Timeline for switching jobs when you have a tenure-track position [closed]
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| Jan 2, 2011 at 19:19 | comment | added | Gil Kalai | In some cases trying to move to another place for justified reason is well accepted. (And trying to move because your spouce dont find a job seems quite honorable.) But this depends so much on the fine details that probably the best advice for you is to seek advice from a friend/colleague that knows the details. | |
| Jan 2, 2011 at 18:38 | comment | added | Peter Shor | At some universities, it's quite a bit harder to hire people with tenure than hire people about to get tenure and then promote them. So it may be easier to get a job before you actually get tenure. The drawback, of course, is the possibility of getting hired without tenure and then getting denied tenure. This shouldn't happen unless something really goes wrong. The other thing to remember is that applying to other universities when you're up for tenure is perfectly normal, and asking for teaching letters in this situation shouldn't raise any flags. | |
| Jan 2, 2011 at 16:12 | comment | added | KConrad | I will address question 1. Ordinarily you can't get a sabbatical until you have tenure, although I know of some places which allow it earlier. Maybe your school does? If you visit another school during a sabbatical then you can teach a course there and get a teaching letter from someone at that other school. You could even apply for jobs while on sabbatical, or wait until you return. When I was a postdoc, a visitor to the department with a t.t. job elsewhere was applying for jobs while being there. | |
| Jan 2, 2011 at 15:37 | comment | added | Anonymous | @Pete: It was a poor choice of words. I meant that I wanted to apply for other jobs but I am uncertain I will be able to get a more suitable one than the job I already have. | |
| Jan 2, 2011 at 15:24 | answer | added | Deane Yang | timeline score: 16 | |
| Jan 2, 2011 at 12:15 | comment | added | Pete L. Clark | What exactly do you mean by "I would like to test the job market"? Do you mean that you want to apply for jobs now knowing that you won't take any of them? | |
| Jan 2, 2011 at 6:52 | comment | added | Anonymous | @Gil: Thanks for pointing out the related question. I read the responses on the thread that you mentioned and, though my spouse is not an academic, they were helpful. | |
| Jan 2, 2011 at 6:51 | comment | added | Wadim Zudilin | Your question has no answer. Besides many other things, it does matter how good you are in teaching and in research. I even do not find the word "mathematics" in your post, but several times "market"... | |
| Jan 2, 2011 at 6:26 | comment | added | Gil Kalai | A related MO question: mathoverflow.net/questions/5424/… | |
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