However, if it is a large department, there is a chance he could work as an adjunct and having a year to plan might help. I saw someone that moved from an adjunct to a tenure-track position but it's difficult. At least it will give him something and he can apply for other jobs in that department or other university while working.

in my experience, i've only seen successful spousal hires at R1s where both the hired and spouse have strong R1-CVs (within the same discipline — usually psych).

i tried for a spousal hire for my partner who is in an entirely different department, but at teaching oriented institutions. generally, no dice since all of the schools I applied to were on the smaller side and didn't have large budgets. the best i could get was — we can offer your partner part-time/adjunct sections.

it gets even trickier if you were trying to find a position for your partner if they are in a different department/college/school b/c the negotiations then involved a different Dean or administrator. usually, i hear that the school "will do their best" to help make connections to other universities/colleges in the area.

I am on the job market and was wondering about spousal hire. I read some of the previous posts on the topic but would like to get some updated info and ask more specific questions to my situation. My husband is also in graduate school but he is a year behind me with getting his PhD. He is also in psychology but in a different subfield than me.
1) when an offer comes, and spousal hire will be mentioned, is there a point in bringing other things like salary?
2) can the additional year until my husband gets his PHD be actually a good thing? Will allow the department and the school a year to figure out funding and such?

Any other advise will be highly appreciated!

Thank you!