This is the new rumors thread. The "big board" is due for an update, and will receive one shortly.
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Also, if anyone is interested in compiling a visiting fellowship list and sending it along, we'd be happy to create a tally board for it.
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Is Seyom Brown (Brandeis, SMU) related to Vanda Felbab-Brown (MIT, Georgetown)?
Is Seyom Brown (Brandeis, SMU) related to Vanda Felbab-Brown (MIT, Georgetown)?
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Yes. They are married.
Which Seyom Brown are we talking about? This one?
http://www.brandeis.edu/facguide/faculty.php?emplid=4b41717fe509b4c4d599292ee597d1bb14c58aee
Is EBdM staying at WashU? Moving to NYU? Chicago-Harris? UCLA?
UVM has a one-year IR/AFP position for the coming academic year. The person there now has resigned.
when do the new job openings come out?
It does not seem to have made the big board yet, but from this article (see bottom) in the Chronicle, it is clear that Pevehouse is leaving UW for Chicago, presumably the Harris School.
http://margaretsoltan.phenominet.com/2007/05/university-is-sometime-thing-faculty.html
when do the new job openings come out?
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August is a safe bet for when ads will start appearing.
With this year's job market behind us, let me offer an (anonymous) thank you to the blogmasters/mistresses for a job well done this past year. This is about the only political science job market blog that hasn't completely degenerated into name-calling and anonymous personal accusations and insinuations. I'm sure some would find a more freewheeling blog more entertaining, but this format is far more consistent with its actual purpose. Thanks.
Rumor has it that EBdM is moving to Chicago-Harris.
11:20 - quite some rumor you've got. happen to know by any chance whether this means UCLA would make another offer?
Alex Mintz received an offer to become the Dean of the Lauder School of Government, Diplomacy and Strategy at the IDC in Israel
What is the IDC?
IDC is the Interdisciplinary Center at Herzliya. From what I've heard off-the-record it seems that he's decided to take it.
Attractive postdoc at Oxford:
http://www.politics.ox.ac.uk/
about/vacancies/details/
CT07014_FPS.pdf
Posted in another blog, of potential interest to some in IR:
Academic jobs
Department of Sociology and Nuffield College, University of Oxford
University Lecturership in Sociology in the field of Ethnicity
The Department of Sociology at the University of Oxford seeks to appoint a University Lecturer in Sociology, specializing in the field of ethnicity. The appointee will also be offered a Fellowship at Nuffield College. The anticipated starting date is 1 October 2007, or as soon as possible thereafter. The combined University and College starting salary is £50,841 p.a. with additional College benefits such as generous research and housing allowances.
Applicants should have a doctorate or equivalent, a strong record of research achievement at an international level in the study of sociology with an emphasis on ethnicity, and the demonstrated capacity to publish in top-rated journals and with top-rated presses in the sociology of ethnicity. The successful candidate should have the ability and experience necessary to teach mainly at the graduate level, to supervise doctoral students, and to win external research funding. Further information, including details on how to apply, is available to download here.
The closing date for applications is 22 June 2007.
Why do junior faculty have such a tough time getting tenure at Princeton?
Why do junior faculty have such a tough time getting tenure at Princeton?
Fellowships: National Defense and Global Security
Due: December 20, 2007
Fellowships available to the doctoral-level degreed in any physical, biological medical or social science, in any field of engineering or any relevant interdisciplinary field; or those with a master's degree in engineering and at least three years of post-degree professional experience.
Annual stipends begin at $65,000 for the 2007-2008 fellowship year. Complete information:
http://fellowships.aaas.org/02_Areas/02_index.shtml
LSE Fellowship in International Relations/International Political Economy
Fixed term for 1 year
£23,515 – £27,239 pa
The International Relations Department at LSE wishes to appoint one LSE Fellows from 1 September 2007 to 31 August 2008. LSE Fellows also qualify for appropriate allowances to support research.
LSE Fellow in International Relations - International Political Economy, Ref: 08/06/TF
You will contribute to the teaching of International Political Economy at undergraduate and postgraduate level. A specialisation in the field of Economic Diplomacy or The Politics of International Trade would be an advantage. For informal enquiries, please contact Mr Steve Woolcock on s.b.woolcock@lse.ac.uk or 020 7955 7696.
Jop Opening at King's College
Lecturer in European Studies
http://www.kcl.ac.uk/depsta/pertra/vacancy/external/pers_detail.php?jobindex=5563
Princeton tenure difficulty? Well, Princeton is in the running for the best-university-in-the-world status, so of course it's difficult; and they've upgraded their department recently. Is there something specific prompting this question?
