tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7730812224320504372024-03-08T16:33:38.976-05:00Famae VolentAn Interactive Website Devoted to the Classics & Archaeology Job Market.
"Because there is no "hire" in "Higher Education"Unknownnoreply@blogger.comBlogger63125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-773081222432050437.post-42323466032896394812018-04-12T15:12:00.000-04:002019-02-28T17:02:23.309-05:00You're gonna make me lonesome when you go<b style="color: red;">UPDATE: </b>FV has now closed, for the reasons articulated in the first comment on this post. Thanks to everyone who has participated here over the course of the last decade.<br />
<br />
<b>The wiki is still operating, and the 2018-19 season is set up:</b><br />
<b><a href="http://classics.wikidot.com/02-2018-2019-classics-ancient-history-archaeology-job-market"><span style="color: red;">http://classics.wikidot.com/02-2018-2019-classics-ancient-history-archaeology-job-market</span></a></b>
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<span style="color: red;"><b><br /></b></span>Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06021031077994060984noreply@blogger.com25tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-773081222432050437.post-25546588887656703672017-09-05T09:15:00.000-04:002018-07-03T06:14:00.485-04:00Shake your windows and rattle your walls<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><b>With the coming of September, the 2017-2018 Job Market is upon us!</b></span><br />
<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><b><br /></b></span>
<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">This site, now in its tenth year, was originally modeled after the successful sociology job search "blog" (the 2008-2009 iteration of which can be found <a href="http://socrumormill2008.blogspot.com/">here</a>). Other disciplines have started following suit, and can themselves serve as both positive and negative exempla for us in Classics, Archaeology, and Ancient History. Links on the side of this page point to various articles and sites relevant to the academic job-hunting process and experience. If you run across others, please suggest them in the comments and we will add them. Threads below will provide a full season's worth of comments around various themes. Previous years' comments are all archived. And of course there is the ever-present and all-knowing <a href="http://classics.wikidot.com/">Classics Wiki</a><br /><br />In order to access the wiki you must be a member, so an account has been established which everybody can use, anonymously. The log-in email is: classicswiki@gmail.com</span><br />
<div>
<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><br />The password is the first phrase commented upon by Austin in his Little Red Oxford commentary on the sixth book. Enter this two word phrase as oneword. If you would prefer to open a WikiDot account of your own, and would like access to the Classics Wiki hosted there, the password to gain access is the same.</span><br />
<div>
<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><br />We experienced a very frustrating rash of wiki vandalism in 2009, which is why we have had to resort to a less-than-open site for our wiki. Apologies for making you go through this step, but it has proven to be worth the hassle. </span></div>
<div>
<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><br /><span style="color: #990000;"><b>Etiquette: </b></span></span><br />
<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><span style="color: #990000;">In order to encourage as many voices as possible this site will be completely driven by the comments sections. It will only be as useful (and civilized) as you all make it. We would suggest that you sign up for a Blogger ID so that you can edit your comments (and later delete them if need arises) and so that people will be able to respond to your anonymous online persona rather than a series of "anonymous" posts. Just a thought.<br /><br /><b>Do not list names on this site.</b> </span><span style="color: #990000;">As hires are announced in the spring and summer the wiki will be filled in by those made offers, and who are willing to post such information on the wiki. Any comments which reveal names, directly or indirectly by posting TMI will be deleted post-haste.</span></span></div>
<div>
<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><br /><b>Most importantly, please, please, please maintain a supportive and helpful environment! </b>Applicants and Search Committees are all in this together, even though it often does not feel that way. This process is brutal enough without exacerbating it by impugning the methods and motives of others. Remember, we are all present and future colleagues. Let's live up to our now not-so-<a href="http://chronicle.com/forums/index.php?action=printpage;topic=48134.0">recent reputation</a> (scroll down about a third of the way) as model academic citizens!</span><br />
<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><br /></span>
<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">This space was created as a way for information sharing, not as a platform for launching unsubstantiated and slanderous rumors. Humor is good. Good-natured kvetching is good. Helping each other out with tips is great, and getting well-informed and well-intentioned advice from those who have gone through this wringer is truly awesome. We can all learn a great deal from each other, applicants and non-applicants alike, but only if we strive to maintain a thoughtful and graceful conversation. We should continue to discuss difficult and challenging topics, but let us try to do so in a way that shows respect for our audience and a humble regard for our own place within it! </span><br />
<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif; font-size: large;"><b><br /></b></span>
<span style="color: #990000; font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif; font-size: large;"><b>In bocca al lupo, Quirites!</b></span><br />
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Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06021031077994060984noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-773081222432050437.post-20000975798281247902017-09-05T09:05:00.000-04:002018-07-03T06:14:23.943-04:00Circled by the circus sands<div style="background-color: white;">
<span style="color: #cc0000; font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif; font-size: large;"><b><br class="Apple-interchange-newline" />**New**</b></span></div>
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<span style="color: #cc0000; font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif; font-size: large;"><b><br /></b></span></div>
<div style="background-color: white;">
