Any I/O folks on here?

Any I/O folks on here?

IOapplicant (guest) 31 Oct 2009 00:29

Hi all. I've been noticing most of the comments are from experimental people instead of applied (especially I/O psych). Are there many of you out there on this wiki? I don't often run into many I/O people staying in academia, so any advice tailored to this specialization would be much appreciated! I'm targeting SLACS, ideally with Master's programs.

I've seen a lot of job candidates over the past few years for positions at my own university (medium sized research institution) and many top candidates don't seem to have many publications or teaching experience…which I hear isn't that uncommon due to a lack of postdoc positions in our field. In comparison, I feel like I should be competitive, but I have a small sample size! As an ABD, I have 8 published/in press articles in decent personality, health psychology, and organizational psychology journals, two years of primary instructor teaching experience (and counting), and even some applied experience as a research consultant. I'm only applying to a few jobs this year due to 2 body problem constraints (different field), so I suppose I shouldn't expect too much success my first year trying. Anyone else have experience in the I/O market?

Re: Any I/O folks on here?

grace (guest) 10 Dec 2009 10:00

Hello,
It is nice to see other I/O folks in here. I cannot say enough about how horrible this job market look like!
I am from one of top research schools. I don't have whole lot of pubs as you have;but my research pipeline is solid and I want to get a job where I can teach Ph.D. students..
I have been asked for phone interviews for couple places and that is it - very sad.

Re: Any I/O folks on here?

IOapplicant (guest) 10 Dec 2009 12:39

Congratulations on the phone interviews! I have had a few as well and still waiting to see how it goes. I agree with the job market looking pretty rough; especially for PhD training programs. I don't think there have even been many posted, especially for junior faculty. Good luck, and I hope one of the places you interviewed works out for you!

Re: Any I/O folks on here?

anon (guest) 22 Jan 2010 10:20

Re: the two body problem, you shouldn't let that constrain the schools you apply to. Most universities, particularly R1s, have funds to make accommodations. Sometimes that means full time TT positions, sometimes adjunct. Either way, getting one person an offer (either of the two bodies) is the key… and that's a numbers game. Just my two cents. By the way, 8 pubs in I/O? You seem really uncommon for an I/O ABD from what I've seen.

Re: Any I/O folks on here?

IOapplicant (guest) 22 Jan 2010 22:06

Thanks for the advice. I only applied to a handful of schools because of the two-body constraints, but I think next year (and so far it looks like there will be a next year) I'll widen my net. My husband has been applying to R1s, but his market is even worse than mine. Luckily, we both have decent temporary positions to buy some time if this year doesn't work out. I've had quite a few collaborative research positions as a grad student, which has been really helpful in the publication realm (only about half are first-author).