offers? I thought they finished their interviews.
UI-Chicago has made an offer on the theory search. It is still interviewing for the org search. The other searches have not started interviewing yet.
UIC: anyone know if the org search the same as the medical soc search, or is there an interest in hiring in both these areas?
Has anyone heard from Fordham?
Got a rejection letter from St. Cloud State today. It said that the position had been filled.
another request for more info about the rejection letters for the women's studies position at the university of wisconsin at milwaukee... I haven't gotten the rejection letter, but am trying not to read too much into that, so am wondering if anyone has heard anything else from them? have they set up any interviews or requested additional materials from anyone? thanks!
-emily
May I ask which University of Maryland Baltimore County position that rejection letter was for?
Does anyone know where Columbia is in the hiring process? They don't have an interview schedule on their website and there's only one X on the wiki. Are they still interviewing?
-JM
Anyone heard from Pomona College recently?
Columbia DOES indeed have their job talks on the web- under "Monday talks." They just had their second of three.
I heard that UC Merced is moving on their senior position first.
What's the deal with the criminology position at Penn State? They have been silent for a long time now and I haven't seen anything posted about the position on the wiki. Does anyone know if they've already made a shortlist and just haven't sent out rejection letters yet?
Rejection letter for UMBC was for medical sociology position.
What about George Mason? Any news on progress of the search there?
Does anyone have current info on Berea?
RE Penn State Crim position
I heard that they made an offer to a criminologist and it was accepted.
UIC - Med Soc - that search is joint with the Institute for Government and Public Affairs. Go to UIC Soc website, click on "employment" and then on "IGPA/Sociology Joint Position"
UIC - med soc
Just to clarify, there are two med soc related hires. One is listed as Labor/med soc in the soc dept., and the other is the joint hire thru IGPA.
i got my rejection letter today from U Maryland Baltimore Co. It was for the open position with an emph. on med. soc.
Does anyone know what is happening with the criminology positions at Arizona State West? Thanks!
I see Wesleyan is on the list of schools that have scheduled interviews. Can someone confirm?
Any word on Bard?
Tufts was added to the interviews list. Can someone provide more info? Have all invitees been contacted?
Thanks!
I think we can safely say that if an institution has been added to the INTERVIEW list, then all the candidates have been contacted.
Looks like the job search season is over for me. Ugh.
UNC-Greensboro is currently sending emails to the top 20 or so, checking if they are still interested and available. The email says they plan to interview at the beginning of the spring semester.
If there are no X's, and no details on the blog, I don't think it is safe to assume that the listed step of the process is complete. We might as well use the blog to ask each other and support each other by providing more information when we have it for the sake of clarity.
Just as a point of reference, how many people from whom UNC-Greensboro requested additional info are getting the email about their availability? I received an email stating that "it would be very likely" I would be among the top 25 but no additional emails.
Thanks
btw,
happy thanksgiving everybody.
I was the one who posted Wesleyan... I declined. I don't think at all that it is safe to assume if a department is listed as interviewing, than all candidates have been contacted. In my case, for instance, they are going to be dipping back into the pool. Hang in there, folks. This is a marathon.
RE: 5:50 a.m.'s post
So it looks like some institutions might send out one candidate at a time. Their aim is to interview the candidate and then extend an offer. If the candidate declines, they move on to the second candidate and so on, is that it?
In contrast, other institutions (the R1s in particular), interview 3-4 candidates around the same time and then pick from that bunch.
Is this a fair description of how the process works?
I think it depends even for R1s. I believe Wisconsin-Madison tends to call people one by one. This year, it seems to me that Chicago may be dipping back somewhat, since they seem to be interviewing 4 people to 4 positions. Don't you agree?
Anonymous at 11:54,
What do you mean by "dipping back"?
It seems apparent that 11:54 means that Chicago may go back to their applicant pool and call other candidates.
This will happen more in coming months as some schools make offers, choices wait a couple weeks, then reject the offer to go elsewhere. If the next choices took jobs in that time, then schools need to go back to their applicant pool
Will UIC be calling other candidates or have they already filled their positions? Does anyone know?
I feel like maybe we've already debated this on this blog, but how often does that dipping back really happen? I get it for the really elite places, maybe, who are interviewing people who are also interviewing at the other elite places--but I've been an observer of a lot of searches and I've never seen schools dip back in after inviting people for interviews. If we lost all three, we'd call the search unsuccessful and close it. At most, we might invite one more person. But, maybe I'm wrong?
The University of Minnesota has been listed as having interviews, with no X's, for several weeks now. Does anyone know what the status of their search is (or if they've actually invited everyone out for interviews)?
Can anyone confirm that UT San Antonio has scheduled interviews? They are my #1 pick and if they have scheduled than this year's job market is over for me. I'd really like to know...