<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">Following a request in the main 2017/2018 comments section, we're opening a new section of FV: <b><span style="color: #cc0000;">a space for our community to discuss career paths beyond the 'traditional' post-secondary academic job market. </span></b></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">We hope this provides a forum for interaction between people pondering their wider career options and those who have already transitioned to such positions.</span></div>
Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06021031077994060984noreply@blogger.com37tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-773081222432050437.post-88690893058508129012017-09-05T09:00:00.000-04:002018-07-03T06:17:16.581-04:00Shadows in the sounds<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">Yes, this is the thread where everyone comes to complain. So blow off some steam, but try to keep it civil...</span>Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06021031077994060984noreply@blogger.com4546tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-773081222432050437.post-8316561092736108372017-09-05T08:55:00.000-04:002018-07-03T06:17:34.065-04:00You don't need a weatherman to know which way the wind blows<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">Please use this thread to announce new positions, whether they are in advance of the normal SCS/AIA deadlines, seen on non-SCS sites, or even if it is your own department that is advertising. Please do not use this space for discussion, comments, etc. unrelated to this narrow topic matter. All such comments will be moved to a more appropriate thread in order to keep this thread clean and useful.</span><br />
<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><br /></span><span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">Please follow the pattern established below, with the institution advertising as the commenter's identity, followed by a full description in the body of the text.</span>Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06021031077994060984noreply@blogger.com9tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-773081222432050437.post-83075276671036573632016-09-01T10:00:00.000-04:002016-10-11T16:42:08.407-04:00Be Excellent To Each Other<span style="font-family: "verdana"; font-size: 100%;"><span style="font-size: 130%;">The
2016-2017 Job Market is upon us! A hearty welcome back to some, warm
greetings to others, and condolences to all. Let us hope that this
year's market continues the slight improvement we saw last year.</span>
<br />
</span><br />
<div class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: verdana;">
<span style="font-size: 100%;"> <span style="font-family: "verdana";"> </span></span><br />
<span style="font-size: 100%;"><span style="font-family: "verdana";">This
site, now in its ninth year, was originally modeled after the
successful sociology job search "blog" (the 2008-2009 iteration of which
can be found </span><a href="http://socrumormill2008.blogspot.com/" style="font-family: verdana;">here</a><span style="font-family: "verdana";">).
Other disciplines have started following suit, and can themselves serve
as both positive and negative exempla for us in Classics, Archaeology,
and Ancient History. Links on the side of this page point to various
articles and sites relevant to the academic job-hunting process and
experience. If you run across others, please suggest them in the
comments and we will add them. Threads below will provide a full
season's worth of comments around various themes. Previous years'
comments are all archived. And of course there is the ever-present and
all-knowing </span><a href="http://classics.wikidot.com/" style="font-family: verdana;"><span style="color: #3333ff;">Classics Wiki</span></a>
<br />
<br /><span style="font-family: "verdana";">In order to access the wiki you must be a
member, so an account has been established which everybody can use,
anonymously. The log-in email is:</span>
<br />
</span><span style="color: #006600; font-family: "verdana"; font-size: 100%;">classicswiki@gmail.com</span><span style="font-size: 100%;">
<br />
<br /><span style="font-family: "verdana";">The password is the first phrase commented upon
by Austin in his Little Red Oxford commentary on the sixth book. Enter
this two word phrase as oneword. If you would prefer to open a WikiDot
account of your own, and would like access to the Classics Wiki hosted
there, the password to gain access is the same.</span>
<br />
<br /><span style="font-family: "verdana";">We experienced a very frustrating rash of wiki
vandalism in 2009, which is why we have had to resort to a
less-than-open site for our wiki. Apologies for making you go through
this step, but it has proven to be worth the hassle.</span>
<br />
</span><span style="color: #660000; font-family: "verdana"; font-size: 100%;"><b> </b></span><br />
<span style="color: #660000; font-family: "verdana"; font-size: 100%;"><b>Etiquette</b></span><span style="font-family: "verdana"; font-size: 100%;">
<br />
</span><span style="color: #990000; font-family: "verdana"; font-size: 100%;">In
order to encourage as many voices as possible this site will be
completely driven by the comments sections. It will only be as useful
(and civilized) as you all make it. We would suggest that you sign up
for a Blogger ID so that you can edit your comments (and later delete
them if need arises) and so that people will be able to respond to your
anonymous online persona rather than a series of "anonymous" posts. Just
a thought.
<br />
<br /><b>Do not list names on this site.</b></span><span style="color: #990000; font-size: 100%;"><span style="font-family: "verdana";">
As hires are announced in the spring and summer the wiki will be filled
in by those made offers, and who are willing to post such information
on the wiki. Any comments which reveal names, directly or indirectly by
posting TMI will be deleted post-haste.</span></span></div>
<div class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: verdana;">
<span style="color: #990000; font-size: 100%;">
</span></div>
<div class="MsoNormal">
<span style="color: #990000; font-family: "georgia";"><span style="font-family: "verdana"; font-size: 100%;">Most
importantly, please, please, please maintain a supportive and helpful
environment! Applicants and Search Committees are all in this together,
even though it often does not feel that way. This process is brutal
enough without exacerbating it by impugning the methods and motives of
others. Remember, we are all present and future colleagues. Let's live
up to our now not-so-<a href="http://chronicle.com/forums/index.php?action=printpage;topic=48134.0">recent reputation</a> (scroll down about a third of the way) as model academic citizens!
