Job-market reporting thread (2021-22 job season)

(Updated 10/3/201)

As I noted in opening this season's job-market discussion thread, I had planned to wait until October 1st to open this year's job-market reporting thread. However, given that I have already received some requests to open up the reporting thread, I hereby open this thread for job-market reporting. 

The current thread (below) is only for reporting news on the market (i.e. reporting interviews, flyouts, offers, hires, and so on), so please, report away! If you would like to discuss the job-market, please comment on the other thread. Permalinks to both job threads will remain on the right side-bar of the blog through the end of the job season. Because of Typepad's functionality limitations (which only permits 100 comments before starting a new comment page), readers may elect to bookmark each new page of comments as each new page emerges. I recognize that it can be frustrating to scroll through page after page to get to new comments, and I think this is probably the best solution given Typepad's functionality limitations.

Finally, although it should go without saying, commenters are asked to please remember the Cocoon's supportive mission while reporting. Thanks, and best of luck to all on the market!

Update: please do feel free to report on jobs in other departments that philosophers can be expected to apply to (political theory jobs in political science departments, AI-ethics jobs in interdisciplinary departments, etc.). Just make sure you specify the institution and department so that other readers and commentators don't confuse them with jobs in philosophy departments.

Comments

[Great Lakes Hopeful]

First-round interview request from Northland College.

[baba]

NTMZ, I have it on good authority that a candidate was selected for a flyout but declined, and that the department will not be hiring anyone for that line this year.

[Moravian]

@ Jacob Hus I got it but not sure if the same happens as that to @another Moravian

[fairfield]

has anyone heard back from Fairfield after first round interviews?

[dead]

Anyone have news on the following?

- Worcester State
- UMass Amherst
- SUNY Genesee
- Swarthmore
- Wittenberg

💀

[Duke]

Duke is scheduling flyouts

[hopeless academic]

Did anyone hear a confirmation that UCLA Phil & Law Fellow sent out interview requests? Also did anyone hear of Emory TT choose finalist for campus visits?

[leiden]

Leiden (theoretical/logic/AI) informed a long list of 10.

[Dominican]

Writing sample and letter of recommendation requested for Dominican open rank, open AOS/AOC.

[san ber'dino?]

I take it that there is still no word on second-round interviews at Cal State San Bernardino (ancient), yeah?

[leeds]

Leeds has a longlist. Asked for further material to come up with shortlist.

[ark of kansas]

Anyone hear from Arkansas yet?

[Reserve Labor]

UBC Okanagan sent an email to their long-list asking them to submit letters of recommendation.

[Injured]

PFO from Emory moral injury post-doc.

[Hopeful]

Dominican: Is that Dominican as in Ohio Dominican U? Any other details?

[Dr. Waiting]

SUNY Genesee contacted about first-round zoom interviews. Anyone hear about second round for Seattle University?

[so many dominicans]

@Hopeful, FYI, Dominican (TT, open rank and AOS) and Ohio Dominican (TT, asst/assoc, open AOS) are two separate jobs.

https://philjobs.org/job/show/19185

and

https://philjobs.org/job/show/19401

[Leeds hopeful]

@Leeds - which job is this for? They had one lectureship in moral/political philosophy and two open (grade 7 and 8)

[Dominican]

@Hopeful: not Ohio Dominican, just Dominican. Don't know any other details unfortunately! But the deadline was less than a week ago so I'd imagine it'll be a bit before any more news.

[Anon]

@Leeds hopeful I'd imagine it will be the open positions (although I can't be 100% as it looks like I didn't make the longlist...). The social/political had a lot of materials to upload with initial application, the open teaching jobs had very minimal initial materials. I'm also aware that they have completed longlisting for the open positions.

[delco dreamin’]

Widener (TT, open) has sent out first-round interview requests.

[Safra]

Harvard Safra has requested letters of rec, it seems.

[postdoc]

Has anyone heard about SUNY Brockport or Clemson flyouts?

