tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11904284.post8181218050133446613..comments2023-06-09T06:55:58.165-07:00Comments on IR Rumor Mill: Summer Jobs ThreadUnknownnoreply@blogger.comBlogger96125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11904284.post-43685875017363619022010-08-06T19:36:52.898-07:002010-08-06T19:36:52.898-07:00Snidal has been thinking about Oxford for over two...Snidal has been thinking about Oxford for over two years. Something tells me he's not going.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11904284.post-37847623477450039572010-07-31T12:07:04.673-07:002010-07-31T12:07:04.673-07:00Umm, no Duncan Snidal is still thinking of coming ...Umm, no Duncan Snidal is still thinking of coming to Oxford -2010-lol, again an unvalidated rumor.<br />Second, why would anyone turn down an offer from Harvard to take up a JRF? Sure there's no teaching (although this depends on what your mentor thinks is good for you) but you basically get a graduate stipend and cannot afford to live anywhere but in the dorms.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11904284.post-28096925829086368242008-09-05T07:41:00.000-07:002008-09-05T07:41:00.000-07:00Oxford is looking extremely strong - across the bo...Oxford is looking extremely strong - across the board - these days.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11904284.post-36178053413774800642008-08-20T13:59:00.000-07:002008-08-20T13:59:00.000-07:00We can now confirm that Duncan Snidal has received...We can now confirm that Duncan Snidal has received an offer from Oxford, but has made no decision on whether or not to move.IR Rumor Millhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18053105827246140018noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11904284.post-64881575738164248022008-08-15T20:02:00.000-07:002008-08-15T20:02:00.000-07:00Thanks for the advice on TTU. That was both infor...Thanks for the advice on TTU. That was both informative and useful.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11904284.post-56247777389159790392008-08-15T09:02:00.000-07:002008-08-15T09:02:00.000-07:00Back to jobs listed....Texas Tech has two IR jobs ...Back to jobs listed....<BR/><BR/>Texas Tech has two IR jobs listed, which means the problem of retention there continues. But such turnover poses presents both good and bad news. TTU is a very good first job but a lousy long-term one. The turnover indicates that people can get work done and be competitive and then TTU fails to retain them.<BR/><BR/>As a member of the ever-enlarging club of ex-TTU poli sci profs, I would say that grad students looking for a good first job should apply (and that any senior people seeking the senior level job must really like cheap houses and short commutes as there is little else to offer for the long-term).<BR/>The load is 2-2 with one of the classes always being a large American class (all students in Texas are required to take 2 poli sci classes), which becomes easy over time with TAs and multiple choice exams.<BR/>The grad students do not produce that much and the undergrads are not demanding--again, this is both good and bad. Good in the sense that it is easy to get work done, bad in that it is not a terribly interesting place. <BR/><BR/>I don't know what has driven the more recent emigrants away so quickly, but the administration is fatally flawed from top to bottom. And Lubbock is not a terribly attractive place to live although one's income goes far due to no state income taxes and cheap houses. For folks looking for a few years to learn to teach and build a record, you can consider TTU to be the equivalent of a double or triple A ballclub--the goal is always to move on.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11904284.post-22355848053315476202008-08-15T02:04:00.000-07:002008-08-15T02:04:00.000-07:00have already seen one student in my program going ...<I>have already seen one student in my program going out into the market who put all his eggs in the basket of one journal and was rejected after receiving an R&R. Now he has to apply for jobs coming from a top-30 school with no publications. Basically, should you try to publish in a top-5 journal (potentially risking rejection due to no-name status) even if it means that if/when you get rejected you have no publications to show for your 5-7 years?</I> <BR/><BR/>If you are really worried about the job market then after 5-7 years you should have more than one publishable paper. Try to do the best work you can and if it ends up being a top-5 type of publication then by all means submit it there. If not, submit it elsewhere. Or, why not proceed one both tracks at the same time. Work on a 'big' general piece (presumably the center of your dissertation) that is worthy of a top-5 and even if it doesn't land there it will still land somewhere good. In addition, spend a few extra weekends cranking out some smaller pieces with a higher chance of getting published quickly.