<br />
<br />This space was created as a way for information sharing, not as a
platform for launching unsubstantiated and slanderous rumors. Humor is
good. Good-natured kvetching is good. Helping each other out with tips
is great, and getting well-informed and well-intentioned advice from
those who have gone through this wringer is truly awesome. We can all
learn a great deal from each other, applicants and non-applicants alike,
but only if we strive to maintain a thoughtful and graceful
conversation. We should continue to discuss difficult and challenging
topics, but let us try to do so in a way that shows respect for our
audience and a humble regard for our own place within it!</span>
</span><span style="color: #990000; font-family: "georgia"; font-size: 18.0pt;">
<br /> </span><br />
<span style="color: #990000; font-family: "georgia"; font-size: 18pt;">In bocca al lupo, Quirites!</span></div>
Unknownnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-773081222432050437.post-48087715995874722712016-09-01T09:30:00.000-04:002016-10-11T16:39:23.433-04:00Wyld Stallyns will never be a super band until we have Eddie Van Halen on guitar<span style="font-size: x-small;"><span style="font-family: "trebuchet ms" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: x-small;"><span style="font-family: "trebuchet ms" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "trebuchet ms" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: 130%;">Please
use this thread to announce new positions, whether they are in advance
of the normal SCS/AIA deadlines, seen on non-SCS sites, or even if it is
your own department that is advertising. <i>Please do not use this space for discussion, comments, etc. unrelated to this narrow topic matter.</i></span><span style="font-size: 130%;"> All such comments will be moved to a more appropriate thread in order to keep this thread clean and useful.
<br />
<br />Please follow the pattern
established below, with the institution advertising as the commenter's
identity, followed by a full description in the body of the text.</span></span></span></span></span></span>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-773081222432050437.post-64244302054105480612016-09-01T09:00:00.000-04:002016-10-11T16:39:37.429-04:00So-cratz - "The only true wisdom consists in knowing that you know nothing"<span style="font-family: "trebuchet ms" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: small;"><a href="http://chronicle.com/forums/index.php/topic,32865.0.html">Because one can never be too careful</a></span></span>
<br />
<span style="font-family: "trebuchet ms" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: small;"><br /></span></span>
<span style="font-family: "trebuchet ms" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: small;">Please use this thread for straight-up questions and answers
regarding the assembly of dossiers, mailing practices, letters of
application, interviews, job-talks, etc. Basically anything involving
the process, from A to Z.
</span></span><br />
<span style="font-family: "trebuchet ms" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: small;"><br /></span></span>
<span style="font-family: "trebuchet ms" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: small;">A sometimes useful, and oftentimes entertaining, site to check out
is the Chronicle of Higher Education's Discussion Forum. Two
particularly relevant examples are here:
</span></span><br />
<span style="font-family: "trebuchet ms" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: small;"><br /></span></span>
<span style="font-family: "trebuchet ms" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: small;"><a href="http://chronicle.com/forums/index.php/board,26.0.html">The Job Seeking Experience</a></span></span>
<br />
<span style="font-family: "trebuchet ms" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: small;"><br /></span></span>
<span style="font-family: "trebuchet ms" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: small;"><a href="http://chronicle.com/forums/index.php?board=32.0">The Interview Process</a></span></span>
<br />
<span style="font-family: "trebuchet ms" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: small;"><br /></span></span>
<span style="font-family: "trebuchet ms" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: small;">The threads are often not apposite, but they can be a treasure-trove
of laughs and morale boosts. And don't forget to check the archives on
this site for the past few years.</span></span><br />
<span style="font-family: "trebuchet ms" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: small;"><br /></span></span>
<span style="font-family: "trebuchet ms" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: small;">These are now old, so please send in new suggestions.</span></span>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-773081222432050437.post-39103591763202826682016-09-01T08:30:00.000-04:002016-10-11T16:35:59.639-04:00Everything is different, but the same... things are more moderner than before... bigger, and yet smaller... it's computers... <span style="font-family: "trebuchet ms" , sans-serif; font-size: x-small;"><span style="font-size: 130%;">Yes, this is the thread where everyone comes to <span style="font-family: "trebuchet ms" , sans-serif;">complain</span>. So blow off some steam<span style="font-family: "trebuchet ms" , sans-serif;">, but try to keep it civil...</span></span></span>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com1146tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-773081222432050437.post-30133424861939330122015-09-01T06:00:00.000-04:002015-09-02T10:31:21.391-04:00Fer all youse on Pashunk<span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: 100%;"><span style="font-size: 130%;">The
2015-2016 Job Market is upon us! A hearty welcome back to some, warm
greetings to others, and condolences to all. Let us hope that this
year's market continues the slight improvement we saw last year.</span>
<br />
</span><br />
<div class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: verdana;">
<span style="font-size: 100%;"> <span style="font-family: verdana;"> </span></span><br />
<span style="font-size: 100%;"><span style="font-family: verdana;">This
site, now in its eighth year, was originally modeled after the
successful sociology job search "blog" (the 2008-2009 iteration of which
can be found </span><a href="http://socrumormill2008.blogspot.com/" style="font-family: verdana;">here</a><span style="font-family: verdana;">).
