Sociologist on "NYU defections/influx thread"
If I were Legewie, I'd take the Michigan offer. NYU Soc has clearly indicated that they don't value him. He is not in NYU soc... No but he'd like to be affiliated. Part of the negotiations with the two...
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My early grad school revelation: just because sociologists *study* inequalities connected to race, class, gender, sexuality, nationality, etc. doesn't mean they're necessarily self-aware enough to...
View ArticleSociologist on "2015/2016 TT Placements by Program"
Berkeley (7) - Michigan, Brandeis, Boston U, Toronto-SB, Wheaton-MA**, BC*, Swarthmore* Wisconsin (6) - UCLA, Carleton, Brown(Ed), Cornell*, Drexel*, UTSA** Indiana (5) - Michigan St, Maryland,...
View ArticleSociologist on "CV: emphasizing prestigious undergrad?"
I don't know what you've been getting out of this thread but if there's a lesson for all the kids at home it is that you should not try to reverse-order stuff, should not try to play off that...
View ArticleSociologist on "Stars of the fall 2015 market"
Has Stanford made an offer for the Asian American line yet?Ditto for the Northwestern Asian American search. Are talks done? Any offers out?
View ArticleSociologist on "Stars of the fall 2015 market"
The fact that the grad program is over represented in AJS, yet not otherwise known as a publication powerhouse also raises eyebrows. Evidence? I hear this a lot but no one ever provides an analysis or...
View ArticleSociologist on "CV: emphasizing prestigious undergrad?"
look, your BA doesn't matter at all unless you went to a SLAC and you're applying to work at a SLAC, in which case, mention it in your cover letter and say a few words about why SLACs appeal to you...
View ArticleSociologist on "CV: emphasizing prestigious undergrad?"
Off topic, but related issue:When a grant or award competition asks for a shot-form CV, how much fudging is kosher? Say I have 4 publications, one of which is at a non peer-reviewed university journal....
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If other students never work with a particular prof, there's probably a reason - and EVEN if you get along well with them while others don't, the fact that they haven't had a lot of students is not...
View ArticleSociologist on "CV: emphasizing prestigious undergrad?"
no problem. i'm sorry if it's a bit harsh, but sometimes bluntness helps. yes, you should always give it your best. it's february now, most R1 apps are due early to mid-september, a few early october,...
View ArticleSociologist on "CV: emphasizing prestigious undergrad?"
that's fine but seems unnecessary to me. a better thing to do would be to use the heading "peer-reviewed publications," list those 3, and leave it at that.Off topic, but related issue: When a grant or...
View ArticleSociologist on "CV: emphasizing prestigious undergrad?"
Thanks for the advice! I've been lucky enough to already get some pubs I'm proud of in good places (though no ASR -- yet:).I think I'm pretty realistic about all the overqualified JMCs who never get R1...
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If other students never work with a particular prof, there's probably a reason - and EVEN if you get along well with them while others don't, the fact that they haven't had a lot of students is not...
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^^ This is an excellent point. I have a great adviser who works with a dozen students. I hardly ever get his undivided attention.
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with few exceptions, academia requires you to be geographically agnostic in ways that can hugely disrupt the conventional life course (marriage, kids, being able to see your parents). People don't say...
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^^ This is an excellent point. I have a great adviser who works with a dozen students. I hardly ever get his undivided attention.Agreed. Profs who teach first-year theory and methods courses often end...
View ArticleSociologist on "How to ask another researcher to share data?"
OP here. Thanks to all the thoughtful responses. An update: the professor emailed me back right away and agreed to share an anonymized version of the data if I get permission from the government...
View ArticleSociologist on "Worst interviews?"
Interviewee clearly looked up and memorized all our faculty members and was extremely polite to them. Somehow failed to do the same with our Dean, despite having a meeting scheduled with him. Dean...
View ArticleSociologist on "Best Junior Faculty Signaling They Are Moving Moments"
We had an AP this year invite the department to a practice job talk. Straight up "I have an interview, anyone want to critique my talk, fuck you I'm out."AP got the job as well. Anyone else have a prof...
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