tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2883226237165701608.post3656449751531511469..comments2023-10-15T04:23:50.187-04:00Comments on College Misery: Hope, Anxiety, Dashed Dreams, Moving Boxes, and Renting Your Furniture By the Month.Unknownnoreply@blogger.comBlogger16125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2883226237165701608.post-45857842505935919372013-04-12T07:30:15.218-04:002013-04-12T07:30:15.218-04:00Nice thought thanks for share this post this very...Nice thought thanks for share this post this very helpful for moving boxes thanks.<br /><br /><a href="http://www.boxesonwheels.com/" rel="nofollow">Used Moving Boxes</a><br />Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04557687020746297452noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2883226237165701608.post-52968891261384623232013-04-03T13:18:06.079-04:002013-04-03T13:18:06.079-04:00I currently have a renewable one-year contract tha...I currently have a renewable one-year contract that will never lead to TT, because my specialty is technically outside the department's purview, but they need warm bodies to teach sections of Guinea-Pig-Juggling 101, which I taught in grad school despite being a Hamsterologist, and of the Introduction to College-Studenting core requirement, which includes the opportunity to teach some Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2883226237165701608.post-55161330644081517122013-03-29T08:51:29.294-04:002013-03-29T08:51:29.294-04:00Too Soon!Too Soon!Cindyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01815313561677464295noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2883226237165701608.post-26094878368438649812013-03-28T13:38:57.230-04:002013-03-28T13:38:57.230-04:00Exactly what Darla said. I'd also add that you...Exactly what Darla said. I'd also add that you've got to fire up a few majors, too. Nothing has been more convincing to me than a major coming by and saying, "Hey, that new person is great!"Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2883226237165701608.post-80300636290336225562013-03-28T12:23:43.152-04:002013-03-28T12:23:43.152-04:00So much depends on their situation, and you won...So much depends on their situation, and you won't know that for real until you've been there a bit. In the first month you might get an inkling.<br /><br />But for now, just take it, do a great job, be present but not cloying. If you really like it there, let the right people know how much you're enjoying, NOT just the classes, but the people, the town, etc.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2883226237165701608.post-45184849274657684242013-03-27T23:06:26.265-04:002013-03-27T23:06:26.265-04:00Contingent Cassandra raises some excellent points,...Contingent Cassandra raises some excellent points, but let me note as a counter-point that the putative disadvantages of a contract job that she enumerates put you no worse off than a private sector job (unless your degree is in STEM) and working even a contract job is likely to make you more employable in the next job cycle than working a non-academic job, ceteris paribus. In other words, unlessAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2883226237165701608.post-15814939263157048112013-03-27T22:05:16.197-04:002013-03-27T22:05:16.197-04:00However, as the long-time holder of a job that mee...However, as the long-time holder of a job that meets this description (and yes, they are proliferating rapidly; my university now has 30% full-time non-TT faculty, and I don't think we're all that unusual), I'd still urge caution. Such jobs are definitely better than adjuncting, but they're also dead ends (seductive dead ends, especially if you're just graduating, but dead Contingent Cassandrahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08161652083031423415noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2883226237165701608.post-63468759286970613192013-03-27T22:04:30.739-04:002013-03-27T22:04:30.739-04:00Generally speaking, the one-year visiting ass prof...Generally speaking, the one-year visiting ass proffie does actually have a better chance of getting the TT position; it just doesn't seem like it. If you're the oyVAP and you have "only" a 1-in-25 shot at getting the TT the following year, that seems pretty awful. But it's ten times better than the 1-in-250 shot that outside candidates have.<br /><br />And what Cassandra Southern Bubba, Ph.D.https://www.blogger.com/profile/12050992903794385204noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2883226237165701608.post-85249197516927434522013-03-27T22:00:16.038-04:002013-03-27T22:00:16.038-04:00I know only 2 people that did, myself and Al from ...I know only 2 people that did, myself and Al from Alpaca Falls....oh wait..<br /><br />Seriously? It seems to be pretty rare. Don't count on it, but if the spot will be opened to a full search after a year then take the time to learn the ins and outs of the department and gather as much inside info as you can. You can better tailor your application (should you decide to apply) to the needs Middle-Aged and Morosehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04046076243513948921noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2883226237165701608.post-14025149383030861182013-03-27T18:49:17.377-04:002013-03-27T18:49:17.377-04:00Keep in mind that while some one-year app'ts a...Keep in mind that while some one-year app'ts are sabbatical replacements, in some disciplines an increasing number are "permanent temporary" positions - that is, the department in question ALWAYS has a few one year positions, a permanent body of lecturer spots that are not TT but not going to go away in a year, either. Several people I know have gotten these sorts of jobs and been Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2883226237165701608.post-35404966510335167022013-03-27T17:40:50.958-04:002013-03-27T17:40:50.958-04:00I've only had a single one-year appointment th...I've only had a single one-year appointment that I accepted to move close to my PhD School while finishing up my dissertation. I had hoped it would turn into more than that, but even though I interviewed for the job, I didn't get it (they had already viewed me as simply the 'filler person'). Luckily, I didn't limit my hopes to that one place and already had another job securedThe Contemplative Cynichttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02088570661592922436noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2883226237165701608.post-73812206151780823302013-03-27T15:52:39.619-04:002013-03-27T15:52:39.619-04:00What everybody else said. Plan to be job-seeking ...What everybody else said. Plan to be job-seeking next fall, and moving next spring, and budget your money and your time accordingly (including making a careful comparison between local cost of living and the offered salary, especially if you're unfamiliar with the area). In fact, if you're moving to get to the one-year position, don't even go unless you have a clear plan for what Contingent Cassandrahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08161652083031423415noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2883226237165701608.post-21122431981491039212013-03-27T15:42:48.314-04:002013-03-27T15:42:48.314-04:00And if you are given such hope, keep in mind that ...And if you are given such hope, keep in mind that no one person (at least no one person with whom you're going to be interacting on a regular basis, and, in a well-run university, really, no one person) has the authority to hire you. In fact, no responsible person (fellow faculty member, department chair, dean, etc.) should offer such encouragement; if they do, chances are about 99 to 1 thatContingent Cassandrahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08161652083031423415noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2883226237165701608.post-7846024807546521252013-03-27T14:33:33.942-04:002013-03-27T14:33:33.942-04:00Replacements are usually terminal, because they ar...Replacements are usually terminal, because they are replacements. If they are replacing someone who has left and running a search while you are there, then you can apply, but the odds are against their hiring you.Frog and Toadhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06377542172335502858noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2883226237165701608.post-2333242872337251542013-03-27T14:31:29.456-04:002013-03-27T14:31:29.456-04:00It often depends on the nature of the appointment....It often depends on the nature of the appointment. My first and second one-yaer appointments were for sabbitical replacements, so I had no illusions of being hired on. Certainly moving every year is a pain in the ass but the experience and professional contacts that I made were very valuable and helped me land a TT job.Academic Charlotte Annehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06617435890922621735noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2883226237165701608.post-2500606322630127942013-03-27T14:24:55.971-04:002013-03-27T14:24:55.971-04:00Sadly, yes: my experience says that you will be le...Sadly, yes: my experience says that you will be let go, no matter how good you are. Use the year only to improve your CV; expect little more from the school, and don't waste too much effort investing in the school unless you are given specific reason to hope for a specific, advertised job opening.Three Sigmahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10822893039310439770noreply@blogger.com