Other disciplines have started following suit, and can themselves serve
as both positive and negative exempla for us in Classics, Archaeology,
and Ancient History. Links on the side of this page point to various
articles and sites relevant to the academic job-hunting process and
experience. If you run across others, please suggest them in the
comments and we will add them. Threads below will provide a full
season's worth of comments around various themes. Previous years'
comments are all archived. And of course there is the ever-present and
all-knowing </span><a href="http://classics.wikidot.com/" style="font-family: verdana;"><span style="color: #3333ff;">Classics Wiki</span></a>
<br />
<br /><span style="font-family: verdana;">In order to access the wiki you must be a
member, so an account has been established which everybody can use,
anonymously. The log-in email is:</span>
<br />
</span><span style="color: #006600; font-family: verdana; font-size: 100%;">classicswiki@gmail.com</span><span style="font-size: 100%;">
<br />
<br /><span style="font-family: verdana;">The password is the first phrase commented upon
by Austin in his Little Red Oxford commentary on the sixth book. Enter
this two word phrase as oneword. If you would prefer to open a WikiDot
account of your own, and would like access to the Classics Wiki hosted
there, the password to gain access is the same.</span>
<br />
<br /><span style="font-family: verdana;">We experienced a very frustrating rash of wiki
vandalism in 2009, which is why we have had to resort to a
less-than-open site for our wiki. Apologies for making you go through
this step, but it has proven to be worth the hassle.</span>
<br />
</span><span style="color: #660000; font-family: verdana; font-size: 100%;"><b> </b></span><br />
<span style="color: #660000; font-family: verdana; font-size: 100%;"><b>Etiquette</b></span><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: 100%;">
<br />
</span><span style="color: #990000; font-family: verdana; font-size: 100%;">In
order to encourage as many voices as possible this site will be
completely driven by the comments sections. It will only be as useful
(and civilized) as you all make it. We would suggest that you sign up
for a Blogger ID so that you can edit your comments (and later delete
them if need arises) and so that people will be able to respond to your
anonymous online persona rather than a series of "anonymous" posts. Just
a thought.
<br />
<br /><b>Do not list names on this site.</b></span><span style="color: #990000; font-size: 100%;"><span style="font-family: verdana;">
As hires are announced in the spring and summer the wiki will be filled
in by those made offers, and who are willing to post such information
on the wiki. Any comments which reveal names, directly or indirectly by
posting TMI will be deleted post-haste.</span></span></div>
<div class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: verdana;">
<span style="color: #990000; font-size: 100%;">
</span></div>
<div class="MsoNormal">
<span style="color: #990000; font-family: Georgia;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: 100%;">Most
importantly, please, please, please maintain a supportive and helpful
environment! Applicants and Search Committees are all in this together,
even though it often does not feel that way. This process is brutal
enough without exacerbating it by impugning the methods and motives of
others. Remember, we are all present and future colleagues. Let's live
up to our now not-so-<a href="http://chronicle.com/forums/index.php?action=printpage;topic=48134.0">recent reputation</a> (scroll down about a third of the way) as model academic citizens!
<br />
<br />This space was created as a way for information sharing, not as a
platform for launching unsubstantiated and slanderous rumors. Humor is
good. Good-natured kvetching is good. Helping each other out with tips
is great, and getting well-informed and well-intentioned advice from
those who have gone through this wringer is truly awesome. We can all
learn a great deal from each other, applicants and non-applicants alike,
but only if we strive to maintain a thoughtful and graceful
conversation. We should continue to discuss difficult and challenging
topics, but let us try to do so in a way that shows respect for our
audience and a humble regard for our own place within it!</span>
</span><span style="color: #990000; font-family: Georgia; font-size: 18.0pt;">
<br /> </span><br />
<span style="color: #990000; font-family: Georgia; font-size: 18pt;">In bocca al lupo, Quirites!</span></div>
Unknownnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-773081222432050437.post-75197968879114583712015-09-01T05:30:00.000-04:002015-09-02T10:31:21.403-04:00Ollars in Conshy<span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: 130%;">Please
use this thread to announce new positions, whether they are in advance
of the normal APA, excuse me, SCS deadlines, seen on non-SCS sites, or even if it is
your own department that is advertising. <i>Please do not use this space for discussion, comments, etc. unrelated to this narrow topic matter.</i></span><span style="font-size: 130%;"> All such comments will be moved to a more appropriate thread in order to keep this thread clean and useful.
<br />
<br />Please follow the pattern
established below, with the institution advertising as the commenter's
identity, followed by a full description in the body of the text.</span></span>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com29tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-773081222432050437.post-48006323630313874692015-09-01T05:00:00.000-04:002015-09-02T10:38:00.987-04:00Down da shore<span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: small;"><a href="http://chronicle.com/forums/index.php/topic,32865.0.html">Because one can never be too careful</a></span></span>
<br />
<span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: small;"><br /></span></span>
<span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: small;">Please use this thread for straight-up questions and answers
regarding the assembly of dossiers, mailing practices, letters of
application, interviews, job-talks, etc. Basically anything involving
the process, from A to Z.
