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Thank you, phil!
Posted by: Interviewee | 01/09/2021 at 12:00 AM
MIT tech ethics/social and political has gone straight to virtual fly-outs (https://philjobs.org/job/show/15958).
Posted by: m i t | 01/09/2021 at 02:24 PM
are most of the interviews scheduled already? cambridge? yale? toronto phil sci? johns hopkins? berkeley? no news from either of these places. should i still be hopeful to receive an interview request or is the time kind of over for the 2021 job interviews?
Posted by: hopeandfear | 01/10/2021 at 07:47 AM
Johns Hopkins and Berkeley have gone straight to virtual fly-outs.
Posted by: Informed | 01/10/2021 at 09:37 AM
Someone reported earlier that Toronto phil sci also went to virtual flyouts. I will add to the list of questions: Does anyone know if National University of Singapore decided on a shortlist?
Posted by: A | 01/10/2021 at 11:08 AM
@A I heard that NUS has made a list of finalists and scheduled virtual flyouts.
Posted by: anon | 01/10/2021 at 11:43 AM
Thanks, anon!
Posted by: A | 01/10/2021 at 12:31 PM
Any updated news about Northeastern?
Posted by: Islander | 01/10/2021 at 02:27 PM
@Islander, Northeastern has begun virtual flyouts.
Posted by: n o r t h e a s t e r n | 01/10/2021 at 06:05 PM
When did MIT send the details about the virtual flyouts? any details?
Posted by: mit? | 01/11/2021 at 04:18 AM
Santa clara tech ethics has scheduled for virtual flyouts.
Posted by: santa clara | 01/11/2021 at 05:09 AM
McMaster (phil. law) has scheduled virtual flyouts.
Posted by: Aness Webster | 01/11/2021 at 09:23 AM
PFO from Oxford Somerville College Fellowship
Posted by: Somerville | 01/11/2021 at 10:32 AM
Has anyone heard any news from UNC postdoc or Princeton Desai Postdoc? Or does anyone know/have insight into/can make an educated guess about their timelines?
Posted by: postdoc_hopeful | 01/11/2021 at 10:59 AM
@mit? MIT sent one virtual fly-out invitation on January 9th -- I don't know about others.
Posted by: m i t | 01/11/2021 at 02:23 PM
Does anyone remember, in more detail than me, Macalester's timeline for getting in touch about the next stage? (Or alternatively, has someone heard back already?)
Posted by: macanon | 01/11/2021 at 03:26 PM
Does anyone know whether Dartmouth (Social-Political, TT) has reached out to folks to schedule first round interviews?
Posted by: Supermercado | 01/11/2021 at 04:20 PM
@macanon, I was also interviewed and I think? they told me they were aiming to inform people by the 13th or 14th. I haven’t heard anything yet either, but hopefully we will in a couple of days!
Posted by: Mac hopeful | 01/11/2021 at 05:36 PM
Any news on Loyola Islamic philosophy position?
Posted by: arabista | 01/12/2021 at 02:38 AM
Utah Valley University (TT, epistemology) are scheduling virtual flyouts
Posted by: UVU | 01/12/2021 at 04:06 AM
@islander / @northeastern: which position was this?
Posted by: northeastern followup | 01/12/2021 at 07:04 AM
@northeastern followup, virtual fly-outs have begun for the Northeastern tech ethics TT position, the one that is joint between philosophy and computer science https://philjobs.org/job/show/16166 The Northeastern teaching professor position, https://philjobs.org/job/show/16522 will be open until February 1st.
Posted by: n o r t h e a s t e r n | 01/12/2021 at 11:40 AM
University of Texas Medical Branch at Galveston is scheduling Zoom interviews for their TT bioethics position.
Posted by: anon | 01/12/2021 at 12:28 PM
Any updates on Yale or Cambridge?
Posted by: followup on hopeandfear's questions | 01/12/2021 at 12:38 PM
Loyola Islamic philosophy had first round interviews last week. Any news on finalists?