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11904284.post-1586399495848862942008-08-14T14:12:00.000-07:002008-08-14T14:12:00.000-07:00As a second-year graduate student, I am trying to ...As a second-year graduate student, I am trying to navigate my way through the tumultuous and often ambiguous waters surrounding academia. I have heard various things regarding where to publish and where not to publish, but I am looking for a bit more insight. First, for someone at a top-30 school, but not one that commands the kind of respect bestowed unto the usual suspects, do I have to publish in one of the top 5 to get even a shrug from future employers? I have already seen one student in my program going out into the market who put all his eggs in the basket of one journal and was rejected after receiving an R&R. Now he has to apply for jobs coming from a top-30 school with no publications. Basically, should you try to publish in a top-5 journal (potentially risking rejection due to no-name status) even if it means that if/when you get rejected you have no publications to show for your 5-7 years? Second, if you are studying a subfield that does not involve nuclear missiles or war (this covers a lot of political science) and therefore your work would be better suited for journals that do not feature the word "security" in the title (read: readily rejected by top-5 journals due to research topic alone) should you publish in those journals or not at all? I can't imagine that political science is so security/warfare snobby that departments would favor no publications over publications in a smaller journal. Please advise and keep in mind that by narrowly defining the field or promoting security/war/nukes above all else you are critically limiting the range of acceptable research in the discipline. I am trying to gauge whether I have to cast aside my research interests (i.e. NOT conflict, security, etc.) in order to make any waves coming from a school outside the top tier.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11904284.post-30153643999164197072008-08-07T06:49:00.000-07:002008-08-07T06:49:00.000-07:00Per Snidal question: is he leaving Chicago, or not...Per Snidal question: is he leaving Chicago, or not? I heard he interviewed for a job at Oxford in the spring.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11904284.post-12364437369392003862008-08-05T04:53:00.000-07:002008-08-05T04:53:00.000-07:00We're going to open up a new thread for these disc...We're going to open up a new thread for these discussions -- they really don't belong on "summer job rumors," and we''d appreciate it if the discussion gets relocated.IR Rumor Millhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18053105827246140018noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11904284.post-53370533670636450062008-08-04T23:45:00.000-07:002008-08-04T23:45:00.000-07:00On a separate thread, I'm working on my first book...On a separate thread, I'm working on my first book and have been talking to 2 presses, Cornell and Penn. My work would fall broadly into Security Studies. Any thoughts on which one is better regarded?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11904284.post-84171973082703039332008-08-04T08:10:00.000-07:002008-08-04T08:10:00.000-07:00If hiring and tenuring at R1s were as predictable ...If hiring and tenuring at R1s were as predictable as you make it out, I would expect to see much less turbulence. <BR/><BR/>***************<BR/><BR/>Huh? Just how much turbulence is there? If all one did was read the rumor mill, then you'd think there's nothing but turbulence. But there are obviously huge selection effects in terms of what gets posted on the rumor mill. Not many people would interested in reading a post saying, "Breaking news! Joe Schmo is staying at Blah University for the eighteenth consecutive year." <BR/><BR/>I'd hypothesize that there's a lot more stability than there is turbulence in this (and most other) fields. And for good reasons--both personal and organizationally. Anybody who's been around this business for any length of time knows that moving a senior scholar is very difficult. <BR/><BR/>The "turbulence" gets such attention on this board precisely because it is relatively unusual, not because it is so common.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11904284.post-51350351067078708312008-08-04T06:14:00.000-07:002008-08-04T06:14:00.000-07:00If you look at the who was/wasn't tenured at R1 di...If you look at the who was/wasn't tenured at R1 discussions of the past few years, how can you think of it as anything BUT random? "Lifestyle" moves, "upward mobility," blah blah post-hoc blah.<BR/><BR/>Everytime you see someone not tenured, the blog boards are full of "are they crazy how could they not tenure XYZ" rants.<BR/><BR/>If hiring and tenuring at R1s were as predictable as you make it out, I would expect to see much less turbulence. R1s would hire those candidates whom they believe have the highest probability of making tenure -- else why invest the resources?<BR/><BR/>Etc. etc. (And I find your R1/SLAC dichotomy odd -- how many R1s are there vs. how many "universities" are there?)<BR/><BR/>In any event, my basic point remains -- this isn't the place to come looking for work if you're interested in predictable career progression.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11904284.post-86608936179403543662008-07-31T20:12:00.000-07:002008-07-31T20:12:00.000-07:00Quantitative aritcles tend to appear in JCR, AJPS,...Quantitative aritcles tend to appear in JCR, AJPS, APSR, JOP, International Interactions, and JPR.<BR/><BR/>Qualitative articles tend to appear in Security Studies, International Security, EJIR, RIPE, Review of International Studies, JIRD, and Global Governance.<BR/><BR/>IO, World Politics, and ISQ are about evenly divided between quant and qual.