</span></span><br />
<span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: small;"><br /></span></span>
<span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: small;">A sometimes useful, and oftentimes entertaining, site to check out
is the Chronicle of Higher Education's Discussion Forum. Two
particularly relevant examples are here:
</span></span><br />
<span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: small;"><br /></span></span>
<span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: small;"><a href="http://chronicle.com/forums/index.php/board,26.0.html">The Job Seeking Experience</a></span></span>
<br />
<span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: small;"><br /></span></span>
<span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: small;"><a href="http://chronicle.com/forums/index.php?board=32.0">The Interview Process</a></span></span>
<br />
<span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: small;"><br /></span></span>
<span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: small;">The threads are often not apposite, but they can be a treasure-trove
of laughs and morale boosts. And don't forget to check the archives on
this site for the past few years.</span></span><br />
<span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: small;"><br /></span></span>
<span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: small;">These are now old, so please send in new suggestions.</span></span>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com11tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-773081222432050437.post-56443404418909691202015-09-01T04:30:00.000-04:002015-09-02T10:31:21.400-04:00Boo Birds<span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: 130%;">Yes, this is the thread where everyone comes to bitch, moan, and let off some steam.</span></span>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com1319tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-773081222432050437.post-69706097174064493442014-09-15T06:00:00.000-04:002014-09-15T09:00:18.284-04:00Jellyroll<span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: 100%;"><span style="font-size: 130%;">The
2014-2015 Job Market is upon us! A hearty welcome back to some, warm
greetings to others, and condolences to all. Let us hope that this
year's market continues the slight improvement we saw last year.</span>
<br />
</span><br />
<div class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: verdana;">
<span style="font-size: 100%;"> <span style="font-family: verdana;"> </span></span><br />
<span style="font-size: 100%;"><span style="font-family: verdana;">This
site, now in its eighth year, was originally modeled after the
successful sociology job search "blog" (the 2008-2009 iteration of which
can be found </span><a href="http://socrumormill2008.blogspot.com/" style="font-family: verdana;">here</a><span style="font-family: verdana;">).
Other disciplines have started following suit, and can themselves serve
as both positive and negative exempla for us in Classics, Archaeology,
and Ancient History. Links on the side of this page point to various
articles and sites relevant to the academic job-hunting process and
experience. If you run across others, please suggest them in the
comments and we will add them. Threads below will provide a full
season's worth of comments around various themes. Previous years'
comments are all archived. And of course there is the ever-present and
all-knowing </span><a href="http://classics.wikidot.com/" style="font-family: verdana;"><span style="color: #3333ff;">Classics Wiki</span></a>
<br />
<br /><span style="font-family: verdana;">In order to access the wiki you must be a
member, so an account has been established which everybody can use,
anonymously. The log-in email is:</span>
<br />
</span><span style="color: #006600; font-family: verdana; font-size: 100%;">classicswiki@gmail.com</span><span style="font-size: 100%;">
<br />
<br /><span style="font-family: verdana;">The password is the first phrase commented upon
by Austin in his Little Red Oxford commentary on the sixth book. Enter
this two word phrase as oneword. If you would prefer to open a WikiDot
account of your own, and would like access to the Classics Wiki hosted
there, the password to gain access is the same.</span>
<br />
<br /><span style="font-family: verdana;">We experienced a very frustrating rash of wiki
vandalism in 2009, which is why we have had to resort to a
less-than-open site for our wiki. Apologies for making you go through
this step, but it has proven to be worth the hassle.</span>
<br />
</span><span style="color: #660000; font-family: verdana; font-size: 100%;"><b> </b></span><br />
<span style="color: #660000; font-family: verdana; font-size: 100%;"><b>Etiquette</b></span><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: 100%;">
<br />
</span><span style="color: #990000; font-family: verdana; font-size: 100%;">In
order to encourage as many voices as possible this site will be
completely driven by the comments sections. It will only be as useful
(and civilized) as you all make it. We would suggest that you sign up
for a Blogger ID so that you can edit your comments (and later delete
them if need arises) and so that people will be able to respond to your
anonymous online persona rather than a series of "anonymous" posts. Just
a thought.
<br />
<br /><b>Do not list names on this site.</b></span><span style="color: #990000; font-size: 100%;"><span style="font-family: verdana;">
As hires are announced in the spring and summer the wiki will be filled
in by those made offers, and who are willing to post such information
on the wiki. Any comments which reveal names, directly or indirectly by
posting TMI will be deleted post-haste.</span></span></div>
<div class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: verdana;">
<span style="color: #990000; font-size: 100%;">
</span></div>
<div class="MsoNormal">
<span style="color: #990000; font-family: Georgia;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: 100%;">Most
importantly, please, please, please maintain a supportive and helpful
environment! Applicants and Search Committees are all in this together,
even though it often does not feel that way. This process is brutal
enough without exacerbating it by impugning the methods and motives of
others. Remember, we are all present and future colleagues. Let's live
up to our now not-so-<a href="http://chronicle.com/forums/index.php?action=printpage;topic=48134.0">recent reputation</a> (scroll down about a third of the way) as model academic citizens!
<br />
<br />This space was created as a way for information sharing, not as a
platform for launching unsubstantiated and slanderous rumors. Humor is
good. Good-natured kvetching is good. Helping each other out with tips
is great, and getting well-informed and well-intentioned advice from
those who have gone through this wringer is truly awesome. We can all
learn a great deal from each other, applicants and non-applicants alike,
but only if we strive to maintain a thoughtful and graceful
conversation. We should continue to discuss difficult and challenging
topics, but let us try to do so in a way that shows respect for our
audience and a humble regard for our own place within it!</span>
</span><span style="color: #990000; font-family: Georgia; font-size: 18.0pt;">
<br /> </span><br />
<span style="color: #990000; font-family: Georgia; font-size: 18pt;">In bocca al lupo, Quirites!</span></div>
Unknownnoreply@blogger.comRome, Italy41.8723889 12.4801801999999541.494251399999996 11.834733199999949 42.2505264 13.125627199999951tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-773081222432050437.post-1672512052461605452014-09-15T05:30:00.000-04:002014-09-15T09:53:12.565-04:00Mud Rack<span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: 130%;">Please
use this thread to announce new positions, whether they are in advance
of the normal APA, excuse me, SCS deadlines, seen on non-SCS sites, or even if it is
your own department that is advertising. <i>Please do not use this space for discussion, comments, etc. unrelated to this narrow topic matter.</i></span><span style="font-size: 130%;"> All such comments will be moved to a more appropriate thread in order to keep this thread clean and useful.
