Where are all the jobs? Should I be freaking out yet? There are only like 5 I am considering applying for, and I've heard people tend to apply to at least 60 places. Am I being too picky?
I am with you. I plan to apply to about 15-20. You need a full time job to apply for that many schools.
I think that a lot of places are trying to figure out their budget. It's still pretty early and in the next couple of months I am sure we will see more postings.
I think it's a bit early to freak out. I will start worrying if I don't see more postings in my discipline by mid-late September. Right now there are only 3 places where I can apply; two years ago I remember applying to 15 places (and I was being somewhat selective).
And I may be wrong, but I suspect that some of those people who applied to 60+ places were applying for some jobs that weren't in their discipline.
Sept 1 and Oct 1 are the two big release dates for job postings in Psychology. I expect to see a lot coming out on the APA and APS website this coming week. So its really too early to be freaking out yet. When I applied for jobs first time around 3 years ago I applied for about 55. But given my area I felt like I could apply for jobs in a couple different areas which increased the number of applications I completed.
October is almost gone. Are there going to be more cognitive jobs? Or this is it?
There will probably be a few more in all areas - but overall it seems like this is a slim year.
Yeaj, but on the other hand, every job that is posted will most likely end with a hire. Last year, many went into hiring freezes and that was worse. You applied for a job and weeks later it was canceled.
Hrm, not impressed with the Sep. 1st release.
It really seems like there's just a glut of neuroscience jobs out there. At least folks in neuroscience will have plenty of options…
Funny, because I was just remarking on the unusually large amount of I/O and clinical jobs out there…
I did notice a lot of clinical as well. It seems like jobs are lacking in social, cognitive, and developmental (unless it is social, cognitive, or developmental neuroscience).
Yeah, I wasn't impressed either. Now I'm starting to get a bit worried. I do have a back-up plan, but it would be nice to get a faculty position soon.
There aren't going to be many jobs this year. Not only is there little money for new hires, many
of the old farts are hanging on for a few more years because their retirement nesteggs have taken
such a beating. A lot of early career scientists who would normally find faculty positions are going to have to
leave science.