Posted by: Paris | 01/12/2021 at 01:36 PM
Any word on Loyola bioethics?
Posted by: Limbo | 01/12/2021 at 02:06 PM
Anyone hear back from UChicago/Harper Schmidt Fellowship after receiving a request for more application materials back in November?
Posted by: pufendorf | 01/12/2021 at 02:29 PM
Has anyone heard from Loyola (bioethics) or Alabama (philosophy of medicine)?
Posted by: anon | 01/12/2021 at 02:36 PM
@limbo Loyola bioethics first round interviews are occurring this week
@pufendorf--the Harper Schmidt fellowship info on the academic jobs wiki has a lot of updates: https://academicjobs.wikia.org/wiki/Humanities_and_Social_Sciences_Postdocs_2020-2021#University_of_Chicago_.28USA:IL.29_-_Collegiate_Assistant_Professor.2F_Harper_and_Schmidt_Fellow_-_Deadline:_Oct_16.2C_2020
Posted by: little bird | 01/12/2021 at 03:54 PM
Pfufendorf-no, I’m also waiting to get back from Chicago.
Posted by: Anon | 01/12/2021 at 04:03 PM
to hear back*
Posted by: Anon | 01/12/2021 at 04:04 PM
Thanks Anon (Chicago). Wait and see. Best of luck, to you and me. That rhymes, and I'm so cornyyyyy.
Posted by: pufendorf | 01/12/2021 at 05:45 PM
Thanks for letting me know, mac hopeful!
Posted by: macanon | 01/12/2021 at 06:18 PM
UNC, Chapel Hill (PPE, TT) has gone straight to virtual fly outs.
https://philjobs.org/job/show/16326
Posted by: Supermercado | 01/12/2021 at 09:37 PM
Thanks, little bird, for that helpful info!
Posted by: pufendorf | 01/13/2021 at 08:52 AM
Kindly rejection from UNC Chapel Hill (PPE)
Posted by: Annie | 01/13/2021 at 12:53 PM
Has anyone heard from the Johns Hopkins mental disorder postdoc?
Posted by: JHU postdoc | 01/13/2021 at 01:17 PM
I heard from a grapevine that the Johns Hopkins mental disorder post doc will likely have a short list by the end of the month.
Posted by: xmas spirit | 01/13/2021 at 01:49 PM
@xmas spirit thanks so much for that info! Do you happen to know how they plan to narrow down the shortlist at that point, e.g. one round of interviews or two?
Posted by: JHU postdoc | 01/13/2021 at 02:53 PM
Sam Houston (Race/Science) is scheduling first-round interviews.
Posted by: Irrtum | 01/13/2021 at 03:39 PM
I know this has been asked before a couple of times, but had anyone heard anything about Carleton University?
Posted by: circling the drain | 01/13/2021 at 03:40 PM
Supermercado, would you mind sharing how you heard that from UNC PPE? No worries if not!
Posted by: anon | 01/13/2021 at 04:09 PM
Carleton University has scheduled virtual flyouts.
Posted by: anonymous person | 01/13/2021 at 04:30 PM
Anyone else not heard anything yet from UNC-CH/PPE? Are they sending out rejections manually?
Posted by: doe | 01/13/2021 at 04:32 PM
UBC (ethics) news?
Posted by: you be see | 01/13/2021 at 05:23 PM
You be see - nothing yet, they said they’ll contact longlisted people again mid January. Waiting too!
Posted by: Ubc2 | 01/13/2021 at 05:56 PM
@doe: nothing yet for me. I assume they contacted the shortlist for fly outs and are contacting those who’ve not made an initial cut now, with people in between remaining in limbo. Of course it’s possible that they’re contacting everyone not on the fly out list with rejections and just taking their time. Past rejections from them on my end have been done manually by the search chair in the past, and the above note about the thoughtful rejection above suggests that this has not changed. Good luck either way!
Posted by: Lottery player n | 01/13/2021 at 06:19 PM
@Ubc: Thanks!
Posted by: you be see | 01/13/2021 at 06:27 PM
PFO, brown university.
