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Happy, Happy, Happy. Joy, Joy, Joy!

Here we are, yet again. The 2009-2010 Job Market is upon us. Welcome Back to some, Greetings to others, Condolences to All! We are experimenting with a new format, so please check it out here and let us know what you all prefer. The "blog" format is less than ideal, and the "message board" format might be easier for everybody. This site, now in its third year, was originally modeled after the successful sociology job search "blog" (the 2008-2009 iteration of which can be found here ). Other disciplines have started following suit, and can themselves serve as both positive and negative exempla for us in Classics, Archaeology, and Ancient History. Links on the side of this page point to various articles and sites relevant to the academic job-hunting process and experience. If you run across others, please suggest them in the comments and we will add them. Threads below will provide a full season's worth of comments around various themes. Previous years...

Job Announcements

Please use this thread to announce new positions, whether they are in advance of the normal APA deadlines, seen on non-APA sites, or even if it is your own department that is advertising. Please do not use this space for discussion, comments, etc. unrelated to this narrow topic matter. All such comments will be moved to a more appropriate thread in order to keep this thread clean and useful. Please follow the pattern established below, with the institution advertising as the commenter's identity, followed by a full description in the body of the text.

Have I got a package for you!

Because one can never be too careful Questions, answers and such regarding the assembly of dossiers, mailing practices, letters of application, interviews, job-talks, etc. A sometimes useful, and oftentimes entertaining, site to check out is the Chronicle of Higher Education's Discussion Forum. Two particularly relevant examples are here: The Job Seeking Experience The Interview Process The threads are often not apposite, but they can be a treasure-trove of laughs and morale boosts. And don't forget to check the archives on this site for the past few years.

Kvetch Klatsch Klassik

This is the kitchen sink of threads. Let it all hang out here, baby.