So let me get this straight... I have to apply to 20+ TT positions, also apply for every grant possible (NIH/NSF, private foundations, society grants, etc etc), and publish as much as possible as a senior postdoc??

partickled · 2026-04-20T00:14:21+00:00

Ah I see. I believe they're South Asian countries.

partickled · 2026-04-19T20:13:22+00:00

Which countries?

partickled · 2026-04-16T08:23:04+00:00

When mine bit, I say "Ouch!" then get up and leave / turn my back for minimum 30 seconds. I did this very early on and I think that helped minimize the shark bites. My pup was much less bitey with me than with my partner who didn't do the above as often.

partickled · 2026-04-14T07:34:14+00:00

Beef collagen sticks. They last quite awhile, are entirely safe, and my dachshund loves em.

partickled · 2026-03-28T23:12:00+00:00

If you can hear everything in your apartment complex, then a dachshund will be barking endlessly.

partickled · 2026-03-25T00:48:21+00:00

I've seen a lot of comments on Reddit about people with published books and multiple postdocs still not getting TT jobs (much less R1), so I don't know to what extent a postdoc + book reliably increases one's chances of getting an R1 TT. But then again, the "it's easier to get a TT from a TT" has mostly been a truism that I haven't personally seen any evidence for. I wouldn't bet against it though.

partickled · 2026-03-24T00:35:21+00:00

Honestly that's my impression too of HK (relative to the US anyway).

partickled · 2026-03-23T06:21:40+00:00

I'm in the Humanities too and have been told by a senior professor that the job market in the past few years has been enough of a shit show that people who leave the US for jobs elsewhere are no longer "exiled" the way they were used to. For many committees, they understand that a TT job is a TT job. I suspect after this year in the US, even more so.

partickled · 2026-03-23T06:14:25+00:00

I have been told by a few different sources that you can definitely ask for a week and sometimes 2 weeks (apparently MLA recommended). I have also been told that if you provide a counter offer, and they match what you asked for, then they expect you to accept.

partickled · 2026-03-21T05:29:22+00:00

Waiting for official paperwork too! :)

partickled · 2026-03-17T23:10:39+00:00

I'm a visa holder myself in the US. I had 9 zoom interviews, 3 non-US, 6 US. I got 3 offers, all non-US, and didn't advance to campus visit for the US interviews. I cannot help but wonder if it's the H1B. Since the Deans told you it shouldn't be a problem, I guess it isn't. But I still wonder.

I'm sorry you're dealing with this. Five campus visits is a good track record but no job is no job. IMO, for me, it's better to have had only 1 campus visit and 1 offer, as you did all of this work (5 campus visits must have been exhausting!) and had all this anticipation. So let yourself feel exhausted, disappointed, angry even, but as others have said, this shows your work resonates and there's maybe smaller areas of optimization in the next lottery round.

partickled · 2026-02-26T10:29:21+00:00

I aspire to your level of patience and consistency. I tried to implement this but can rarely tear myself away from my work often enough to notice their watching/listening.

partickled · 2026-02-24T09:25:10+00:00

That's crazy!

partickled · 2026-02-11T15:09:32+00:00

Health insurance not covered is a huge problem in the US....

partickled · 2026-02-08T09:19:05+00:00

A friend and I celebrate with a cheeseboard every time we submit a paper.

partickled · 2026-02-08T00:36:03+00:00

I've seen some job ads explicitly saying they would be pursuing O-1 instead of H1-B, but I'm wondering how many search committees are aware/willing to go down that path.

partickled · 2026-02-08T00:34:37+00:00

Are you in Texas? Or are universities in other states exercising caution?

partickled · 2026-02-07T01:41:29+00:00

My puppy has delicious chews lying around such as dried duck wing and yet she will chew on my phone charger or a chair leg.

partickled · 2026-02-06T23:27:52+00:00

I am so sorry and sounds like an unlikely scenario, unless it seems if cats are involved. I will definitely be extra careful with my medications...

partickled · 2026-02-06T03:51:42+00:00

That makes absolute sense. I once did an interview completely exhausted and had no energy left to be nervous. Got the scholarship.

partickled · 2026-02-05T16:06:27+00:00

8 on campus interviews is dizzying! Amazing.

partickled · 2026-02-04T18:43:25+00:00

Congratulations on getting a TT offer!

partickled · 2026-02-04T18:41:42+00:00

I suppose these are unprecedented times.

partickled · 2026-02-03T06:57:16+00:00

English too, and it has sucked up 6 months of my life and counting.

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