<br />
<br />Please follow the pattern
established below, with the institution advertising as the commenter's
identity, followed by a full description in the body of the text.</span></span>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com31Rome, Italy41.8723889 12.4801801999999541.494251399999996 11.834733199999949 42.2505264 13.125627199999951tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-773081222432050437.post-30500380407072032562014-09-15T05:00:00.000-04:002014-09-15T09:55:50.865-04:00Missing On The Pro Side<span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;"><a href="http://chronicle.com/forums/index.php/topic,32865.0.html">Because one can never be too careful</a></span>
<br />
<span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;"><br /></span>
<span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;">Please use this thread for straight-up questions and answers
regarding the assembly of dossiers, mailing practices, letters of
application, interviews, job-talks, etc. Basically anything involving
the process, from A to Z.
</span><br />
<span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;"><br /></span>
<span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;">A sometimes useful, and oftentimes entertaining, site to check out
is the Chronicle of Higher Education's Discussion Forum. Two
particularly relevant examples are here:
</span><br />
<span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;"><br /></span>
<span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;"><a href="http://chronicle.com/forums/index.php/board,26.0.html">The Job Seeking Experience</a></span>
<br />
<span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;"><br /></span>
<span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;"><a href="http://chronicle.com/forums/index.php?board=32.0">The Interview Process</a></span>
<br />
<span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;"><br /></span>
<span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;">The threads are often not apposite, but they can be a treasure-trove
of laughs and morale boosts. And don't forget to check the archives on
this site for the past few years.</span>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com2Rome, Italy41.8723889 12.4801801999999541.494251399999996 11.834733199999949 42.2505264 13.125627199999951tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-773081222432050437.post-60465653309415959792014-09-15T04:00:00.000-04:002014-09-15T09:55:01.171-04:00Sandbaggers and Scufflers<span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: 130%;">Yes, this is the thread where everyone comes to bitch, moan, and let off some steam.</span></span>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com728Rome, Italy41.8723889 12.4801801999999541.494251399999996 11.834733199999949 42.2505264 13.125627199999951tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-773081222432050437.post-51210076954200979222013-08-15T06:00:00.000-04:002013-08-16T14:56:00.843-04:00Up Pops The Devil<span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: 100%;"><span style="font-size: 130%;">The
2013-2014 Job Market is upon us! A hearty welcome back to some, warm
greetings to others, and condolences to all. Let us hope that this
year's market continues the slight improvement we saw last year.</span>
<br />
</span><br />
<div class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: verdana;">
<span style="font-size: 100%;"> <span style="font-family: verdana;"> </span></span><br />
<span style="font-size: 100%;"><span style="font-family: verdana;">This
site, now in its seventh year, was originally modeled after the
successful sociology job search "blog" (the 2008-2009 iteration of which
can be found </span><a href="http://socrumormill2008.blogspot.com/" style="font-family: verdana;">here</a><span style="font-family: verdana;">).
Other disciplines have started following suit, and can themselves serve
as both positive and negative exempla for us in Classics, Archaeology,
and Ancient History. Links on the side of this page point to various
articles and sites relevant to the academic job-hunting process and
experience. If you run across others, please suggest them in the
comments and we will add them. Threads below will provide a full
season's worth of comments around various themes. Previous years'
comments are all archived. And of course there is the ever-present and
all-knowing </span><a href="http://classics.wikidot.com/" style="font-family: verdana;"><span style="color: #3333ff;">Classics Wiki</span></a>
<br />
<br /><span style="font-family: verdana;">In order to access the wiki you must be a
member, so an account has been established which everybody can use,
anonymously. The log-in email is:</span>
<br />
</span><span style="color: #006600; font-family: verdana; font-size: 100%;">classicswiki@gmail.com</span><span style="font-size: 100%;">
<br />
<br /><span style="font-family: verdana;">The password is the first phrase commented upon
by Austin in his Little Red Oxford commentary on the sixth book. Enter
this two word phrase as oneword. If you would prefer to open a WikiDot
account of your own, and would like access to the Classics Wiki hosted
there, the password to gain access is the same.</span>
<br />
<br /><span style="font-family: verdana;">We experienced a very frustrating rash of wiki
vandalism in 2009, which is why we have had to resort to a
less-than-open site for our wiki. Apologies for making you go through
this step, but it has proven to be worth the hassle.</span>
<br />
</span><span style="color: #660000; font-family: verdana; font-size: 100%;"><b> </b></span><br />
<span style="color: #660000; font-family: verdana; font-size: 100%;"><b>Etiquette</b></span><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: 100%;">
<br />
</span><span style="color: #990000; font-family: verdana; font-size: 100%;">In
order to encourage as many voices as possible this site will be
completely driven by the comments sections. It will only be as useful
(and civilized) as you all make it. We would suggest that you sign up
for a Blogger ID so that you can edit your comments (and later delete
them if need arises) and so that people will be able to respond to your
anonymous online persona rather than a series of "anonymous" posts. Just
a thought.
