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[sootgirl]

don't get me wrong, I think it is a nice safety net for those that get it - but at the same time, i have always wondered what it says about them for staying - couldn't get a job someplace else? didn't want to move on?
i've seen it happen at my R1 tier 1, and the #1 ranked school in my field too - so i don't think that it is anything 'sketchy' - just that it makes me wonder about the people that do that.

[sciencephd]

It says that they want to capitalize on the years of work by getting all of it published.

[taxidea]

It says that they want to capitalize on the years of work by getting all of it published.

This.

It also may mean that their significant others are a year or so away from defending.  I think it is fairly common for the first-graduated to postdoc in his or her thesis lab and then for both to move on together.

[sootgirl]

Well Happy New Year everyone!

I think that the application window is now finally closed on most of the positions I applied to. From peeking at different threads, it seems to me that the timeline on my positions (E) is quite different than the non-STEM fields - just wondering how the other STEM-seekers are coping and what you have heard so far.

Also, as interview time (hopefully!!) nears, I've been reading the interview and what to expect threads - (teaching loads, how much time you need to really get research done in the first few years of a TT position) in the fora. I have really been reminded about how different things can be between humanities and sciences, which made me want to return to this thread and see what advice others (in a field more similar to my own) might have.

Anyone have any good news yet?

 

[heywhynots]

Anyone have any good news yet?

 

I received two offers this year.  Turned one down and accepted the other.  I will have a tt (S) position at a good SLAC in a nearby state starting late summer of this year.  I will have a 3/2 teaching load.  Exactly how that is going to be split is still up in the air (1st semester maybe 1 lecture and 2 lab sections, and 2 lectures the 2nd semester).   Start-up money is decent plus equipment along with summer student funding and for the distance moving expenses are nice (well for academia).  Now it is finishing up 3 publications & research for a fourth, writing a grant to submit this summer, writing another grant to submit this fall, doing some of the initial research on my future projects to hit the ground running when I arrive at the SLAC, figuring out if we can swing buying a second car & a house or whether we will rent to start, contemplating how my classes are going to be structured, and awaiting news if I will be adjuncting at a local college one evening a week this semester (enrollment for the course is right now most likely too low to justify the course).

Not sure what I advice I can offer other than take time for yourself.  If you are too focussed on research, applying, etc. and neglect living you will be too stressed to present yourself in the best light possible.