At my top 10 R1, we did "dip back" a couple years ago on a junior search. A couple candidates came out and really flubbed their talks, and so the committee immediately called in another candidate who nailed the talk and got the job offer.
what would "flubbing" a talk entail? something super un-interesting or just getting nervous?
there are many ways to 'flub' a talk. most, like nerves, are symptomatic of ill-preparedness. being organized and having total command over your materials is key. just don't try to present everything. many people try to fit in too much, falling for the fallacy that everything is important. Q&A at the end is the best window into your true competence and what kind of colleague you will be. that's where the flubbing really takes shape, among those who are not prepared, provide guesses, get defensive, sometimes even combative. a balance of humility and confidence helps. if you can defend your work in an intelligent and collegial manner, you will not be flubbing!
i think the biggest mistake is not knowing your audience. if this is a small school where teaching matters and students will be there, you need to connect with students. if this is a research school with mostly advanced students and faculty in the audience, speak at their level.
in all cases, you need to know your audience and speak in a way they will understand you. make certain you are making a cohesive and coherent argument.
as the saying goes, tell them what you are going to say, say it, and then say it again.
RE: UT-San Antonio
They have invited people for interviews. Interviews will begin coming week.
I've received a rejection letter from NC Greensboro.
I see that University of North Florida is listed now as having invited campus interviews on the Wiki....can anyone remark on this?
Does anyone know if either of the Chicago offers have been accepted? Any info on whether they will be calling additional junior candidates?
Anyone here interview for the quant/methods position at Cal State - Sacramento? I know a number of people said they were interviewing for the social psych position....
Any info on the University of Vermont social/public policy position? Thanks.
Re: Chicago. The offer is for one of the so called stars, so there won't be an answer until s/he finishes going around many campuses (I counted 8)
Re: Ut San Antonio, "first choice." Unfortunately there are no choices. You send out a bunch of applications, hopefully some depts will call you, that is as far as it goes. Thibnking of it by dept does not make any sense. You don't know what they are in need of, if there is any pressing teaching slot they need to fill up, if the dept favors quants or quals candidates, who else applied, etc.
I would advise people in general to chill about their prospects for specific jobs.
best.
bibi
9:09 Thanks for your comment; it reminded me why I desparately want OUT of academia--the fact that I ZERO control over where I can work and live.
I know UC Merced has invited two senior candidates out, and that they're finishing they're short list for the junior position. They are plannning on inviting 4-5 candidates out. They've narrowed the list to 12, and they're supposed to get in touch with candidates this week. I heard they might try to get a few in before christmas, or do all the interviews the 2nd and 3rd week of January.
bibi -
That is one approach, but it is not unheard of for people to selectively apply to schools where they would really like to be for some reason. I see nothing wrong with applying to a handful of "top choice" schools and then a pool of back-ups. Its not like medical residencies where you really have no choice. If you don't want to live somewhere, don't apply there.
Has anyone heard from Fordham?
Although I'm not sure it was received (on my end at least) as having the most collegial tone, I have gotten the same advice that bibi has given above from well-placed faculty at all ranks. Without a window into the search committee, we don't have a way of knowing what sort of candidate they have in mind, what politics are going on inside the department, etc.
That said, I didn't apply anywhere I wouldn't live. Of course some places are warmer and sunnier than others...
Hang in there, fellow seekers.
Sorry if the tone came out too harsh. We all obviously make some choices in terms of location, future colleagues, prestige, etc. What I tried to emphasize is that people should not anguish about this or that job, since the odds of landing a specific position are very low.
Hope this clarifies my previous entry,
best,
bibi
Anyone have any leads on British Columbia?
Re: UBC
They are still acknowledging receipt of applications. Keep in mind that with the CND dollar so strong and with the million $+ price of housing in Vancouver, UBC will likely have difficulty competing for candidates, especially American citizens (Canadian law requires them to hire Canadian citizens over anyone else). The strongest candidate will likely be a Canadian educated at a top US program.
Barnard has posted its interview candidates
http://www.barnard.edu/sociology/news.htm
The UBC picture is not entirely accurrate. Last year they had 4 candidates, only 1 was Canadian and they were all American educated. Before that they hired two American citizens graduates from UC Berkeley and Harvard. You'll be surprised about what happens at top Canadian Schools.
I think UBC's Sociology faculty look really good (especially the newer hires), but if they were a top Canadian school, their PhD graduates would be more visible. I don't recall ever running across one on a faculty list anywhere. Maybe they're wise to the market and have become wealthy business people instead...
Anyone know if the New Mexico short list is for both positions, or just one?
Does somebody have the inside scoop on whether the Pittsburg offer (on the wiki) is for the senior position or one or both of the junior positions?
UBC is not prominent among Canadian PhD programs in Soc, although this is changing.
UToronto is tops, along with McGill.
Other front-runners are Western, Dalhousie, Guelph.
I'm pretty sure that the Pittsburgh position is one of the junior positions.
Has Montclair State University scheduled campus interviews?
Has Albany made any offers?
Since there is mention of Canadian programs: Anyone hear anything about the University of Toronto, Scarborough theory position? I know the deadline just pasted, but I'd love to be Toronto, and the faculty is incredible. My guess is it would rank favorably with the 7-10 ranked US programs. Looks like they hire lots of Americans too.
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