<br />
<br /><b>Do not list names on this site.</b></span><span style="color: #990000; font-size: 100%;"><span style="font-family: verdana;">
As hires are announced in the spring and summer the wiki will be filled
in by those made offers, and who are willing to post such information
on the wiki. Any comments which reveal names, directly or indirectly by
posting TMI will be deleted post-haste.</span></span></div>
<div class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: verdana;">
<span style="color: #990000; font-size: 100%;">
</span></div>
<div class="MsoNormal">
<span style="color: #990000; font-family: Georgia;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: 100%;">Most
importantly, please, please, please maintain a supportive and helpful
environment! Applicants and Search Committees are all in this together,
even though it often does not feel that way. This process is brutal
enough without exacerbating it by impugning the methods and motives of
others. Remember, we are all present and future colleagues. Let's live
up to our not so <a href="http://chronicle.com/forums/index.php?action=printpage;topic=48134.0">recent reputation</a> (scroll down about a third of the way) as model academic citizens!
<br />
<br />This space was created as a way for information sharing, not as a
platform for launching unsubstantiated and slanderous rumors. Humor is
good. Good-natured kvetching is good. Helping each other out with tips
is great, and getting well-informed and well-intentioned advice from
those who have gone through this wringer is truly awesome. We can all
learn a great deal from each other, applicants and non-applicants alike,
but only if we strive to maintain a thoughtful and graceful
conversation. We should continue to discuss difficult and challenging
topics, but let us try to do so in a way that shows respect for our
audience and a humble regard for our own place within it!</span>
</span><span style="color: #990000; font-family: Georgia; font-size: 18.0pt;">
<br /> </span><br />
<span style="color: #990000; font-family: Georgia; font-size: 18pt;">In bocca al lupo, Quirites!</span></div>
Unknownnoreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-773081222432050437.post-13203944832317332262013-08-15T05:30:00.000-04:002013-08-16T14:46:54.433-04:00Grab The Money<span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: 130%;"><span style="font-family: verdana;">Please
use this thread to announce new positions, whether they are in advance
of the normal APA deadlines, seen on non-APA sites, or even if it is
your own department that is advertising.</span> <i style="font-family: verdana;">Please do not use this space for discussion, comments, etc. unrelated to this narrow topic matter.</i></span><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: 130%;"><span style="font-family: verdana;"> All such comments will be moved to a more appropriate thread in order to keep this thread clean and useful.</span>
<br />
<br /><span style="font-family: verdana;">Please follow the pattern
established below, with the institution advertising as the commenter's
identity, followed by a full description in the body of the text.</span></span>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com36tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-773081222432050437.post-62360716636368788632013-08-15T05:00:00.000-04:002013-08-16T14:46:54.439-04:00Four-Three, Woe Is Me<a href="http://chronicle.com/forums/index.php/topic,32865.0.html">Because one can never be too careful</a>
<br />
<br />
Please use this thread for straight-up questions and answers
regarding the assembly of dossiers, mailing practices, letters of
application, interviews, job-talks, etc. Basically anything involving
the process, from A to Z.
<br />
<br />
A sometimes useful, and oftentimes entertaining, site to check out
is the Chronicle of Higher Education's Discussion Forum. Two
particularly relevant examples are here:
<br />
<br />
<a href="http://chronicle.com/forums/index.php/board,26.0.html">The Job Seeking Experience</a>
<br />
<br />
<a href="http://chronicle.com/forums/index.php?board=32.0">The Interview Process</a>
<br />
<br />
The threads are often not apposite, but they can be a treasure-trove
of laughs and morale boosts. And don't forget to check the archives on
this site for the past few years.Unknownnoreply@blogger.com74tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-773081222432050437.post-68963101572829699752013-08-15T04:30:00.000-04:002013-08-16T14:46:54.441-04:00Benny Blue, You're All Through<span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: 130%;"><span style="font-family: verdana;">Yes, this is the thread where everyone comes to bitch, moan, and let off some steam.</span></span>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com694tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-773081222432050437.post-11688885590949222532012-08-01T06:00:00.000-04:002012-08-11T10:56:32.350-04:00The Sixth Sense<span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: 100%;"><span style="font-size: 130%;">The
2012-2013 Job Market is upon us! A hearty welcome back to some, warm
greetings to others, and condolences to all. Let us hope that this
year's market continues the slight improvement we saw last year.</span>
<br />
</span><br />
<div class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: verdana;">
<span style="font-size: 100%;"> <span style="font-family: verdana;"> </span></span><br />
<span style="font-size: 100%;"><span style="font-family: verdana;">This
site, now in its sixth year, was originally modeled after the
successful sociology job search "blog" (the 2008-2009 iteration of which
can be found </span><a href="http://socrumormill2008.blogspot.com/" style="font-family: verdana;">here</a><span style="font-family: verdana;">).