Posted by: lottery player n | 01/14/2021 at 12:24 PM
@doe @Lottery player n
I received a PFO from UNC PPE, too. IT was a kind, personally-addressed kind of note. My guess is he's taking his time sending them.
Posted by: also unc ppe | 01/14/2021 at 04:15 PM
Anyone heard anything about the Leiden job (university lecturer practical philosophy)?
Posted by: philosoloser | 01/15/2021 at 01:29 AM
Macalester has sent at least one invitation for virtual flyouts.
Posted by: anon | 01/15/2021 at 10:56 AM
Checking in again: anyone out there heard anything new or different from Florida Gulf Coast?
Any idea if they moved on to campus interviews?
Posted by: anon | 01/15/2021 at 11:56 AM
@anon, did Macalester just get in touch with you today?
Posted by: Mac | 01/15/2021 at 11:57 AM
still nothing from FGCU either
Posted by: anon FGCU | 01/15/2021 at 12:36 PM
@anon also interested to hear when Macalester reached out. Anyone else who interviewed hear from them either way? I haven’t heard anything
Posted by: Macalester | 01/15/2021 at 12:46 PM
@Macalester I’ve also yet to hear anything one way or another.
Posted by: Mac | 01/15/2021 at 01:29 PM
Nothing from FGCU for me neither.
Posted by: AnonF | 01/15/2021 at 01:30 PM
Has anyone heard anything from Bard?
Posted by: Homer | 01/15/2021 at 03:22 PM
Rejection from Washington & Lee, saying the position has been filled.
Posted by: Anon | 01/15/2021 at 03:48 PM
Has anyone heard anything about the Oslo postdoc in the New Frontiers of Speech project?
Posted by: Norway | 01/15/2021 at 04:07 PM
Nothing from Bard yet, here.
Posted by: circling the drain | 01/15/2021 at 04:34 PM
Has anyone who interviewed with UW Evans School for the ethics and justice position been contacted yet? As I recall, the plan was for them to let us know one way or the other by mid-January.
Posted by: Anon | 01/15/2021 at 06:52 PM
I'm another person that hasn't heard anything from Macalester.
Posted by: anonanon | 01/15/2021 at 07:09 PM
For those of you who interviewed at Macalester and haven’t heard anything either, are you assuming it’s a rejection at this point?
Posted by: Mac | 01/15/2021 at 08:42 PM
Had anyone heard from Dartmouth regarding their TT position?
Posted by: Buscando | 01/15/2021 at 09:57 PM
Macalester scheduled virtual campus visit 2 days ago
Posted by: MacAnon | 01/15/2021 at 11:29 PM
Dartmouth Society of Fellows is scheduling interviews
Posted by: emanon | 01/15/2021 at 11:30 PM
@Anon I bombed my interview with the UW Evans School for the ethics and justice, but haven't heard from them either (one way or another) if that helps.
Posted by: yíkes | 01/15/2021 at 11:40 PM
@Mac I’m assuming it’s a rejection and that they’re waiting to send a rejection email until they get confirmation from their initial invites. Would be happy to hear reason to think otherwise though!
Posted by: Macalester | 01/15/2021 at 11:46 PM
Notification of being longlisted for the Polonsky Postdoc at the Van Leer Jerusalem Institute.
Posted by: Anon | 01/17/2021 at 04:22 PM
Have people already been notified if they’re on a long list for the JHU mental disorder post doc?
Posted by: JHU | 01/17/2021 at 05:24 PM
Bard is scheduling interviews.
Posted by: NY | 01/18/2021 at 04:53 PM
Has anyone heard from McCoy Family Center for Ethics in Society at Stanford (postdoc) or Embedded EthiCS Postdoctoral Fellow at Harvard?
Posted by: open sesame | 01/18/2021 at 05:57 PM
Can anyone confirm that Toronto has already conducted interviews for the continental position?
Posted by: toronto | 01/19/2021 at 07:58 AM
@ny do you know when the emails went out?
Posted by: bard | 01/19/2021 at 08:35 AM