-checks email
-checks wiki
-stares at blank Scrivener screen and tries to convince self to write
-checks email
-checks H-net, Chronicle, Inside Higher Ed to make sure I didn't miss a posting
-starts searching for EE, AO, and optical jobs in cities where applied
-checks email
-checks wiki
-checkes email
-sees new message in inbox!
-it's my uni telling me to register for next term
-reloads email
-checks spam filter
-checks wiki
wash. rinse. repeat.
I'm distracted. It's in part made worse since I received notice that a colleague received an AHA interview for one of the jobs we both applied for - but according to the wiki she seems to be the only one who has heard. I realize search committees need to work job application sorting into their own busy schedules, but it would relieve a lot of pressure if they, like fellowship, would announce a review date and a notification date.
I'm also frustrated by my field's interview process at our big annual conference. I'm not going to pay the reg fee and the $$ for a trip to Chicago unless I get an interview, but the conference starts Jan 5 and the longer that committees wait to send interview notifications, the more expensive travel will be.
As I've said with everything else I've applied for, even if I'm rejected right off the bat, I'd rather know as soon as possible so that I can get on with my life (and stop checking my email).
Very nerve-racking process. You are immensely talented - as a writer, teacher, thinker - it is frustrating. I wish I were in Tucson so that I could taste some of the chocolate chip cookies resulting from your job wait.
ReplyDeleteYes, there have been cookies in our house. I'll be very grateful when December 15 rolls around and most of the colleges should have contacted people they want to interview in Chicago on Jan 5.
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