Other disciplines have started following suit, and can themselves serve
as both positive and negative exempla for us in Classics, Archaeology,
and Ancient History. Links on the side of this page point to various
articles and sites relevant to the academic job-hunting process and
experience. If you run across others, please suggest them in the
comments and we will add them. Threads below will provide a full
season's worth of comments around various themes. Previous years'
comments are all archived. And of course there is the ever-present and
all-knowing </span><a href="http://classics.wikidot.com/" style="font-family: verdana;"><span style="color: #3333ff;">Classics Wiki</span></a>
<br />
<br /><span style="font-family: verdana;">In order to access the wiki you must be a
member, so an account has been established which everybody can use,
anonymously. The log-in email is:</span>
<br />
</span><span style="color: #006600; font-family: verdana; font-size: 100%;">classicswiki@gmail.com</span><span style="font-size: 100%;">
<br />
<br /><span style="font-family: verdana;">The password is the first phrase commented upon
by Austin in his Little Red Oxford commentary on the sixth book. Enter
this two word phrase as oneword. If you would prefer to open a WikiDot
account of your own, and would like access to the Classics Wiki hosted
there, the password to gain access is the same.</span>
<br />
<br /><span style="font-family: verdana;">We experienced a very frustrating rash of wiki
vandalism two years ago, which is why we have had to resort to a
less-than-open site for our wiki. Apologies for making you go through
this step, but it has proven to be worth the hassle.</span>
<br />
</span><span style="color: #660000; font-family: verdana; font-size: 100%;"><b> </b></span><br />
<span style="color: #660000; font-family: verdana; font-size: 100%;"><b>Etiquette</b></span><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: 100%;">
<br />
</span><span style="color: #990000; font-family: verdana; font-size: 100%;">In
order to encourage as many voices as possible this site will be
completely driven by the comments sections. It will only be as useful
(and civilized) as you all make it. We would suggest that you sign up
for a Blogger ID so that you can edit your comments (and later delete
them if need arises) and so that people will be able to respond to your
anonymous online persona rather than a series of "anonymous" posts. Just
a thought.
<br />
<br /><b>Do not list names on this site.</b></span><span style="color: #990000; font-size: 100%;"><span style="font-family: verdana;">
As hires are announced in the spring and summer the wiki will be filled
in by those made offers, and who are willing to post such information
on the wiki. Any comments which reveal names, directly or indirectly by
posting TMI will be deleted post-haste.</span></span></div>
<div class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: verdana;">
<span style="color: #990000; font-size: 100%;">
</span></div>
<div class="MsoNormal">
<span style="color: #990000; font-family: Georgia;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: 100%;">Most
importantly, please, please, please maintain a supportive and helpful
environment! Applicants and Search Committees are all in this together,
even though it often does not feel that way. This process is brutal
enough without exacerbating it by impugning the methods and motives of
others. Remember, we are all present and future colleagues. Let's live
up to our not so <a href="http://chronicle.com/forums/index.php?action=printpage;topic=48134.0">recent reputation</a> (scroll down about a third of the way) as model academic citizens!
<br />
<br />This space was created as a way for information sharing, not as a
platform for launching unsubstantiated and slanderous rumors. Humor is
good. Good-natured kvetching is good. Helping each other out with tips
is great, and getting well-informed and well-intentioned advice from
those who have gone through this wringer is truly awesome. We can all
learn a great deal from each other, applicants and non-applicants alike,
but only if we strive to maintain a thoughtful and graceful
conversation. We should continue to discuss difficult and challenging
topics, but let us try to do so in a way that shows respect for our
audience and a humble regard for our own place within it!</span>
</span><span style="color: #990000; font-family: Georgia; font-size: 18.0pt;">
<br /> </span><br />
<span style="color: #990000; font-family: Georgia; font-size: 18pt;">In bocca al lupo, Quirites!</span></div>Unknownnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-773081222432050437.post-42330651295572162782012-08-01T05:30:00.000-04:002012-08-11T10:23:28.181-04:00The Twilight Zone<span style="font-family: "; font-family: verdana; font-size: 130%;"><span style="font-family: verdana;">Please
use this thread to announce new positions, whether they are in advance
of the normal APA deadlines, seen on non-APA sites, or even if it is
your own department that is advertising.</span> <i style="font-family: verdana;">Please do not use this space for discussion, comments, etc. unrelated to this narrow topic matter.</i></span><span style="font-family: "; font-family: verdana; font-size: 130%;"><span style="font-family: verdana;"> All such comments will be moved to a more appropriate thread in order to keep this thread clean and useful.</span>
<br />
<br /><span style="font-family: verdana;">Please follow the pattern
established below, with the institution advertising as the commenter's
identity, followed by a full description in the body of the text.</span></span>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com51tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-773081222432050437.post-55311589148928422982012-08-01T05:00:00.000-04:002012-08-11T10:23:28.189-04:00The Shining<a href="http://chronicle.com/forums/index.php/topic,32865.0.html">Because one can never be too careful</a>
<br />
<br />Please use this thread for straight-up questions and answers
regarding the assembly of dossiers, mailing practices, letters of
application, interviews, job-talks, etc. Basically anything involving
the process, from A to Z.
<br />
<br />A sometimes useful, and oftentimes entertaining, site to check out
is the Chronicle of Higher Education's Discussion Forum. Two
particularly relevant examples are here:
<br />
<br /><a href="http://chronicle.com/forums/index.php/board,26.0.html">The Job Seeking Experience</a>
<br />
<br /><a href="http://chronicle.com/forums/index.php?board=32.0">The Interview Process</a>
<br />
<br />The threads are often not apposite, but they can be a treasure-trove
of laughs and morale boosts. And don't forget to check the archives on
this site for the past few years.Unknownnoreply@blogger.com87tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-773081222432050437.post-73507273983433372062012-08-01T04:30:00.000-04:002012-08-11T10:23:28.195-04:00The Haunting<span style="font-family: "; font-family: verdana; font-size: 130%;"><span style="font-family: verdana;">Yes, this is the thread where everyone comes to bitch, moan, and let off some steam.</span></span>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com1279