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Hello All, I am about to get my Phd (Media Studies) and I was wondering what the job market for liberal arts Assistant Prof is like in New England?
I have heard horror stories about college teachers working several part-time jobs at junior colleges and spending half their day commuting for meager wages.
I currently live in Europe (wife is French) and we have three small kids and we are thinking of moving back to the States and we have narrowed our search down to, but not exclusively, New England.
Job market is kind of non-existent in most of liberal arts. Your specific field doesn't sound very common, either, which will make it harder. You will need at least one to three publications in good journals and a strong record of research to be competitive for anything tenure-track. Moreover, almost no one chooses their place of residence in academia - you first find the job, and then move there. New England would be very competitive. Most assistant professors have to take jobs out in the middle of nowhere, and then consider themselves lucky to have those jobs. And I should add that even strong candidates are spending at least a year on the market, sometimes more.
Thank you Marie, for that frank reply... you cleared up a lot of my questions.
I wasn't under the illusion that I could pick and choose schools, I was just wondering how competitive it was in NE, and you confirmed what I already expected to be the case: probably not easy.
As an American I am more of a novelty here, so I think I will stay and acquire some experience and then perhaps apply back home after a few years...
Thank you very much Eresh... those links are invaluable.
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