Questions tagged [faculty-application]
Questions specifically concerning applying for faculty-level job announcements.
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Switching Tenure-Track Positions Within Same University
Is it common or possible to apply for internal faculty position at the same university? I am assistant professor at a University's department-A and considering applying to a similar position in a ...
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Photo on a CV for a researcher application in Japan?
Is a photo on a CV for a researcher (postdoc or faculty) application to a university in Japan
prohibited,
optional, or
necessary?
In the optional case, what are the usual consequences of including/...
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Ignored by university after requesting reimbursement for faculty interview campus travel [duplicate]
I did a campus interview for a tenure-track assistant professorship at a public R1 university in March. I was told to purchase my own air travel and submit for reimbursement after the interview due to ...
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Would an F and repeating some C courses affect my Grad admissions [duplicate]
I am a 3rd year student in Communications Engineering undergrad. Previously I was a physics major for my freshman and half of my sophomore years (1 year and a half ). Unfortunately for my university ...
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Teaching job application: Should I make any references to a gap year in my employment history due to depression?
I used to be a tenure-track assistant professor. Unfortunately, things didn’t work out because I failed to publish, and so my job perished two years ago. Even more unfortunately, the stress and ...
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Follow up email after interview [duplicate]
I was a shortlisted applicant for a faculty position 5 months ago. Then I had an interview, and then I was asked for recommendation letters. I sent a follow-up email after submission of recommendation ...
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Senior Research Associate in Germany
I came across a Senior Research Associate position at a German university. This role is permanent and is classified within the E14 TV-L salary scale. It is situated within the department head’s group, ...
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Is it okay to contact members of a lab before applying to a position?
There is a certain permanent position recently advertised at a lab that I'm interested in. The application consists of submitting a number of documents (CV, project, etc.) online, which will be ...
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Is it worth resubmitting updated application materials a second time over poor sentence flow?
I am a fourth year doctoral candidate in Experimental Psychology who should be graduating this summer with my Ph.D.
I recently resubmitted application materials for a visiting position one month after ...
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Schedule for Job Applications
When applying for a postdoc position or a tenure track job in the US, most universities have application deadlines between October and December, and send out offers between January and March. I am ...
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On proving results in a completely different field
I am a postdoc in a field of mathematics A. Recently, I began talking with a professor that works in field B that is completely unrelated to A. He had a conjecture, and after a month or so, I was able ...
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Timeline of tenure-track position in mathematics/applied mathematics
I have been applying to dozens of tenure track positions with preferred dates in Nov and Dec, but I still have not heard back from any, which is very worrying. I have been able to gauge the timelines ...
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What is a procedural letter of promotion?
I recently saw several job postings for positions of associate professor and full professor at a university and each of these postings states the following in bold letters:
Candidates must provide a ...
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what is the major differences of job talks given by graduate/postdoc and assistant professor/above?
There are a lot material on suggestions/advices for job talks for those graduate students and postdocs to seek a first assistant professor position. However, there is less advices about job talk for ...
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Recommendation letter; reminder email
I had an interview for a faculty position about 6 days ago. I was asked to arrange two letters of recommendations. One of my references sent it, but another one has not submitted yet. Shall I remind ...
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