"Why do junior faculty have such a tough time getting tenure at Princeton?"
You must be kidding. It is so difficult because they can hire the very best people in the field. If you are a junior faculty member and don't show yourself to be among the very best, then they will not tenure you. This is pretty much the same for most of the top 10 departments.
From what I've heard, Gary Bass is the only one in the past ten years to get tenure from the Politics dept. at Princeton. If this is true, this seems remarkably low-- and dates back to when the Princeton dept was not among the top five. Are other departments so demanding?
The University of Essex is bringing in candidates for their IR position. Invitation letters went out a few days ago.
Yes. Look at Yale, Harvard, etc. Horribly hard for junior people. In fact, I'd claim Yale is worst of all.
You don't go to Princeton, Harvard, Yale etc. as a freshly-minted faculty member and expect to get tenure there. You go there expecting to work your butt off for some part of a decade, meet lots of smart-interesting-important people, and land on your feet in a really nice job elsewhere.
Many of the Ivy league schools have only one tenure per X nunmber of assistant professors (5 or 6). Other universities it is a 1:1 ratio. Thus, for tenure at the Ivies, you need not only to be terrific, but better than those in other disciplines.
Any news on Erik Gartzke's choice? And what of the places which EBdM did not choose - did they invite anyone else?
When are the various APSA dissertation awards announced usually? I know they're presented at the annual conference but I'm sure they notify people ahead of time. Any idea as to the process or the timeline? Thanks.
I think ego plays a huge role in attracting new faculty to the Ivy league schools. How else can you get an otherwise intelligent person to take a job they know they'll be fired from? Its like another round of grad school (with better pay), where you can't put down roots or invest in your community.
How much of a dept.'s decision to grant tenure really reflects the person's record of publication and teaching? If not all, then what else is there?
8:04:
Politics. This could be an internal fight over methodological approach, a disagreement with the provost, personality clashes, etc. Some schools include "collegiality" openly in their standards, others don't mention it but are probably influenced by it.
If you're on the market, don't undervalue departments with clear, written guidelines for tenure and an annual evaluation process with written feedback (not just at the third year). Without them, pubs and teaching make you a -candidate- for tenure (otherwise you'll be out automatically), but from there it will be a black box.
8:04 - good questions, hope people will jump in on the discussion. Pardon my cynicism (or realism?), but teaching?? Most of the big research institutions seem not to care much about teaching ...it's all publish, publish, publish
I'd be glad to be proven wrong on that..
If your institution wants to tank you, they will find ammunition for doing so somewhere - 2nd project, teaching, collegiality, not enough impact, not a big idea person, too normal science, YOU NAME IT.
Some departments are famous for being fickle and unpredictable.
I could name names, but won't.
Doesn't take much to figure out which ones these are though. Just look at their 5-10 more recent tenure cases, check the records, and assess the outcomes.
8:21's advice is very good. This is the process in my department and it is highly transparent. I have a good idea of what is expected for tenure and how I am doing in meeting those expectations.
Of course, tenure letters provide a random component to the process but the process in my department is sufficiently transparent that I know that the committee will not be requesting 12 tenure letters for me in the hopes that 1 of them will say something negative that can be used to turn me down.
Who's interviewing at Essex?
Will Duke and/or UNC be looking for IR junior faculty next year?
Seems doubtful that UNC will be hiring since they have two new hires in IR coming this fall.
See the following:
http://www.unc.edu/depts/polisci/news.html
Correction: At UNC it's not two IR hires, but one IR hire and one CP hire.
Also, they are looking for (at least?) one IR senior person, per ad in their website.
Gartzke has formally accepted UCSD's offer.
Overall 6/12 10:20 is right to be dubious about the importance of teaching for tenure at an R1. However, it would be a big mistake to assume that teaching doesn't matter at all and that you can neglect it entirely. If you screw up badly enough to make work for your colleagues, it will definitely be noticed. I've seen this kind of thing kill assistant professors' chances for tenure more than once at research-oriented institutions.
Congratulations to Erik. Good choice.
Stam has accepted UM's offer.
We haven't been able to confirm or deny the last rumor (we have confirmed the Gartzke rumor), so take it for what it is: a rumor. If anyone can confirm or deny it, please let us know.
I can confirm Erik's offer via personal email from him.
Stam has accepted UM's offer.
UM = University of Miami?
:-)
For IR job rumours in Canada, see
http://canadianpoliscijobs.blogspot.com/
UM = U of Massachusetts??
We can confirm that Stam will be relocating to the University of Michigan.