[silence]

Haven't heard back from Brockport yet. I was told second-rounders could expect to hear something around the 19th (today).

[Brandeis info?]

Has anyone heard back from Brandeis yet since the first-round interviews?

[UBC Okanagan follow-up]

@Reserve Labor:

Uh oh. Just to clarify, did UBC Okanagan contact letter writers directly or applicants?

[Reserve Labor]

@UBC Okanagan Follow-up: applicants (or at least on applicant, to be careful). Sorry if that’s bad news.

[syracuse]

any news from Syracuse about second-round?

[leeds]

Leeds was for social/legal/political Lecturer.

[Too Bad]

Received PFO for UCLA tenured position

[MarketNoob]

Virtual fly-outs were sent for University of Alberta AOS: Social Epistemology and AOC: Indigenous Philosophy.

[C'mon]

Does anyone have any news about second-round for:

- Colorado State (phil sc)
- University of Georgia (ethics, data, etc)

[Trinity]

Second round for Trinity College (CT) TT position

[calculatrice]

Warwick (logic/phil math) has a longlist.

[anon]

@C'mon: Nothing yet on Georgia for me. I know they were still doing interviews last week, though, so it wouldn't be a surprise if they're still deliberating.

[Waiting]

Is the UCSC search legit, or are they just seeing who’s out there?

[postdoc]

PFO from second round at SUNY Brockport.

[posted_postdoc]

I heard from a good source that UCSC has made their initial decisions, but they are waiting for approval from administration before contacting people. So it should be any day.

[UCSC which one]

@posted_postdoc and @Waiting to be clear are you referring to the Philosophy department search? or to the Hist Consciousness search?

[posted_postdoc]

@UCSCwhichone Philosophy: https://philjobs.org/job/show/17838

[Irvine?!]

What's happening with the Irvine job?!? (Philosophy of cognitive science, linguistics, etc)

[Gannon wtf]

still nothing from Gannon about the second round?!

[postdoc hopeless]

PFO from McMaster: "We received 127 complete applications for this job, many of which were extremely strong. I believe I can speak on behalf of the whole search committee when I say we were both impressed and humbled by the quality of our applicant pool this year. Many excellent applicants failed to advance. Thank you for providing us with the opportunity to learn about you and your work, and we wish you all the best in your future endeavours."

[morehopeful]

Flyout, second round SUNY Brockport.

[J]

Loyola Chicago has scheduled flyouts for their moral theory position

[Breaking]

USF scheduling fly outs.

[Hampshirite]

Dartmouth (post doc) interview requests sent.

[bird]

@dead Worcester State scheduled first round interviews. Sorry for the bad news.

Simon Fraser is scheduling flyouts.

[clemson]

Clemson flyout

[dead]

@bird Ah man. Oh well. Thanks for letting us know, and best luck, friend.

[postdoc]

have others received clemson flyouts?

[northeastern]

Has anyone heard anything about Northeastern's Teaching Professor Position (https://philjobs.org/job/show/19157)?

[Re Postdoc]

I have heard nothing from Clemson after first round. As usual not holding my breath, especially after the report above.

[anon]

Interviews for the UCSD postdoc in practical ethics have been scheduled.

[PFO aficionado]

Anyone heard from UT Austin (history)?

[UCSD]

UCSD (Practical Ethics postdoc) interviews scheduling.

[Options Dwindling]

PFO from WUSTL (interdisciplinary postdoc) and McMaster (TT)

[chris]

PFO from the Washington University in St. Louis Modeling Interdisciplinary Inquiry Fellowship.

[syracuse]

Syracuse fly out

[sisyphus]

First round interview for Guelph postdoc (phil bio);
Haven't heard anything from Fairfield after first round interviews; nothing from Northeastern teaching, though my letter writers got requests from them last week.

[Villanova Supernova]

Hey Villanova people, any news about campus interviews?

