Comments on: Academic job market thread http://savageminds.org/2007/08/15/academic-job-market-thread/ Notes and Queries in Anthropology — A Group Blog Thu, 09 Feb 2012 19:06:13 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 By: Fuji http://savageminds.org/2007/08/15/academic-job-market-thread/comment-page-1/#comment-112956 Fuji Wed, 22 Aug 2007 21:34:47 +0000 http://savageminds.org/2007/08/15/academic-job-market-thread/#comment-112956 LibArtsAsstProf: I would be willing to share my experiences, but offline (by email if you want). I moved at three years into a tenure track position, and am now tenured at my current institution. LibArtsAsstProf: I would be willing to share my experiences, but offline (by email if you want). I moved at three years into a tenure track position, and am now tenured at my current institution.

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]]> By: LibArtsAsstProf http://savageminds.org/2007/08/15/academic-job-market-thread/comment-page-1/#comment-112954 LibArtsAsstProf Wed, 22 Aug 2007 21:24:36 +0000 http://savageminds.org/2007/08/15/academic-job-market-thread/#comment-112954 I received my PhD in 2003, and now have a tenure-track position at an okay ranked regional liberal arts college. I like it, but would prefer a move to a place with more intellectual climate, either with students (undergrad or grad) or with faculty. So my question is WHEN to try to move, before tenure (2-5 years away), after tenure, now? Whats the job market like for mid- and senior assistants, and what's it like for Associates? I received my PhD in 2003, and now have a tenure-track position at an okay ranked regional liberal arts college. I like it, but would prefer a move to a place with more intellectual climate, either with students (undergrad or grad) or with faculty. So my question is WHEN to try to move, before tenure (2-5 years away), after tenure, now? Whats the job market like for mid- and senior assistants, and what’s it like for Associates?

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]]> By: Strong http://savageminds.org/2007/08/15/academic-job-market-thread/comment-page-1/#comment-111746 Strong Thu, 16 Aug 2007 12:15:34 +0000 http://savageminds.org/2007/08/15/academic-job-market-thread/#comment-111746 Joshua, my impression is that North American degrees are considered prestigious or desirable in many parts of the world (including especially Australia from what I have heard), but that the reverse does not hold true. However, I am a little naive about these things. Anyone else care to comment? Joshua, my impression is that North American degrees are considered prestigious or desirable in many parts of the world (including especially Australia from what I have heard), but that the reverse does not hold true. However, I am a little naive about these things. Anyone else care to comment?

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]]> By: Rebecca http://savageminds.org/2007/08/15/academic-job-market-thread/comment-page-1/#comment-111742 Rebecca Thu, 16 Aug 2007 11:39:33 +0000 http://savageminds.org/2007/08/15/academic-job-market-thread/#comment-111742 Humorous observation from Australia: I recently sat on an interview panel for a well known (non-university) employer of anthropologists. For a position that pays around $70K (AUD) we had very few applicants. Only 3 interviews were conducted. Compare this to 6 years ago when the same position was offered there were 31 applicants and 12 interviews were conducted. There is something of a shortage of experienced anthropologists -or anthropologists willing to gain the experience- in Australia. Most of the work available here is in applied anthropology, working with Indigenous NGO representative bodies and requires people to live in places that are a long way from the (major) cities (tongue-in-cheek comment: I suspect most Australians hold the belief that if they do not live within 30km of the coast they will DIE). In a recent discussion with a colleague who works for a well-known NGO, I was told that there are about 620+ outstanding native title claims and not enough anthropologists to do them. Perhaps we need to start importing anthropologists from the US just like we are importing doctors from India and nurses England. regards, Rebecca Humorous observation from Australia:

I recently sat on an interview panel for a well known (non-university) employer of anthropologists. For a position that pays around $70K (AUD) we had very few applicants. Only 3 interviews were conducted. Compare this to 6 years ago when the same position was offered there were 31 applicants and 12 interviews were conducted.

There is something of a shortage of experienced anthropologists -or anthropologists willing to gain the experience- in Australia. Most of the work available here is in applied anthropology, working with Indigenous NGO representative bodies and requires people to live in places that are a long way from the (major) cities (tongue-in-cheek comment: I suspect most Australians hold the belief that if they do not live within 30km of the coast they will DIE).

In a recent discussion with a colleague who works for a well-known NGO, I was told that there are about 620+ outstanding native title claims and not enough anthropologists to do them.

Perhaps we need to start importing anthropologists from the US just like we are importing doctors from India and nurses England.

regards,

Rebecca

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]]> By: Joshua http://savageminds.org/2007/08/15/academic-job-market-thread/comment-page-1/#comment-111701 Joshua Thu, 16 Aug 2007 05:21:14 +0000 http://savageminds.org/2007/08/15/academic-job-market-thread/#comment-111701 I have a burning question for many of you: I need to start thinking about where to apply to Grad schools next year. What interests me is the regional factor. What kinds of regional signigances/values attatched to graduate degrees in terms of employment in the different regions (as I am told often that this is so). For example, a credential from an Australian institution might not be benefical to work in Canada or the US(?). To what extent are these regional values of education real and, if real, why is this the case? I have a burning question for many of you: I need to start thinking about where to apply to Grad schools next year. What interests me is the regional factor. What kinds of regional signigances/values attatched to graduate degrees in terms of employment in the different regions (as I am told often that this is so). For example, a credential from an Australian institution might not be benefical to work in Canada or the US(?). To what extent are these regional values of education real and, if real, why is this the case?

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