For IR job rumours in Canada, see:
http://canadianpoliscijobs.blogspot.com
Instructor/Assistant Professor-International Relations Theory
http://www.higheredjobs.com/details.cfm?JobCode=175248364
Cleveland State University, OH
Instructor (International Relations)
http://www.higheredjobs.com/details.cfm?JobCode=175247640
This is old news, but William Ruger has accepted the position at Texas State University.
Source: he is a friend
Is Feaver going to do another year away or is he going back to Duke in the Fall?
Feaver is teaching in the fall at Duke. Source: Feaver two weeks ago.
Given the Duke expertise of recent posters, let me ask: Will Duke insist next year on hiring senior in IR? Or might they go junior?
Not sure anyone has posted this or not, but Kelly Greenhill has apparently left Wesleyan for Tufts. See her vita at the address below:
http://web.mit.edu/polisci/students/kgreenhill/kgreenhill.html
Yes, Greenhill is heading to Tufts.
Duke is likely to try again with associate level hires. Structural issues preclude a truly senior hire there, but they are so young in IR now that they really need to look at tenured candidates.
"Duke is likely to try again with associate level hires."
Again? Last year the only, or at least mostly, looked at very senior people, didn't they?
What does "structural issues" mean?
Last year Duke looked at Barbara Walter, David Leblang, and Judith Goldstein. I thought that Walter said no. Don't know about the IPE types.
Although I am pretty confident I know what the "structural issues" are, I consider it inappropriate for this blog.
You are wrong. Duke didn't extend an offer to Walter.
University of Nebraska-Kearney filled its tenure-track position. Christopher Stevens got the job.
Source: http://aaunk.unk.edu/catalogs/Future/fac/facultys.asp
Is Duke thinking of one or more hires?
Anything on the Oxford post-doc? (2:43, June 5) Have they started interviewing yet?
University of Essex has made a job offer for it's IR position.
So Feaver is finally giving up on the war?
International Relations- File # 060251
University of Missouri --Columbia: Assistant Professor
The Department of Political Science invites applications and nominations for an entry-level assistant professor position in International Relations to begin Fall Semester 2008. Research specialization is open. Competitive applicants will have clear research agendas, strong theoretical orientations, appropriate methodological skills, and evidence of their potential to publish in highly ranked journals and/or presses. Candidates should submit their curriculum vitae, statement of current and future research interests, writing samples, and at least three current letters of recommendation. Review of applications will begin September 14, 2007 and continue until the position is filled. The University of Missouri is an EO/AA employer. Women, minorities and individuals with disabilities are encouraged to apply. To request ADA accommodations; please contact our ADA Coordinator. (V/TTY). Send application materials to: Chair, Search Committee, Department of Political Science, 113 Professional Building, University of Missouri-Columbia, MO 65211-0630.
Who did Essex make an offer to?
I heard Essex was struggling big time to get applications (who interviews this time of the year?!?!) I suspect they only got applications from Europe.
Although I could point out that a comment like this is fairly worthless, I consider it inappropriate for this blog.
Anonymous said...
Although I am pretty confident I know what the "structural issues" are, I consider it inappropriate for this blog.
Xun Cao (U Washington, Seattle PhD) accepted the job at Essex.
Out of sheer curiosity, who got the offer (endowed Chair) at Oxford UK? I heard Duncan Snidal was one of the scholars who interviewed there.
Anyone know what Notre Dame is searching for in their two positions (one senior)? they're wide open according to the listing, but I was wondering if they were targeting anything in particular.
Kevin Narizny will be joining the faculty of Lehigh's IR department.
Re 12:12, June 27: I know Oxford interviewed for this post-doc about 2 weeks ago, but don't know whether they've made an offer yet.
source: someone from the department
No official word on the endowed Oxford chair but back channel says it went to inside candidate. Interesting that two other externals also came from US - Charles Kupchan and James Derderian.
re the Oxford IR postdoc - I heard from an insider that it was offered to someone doing intl security and US Foreign Policy (from Columbia, I believe). Don't know whether the person has accepted or not (from what I understood she had a US offer as well.)
Stam is relocating to the University of Michigan, but he will be spending the year at the Center for Advanced Study in Palo Alto.
It should perhaps be noted that the two other US candidates for the Oxford chair had Oxford pedigrees. The school does really like to hire its own.
British universities (with some exceptions) are not yet as professional as US ones. The amount of inbreeding over there is still a bit scandalous (especially at Oxford and Cambridge).
Oxford hired Andrew Hurrell.
Who?
Re 12:10
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Andrew_Hurrell
http://cis.politics.ox.ac.uk/people/director.asp
I think I now get what 3:18 AM, August 23, 2007 is talking about.
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