[Furman]

PFO from Furman. Oh well.

[U Mass]

PFO U Mass Amherst

[anon]

PFO from Furman

[PFO]

PFO UMass Amherst TT

[U Mass question]

@U Mass: did you receive an email about the rejection?

Thank you!

[UMass seconded]

My UMass PFO came a little later. That's a win.

[postdoc news]

Any news about

Stanford McCoy General ethics fellowship
Princeton Louis Skolnick postdoc
Rutgers Mellon postdoc?

Thanks!!!

[postdoc hopeless]

PFO from UMass Amherst

[:(]

PFO from UMass Amherst

[ugh]

...anyone still waiting for their UMass Amherst rejection?

[PFO Collector]

@ugh I heard it was a PFOthirsty slaughter, with no one left standing, Apparently,they ran out of names and had to start send them to applicants from other departments too.

[emory]

any word from the emory bioethics postdoc?

[amherst long list hopeful]

@ugh I still haven't received one. it could mean anything but if we haven't gotten anything in a few days including an interview invite I would surmise we made the longlist

[J]

University of Mary has contacted interviewees

[I'm still here]

Still waiting on my UMass PFO. This is exciting.

[getting.Hirsty]

According to the phil jobs posting, UMass Amherst is still accepting applications until Feb. 1st (hard deadline), so that could place constraints on notifying people who have not yet been rejected.

[Pfo]

@PFO Collector Thanks for brightening my incredibly stupid and pfucked up day.

[Not PFeeling Hopeful]

Also no word from UMass on my end. I'm hesitant to make anything of it, though, for (at least) two reasons:

1) The exact same thing happened to me about six weeks ago with Wisconsin; it turned out my rejection was just delayed by a day

2) There are too many of us reporting no PFO vs how many normally report getting an interview to make me think we're all getting one.

[UMass]

Has anyone gotten positive news from UMass? Please reveal yourself

[LPS]

LPS is scheduling interviews!

[KTF]

@LPS Just to be clear, you mean London School of Economics and Political Science? Thank you in advance!

[brandeis oh no]

@KTF they almost certainly mean Irvine-LPS.

Brandeis is scheduling fly outs.

[LPS]

@ KTF: I meant the LPS of UCI, thank you @Brandeis! Also: best of luck to you!! This is harder than winning a lottery methink and hope you get it in the end :).

[MITtie]

Anyone know if MIT make an offer for their ethics of computing and technology postdoc?

https://philjobs.org/job/show/18098

[Anon]

Swarthmore is scheduling interviews.

[anon]

@MITtie: They did make an offer, yes. I'm sorry.

[Bleh]

PFO from UMass, a day late. Ah, well

[UMass]

Just received UMass PFO (a day later).

[I'm no longer still here]

Finally got my UMass Amherst PFO

[appreciating]

I just wanted to say I appreciate all of you who post job market reports here! It's a crappy experience on the market, but this thread makes it a little more manageable.

[MarketBooodbath]

@Anon Oof. Can you say a bit about this, if it's your interview? (When they contacted you, etc.?) I know it's probably pointless to keep hoping, but a guy can dream.

[UMass]

Has anyone still not gotten a UMass PFO / has anyone gotten positive news from them?

[UCSC]

has anyone heard from UC Santa Cruz since the above update?

[Anon]

@MarketBooodbath I don't have a lot of info, just that I got an email on Friday (1/21) afternoon; looks like they're scheduling interviews for the first 2 weeks of February. They didn't indicate number of slots though, or a timeline. Sorry.

[rat mouth?]

I don’t suppose anyone has heard from Florida Atlantic (TT, ancient), have they?

[Florida dreaming]

rat mouth: fwiw, I have applied for one of the others tt of florida atlantic but havent heard anything yet

[Furman]

Any acceptances for campus visits at Furman?

[Wondering]

Anything from Arkansas (first round) or Georgia (second round)?

[UGA]

University of Georgia is scheduling second round.