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11904284.post-83249105901243262922008-07-31T11:51:00.000-07:002008-07-31T11:51:00.000-07:00Does anyone know anything about the new Routledge ...Does anyone know anything about the new Routledge journal the "Journal of Power"?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11904284.post-46867560549448407762008-07-31T11:50:00.000-07:002008-07-31T11:50:00.000-07:00I am sorry to bring up the topic of journals again...I am sorry to bring up the topic of journals again. But I was wondering which of the major IR/POL journals focused on quantitative articles vs. qualitative articles. There is always grumbling from quants that journals are going area studies (and from qualitative types that the most prestigious journals only publish statistically based articles). So which journals tend to which type of method?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11904284.post-48258700063263409602008-07-30T11:37:00.000-07:002008-07-30T11:37:00.000-07:00Any suggestions on where to find listings for acad...Any suggestions on where to find listings for acadmic and policy positions in international relations/international security. I am familiar with the job listings provided by APSA and the Chronicle of Higher Education. I am particularly interested in jobs in the Middle East field.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11904284.post-60673037514492464732008-07-28T16:37:00.000-07:002008-07-28T16:37:00.000-07:00"The APSA award, for example, is selected by three..."The APSA award, for example, is selected by three faculty members all with their own biases, favorite methodological approaches, and--perhaps most importantly--friends who have told them that their student that year has written simply the best dissertation ever."<BR/><BR/>And how is this different from a major journal publication? Perhaps the bit about being told what a great dissertation it is. Ok, then it's more like a book pub. Exactly the same.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11904284.post-48241002888681729812008-07-28T11:19:00.000-07:002008-07-28T11:19:00.000-07:00The Helen Dwight Reid award is the major APSA IR d...The Helen Dwight Reid award is the major APSA IR dissertation prize. I'm not sure there are any other "major" ones. I think some of the APSA sections might give their own awards, but I wouldn't consider those major. I'm not aware of ISA giving any dissertation prizes.<BR/><BR/>As an aside, having served on multiple search committees, I don't put much stock in dissertation awards when evaluating candidates. The APSA award, for example, is selected by three faculty members all with their own biases, favorite methodological approaches, and--perhaps most importantly--friends who have told them that their student that year has written simply the best dissertation ever.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11904284.post-25380887590050900232008-07-28T10:12:00.000-07:002008-07-28T10:12:00.000-07:00What are the major dissertation prizes for IR?What are the major dissertation prizes for IR?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11904284.post-17864983273534538372008-07-28T06:04:00.000-07:002008-07-28T06:04:00.000-07:00"OFTEN random"?I'm not convinced about this. Suspe..."OFTEN random"?<BR/>I'm not convinced about this. Suspect it is SELDOM random at <BR/>R1s. It might be MORE random at SLACs, since the criteria are more varied and also a little more fluid.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11904284.post-39183453564053427452008-07-27T17:13:00.000-07:002008-07-27T17:13:00.000-07:00Oy.When are we ever going to come to grips with th...Oy.<BR/><BR/>When are we ever going to come to grips with the basic fact of our lives -- tenure is an idiosyncratic, biased, often random process that is as much (or more) about the inter-departmental dynamics, debates, and petty jealousies at the time you're up for tenure as it is about scholarship, quality, or contributions.<BR/><BR/>Beyond the generic -- "publish in the best places," "don't write book reviews" -- there is, in fact, no real answer.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11904284.post-19582057631844268002008-07-26T16:11:00.000-07:002008-07-26T16:11:00.000-07:00I can see book reviews getting no points, since th...I can see book reviews getting no points, since they are essentially a service activity. But negative points? Who takes away points for disciplinary service? Crazy!<BR/><BR/>(Granted, pre-tenure you wouldn't want the number of book reviews to exceed articles or even .5*(#ofarticles), but still...1 or 2 in good journals implies that someone recognizes you as enough of an authority to review others' work.)Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11904284.post-7534062180510744852008-07-25T23:40:00.000-07:002008-07-25T23:40:00.000-07:005:30 is absolutely right. However, the futility o...5:30 is absolutely right. However, the futility of ranking journals should not distract us from the importance of trying to make our journals in each of our areas the best they can be. That was the spirit of the discussion about IS, I believe. A sense something has gone wrong in this decade.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11904284.post-74800321928296809772008-07-25T12:16:00.000-07:002008-07-25T12:16:00.000-07:005:30 Good Advice!5:30 Good Advice!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com