Hiring Cycle Statistics

Summary:

Anonymous details of applicants and their progress down the hiring path

Hiring Cycle Statistics

social SLACer 07 Apr 2017 14:05

To help those who are on the cycle, or about to apply during the next cycle, perhaps it would be helpful to share some anonymous statistics and how people fared. Accordingly, tell us:

1) Area of application (e.g., cognitive, developmental, social):
2) Posdoc (Yes/No):
3) Grant funding (Yes/No):
4) Number of publications:
5) Number of FA publications:
6) Number of A-journal publications (and how many were FA):
7) Number of classes taught (or TA'd):
8) Your current status as an applicant (grad student, postdoc, asst/assoc/full prof):
9) Type of job applied for (R1, R2, SLAC, CC, postdoc):
10) Outcome (offer, interview, phone interview, grueling despair):

Looking forward to seeing the results!

Re: Hiring Cycle Statistics

newbie123 08 Apr 2017 17:48

1) Area of application (e.g., cognitive, developmental, social): Clinical
2) Postdoc (Yes/No): No
3) Grant funding (Yes/No): Yes, foundations and APA, not public/federal
4) Number of publications: 10
5) Number of FA publications: 4
6) Number of A-journal publications (and how many were FA): ?
7) Number of classes taught (or TA'd): 4 sections, 2 courses instructor of record; 4 sections, 2 courses TA (instructed lab)
8) Your current status as an applicant (grad student, postdoc, asst/assoc/full prof): grad student, diss defended, on internship
9) Type of job applied for (R1, R2, SLAC, CC, postdoc): R1 and R2
10) Outcome (offer, interview, phone interview, grueling despair): Only applied to 4 (was planning post doc route and so only applied to excellent fit positions), 4 phone interviews, 3 campus visits, 2 offers

Re: Hiring Cycle Statistics

dariuss 09 Apr 2017 16:31

1) Area of application (e.g., cognitive, developmental, social): Cognitive
2) Posdoc (Yes/No):No, but on VAP
3) Grant funding (Yes/No): No
4) Number of publications:8
5) Number of FA publications: 5
6) Number of A-journal publications (and how many were FA): 2 FA publications in good journals in my domain (though not necessarily A journals)
7) Number of classes taught (or TA'd): as instructor of record, 5 different courses, more than 20 sections over the past 4 years
8) Your current status as an applicant (grad student, postdoc, asst/assoc/full prof): VAP
9) Type of job applied for (R1, R2, SLAC, CC, postdoc): R2, SLAC, reginal state university
10) Outcome (offer, interview, phone interview, grueling despair):10+ phone interviews, 5 campus interviews (went three), 2 offers

Re: Hiring Cycle Statistics

soulsearching 10 Apr 2017 13:05

1) Area of application (e.g., cognitive, developmental, social): clinical/health/public health
2) Posdoc (Yes/No): yes
3) Grant funding (Yes/No): yes - predoc and postdoc fellowships
4) Number of publications: 16
5) Number of FA publications: 11
6) Number of A-journal publications (and how many were FA):
7) Number of classes taught (or TA'd): 4
8) Your current status as an applicant (grad student, postdoc, asst/assoc/full prof): postdoc
9) Type of job applied for (R1, R2, SLAC, CC, postdoc): R1, R2, SLAC
10) Outcome (offer, interview, phone interview, grueling despair): 10+ phone interviews, 9 campus interviews (went to 7), 2 offers

Re: Hiring Cycle Statistics

DocJ 10 Apr 2017 13:46

Job Cycle 1

1) Area of application (e.g., cognitive, developmental, social): Social
2) Posdoc (Yes/No): No
3) Grant funding (Yes/No): No
4) Number of publications: 6
5) Number of FA publications: 4
6) Number of A-journal publications (and how many were FA): 1? (1)
7) Number of classes taught (or TA'd): 10
8) Your current status as an applicant (grad student, postdoc, asst/assoc/full prof): ABD grad student
9) Type of job applied for (R1, R2, SLAC, CC, postdoc): mostly R2s and SLACs
10) Outcome (offer, interview, phone interview, grueling despair): Offered 1x tenure track, 1x visiting, and 1x Post-Doc (took the tenure track)

Job Cycle 2
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3) Grant funding (Yes/No): No
4) Number of publications: 7
5) Number of FA publications: 4
6) Number of A-journal publications (and how many were FA): 1? (1)
7) Number of classes taught (or TA'd): 25+
8) Your current status as an applicant (grad student, postdoc, asst/assoc/full prof): asst prof
9) Type of job applied for (R1, R2, SLAC, CC, postdoc): R1, R2, strong SLACs
10) Outcome (offer, interview, phone interview, grueling despair): landed interviews with around 70% of places I applied for, took 1st offer which was the best position I applied for

My tip to applicants is to cast as wide a net as possible with your first academic job search, even if it means living in a very non-ideal place or working at a non-ideal institution as full time faculty. My research portfolio didn't advance tremendously between my positions, but it seems once you're in the faculty ranks and have strong student evaluations, it's a lot easier to move around (and move on up). Of course, this doesn't necessarily apply to an R1 position. For that, you're better off with a strong post-doc route as the first position.

Re: Hiring Cycle Statistics

clindevtt 10 Apr 2017 17:56

1) Area of application (e.g., cognitive, developmental, social):Child Clinical/Developmental
2) Posdoc (Yes/No): No
3) Grant funding (Yes/No): Yes (NSF, APA, SRCD)
4) Number of publications: 10
5) Number of FA publications: 4
6) Number of A-journal publications (and how many were FA): 1 FA in very strong general psych journal, 2 FA in strong area-specific journals
7) Number of classes taught (or TA'd): 1
8) Your current status as an applicant (grad student, postdoc, asst/assoc/full prof): grad student, on internship
9) Type of job applied for (R1, R2, SLAC, CC, postdoc): R1, some R2's, top SLACs
10) Outcome (offer, interview, phone interview, grueling despair):20 apps, 6 phone interviews, 3 campus interviews, 2 offers (R1 and research-heavy SLAC). Turned down both offers to take a postdoc that offered a great fit for my research interests and was in the best location for my family. Hoping I don't regret it down the line!