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If I had to guess, OP is at an institution in the northeast/west/Chicago. Academic CS recruiting in the south and in mid-tier cities is typically more difficult
by throwawaygh 5y ago
If I had to guess, OP is at an institution in the northeast/west/Chicago. Academic CS recruiting in the south and in mid-tier cities is typically more difficult (some of that might be preference, but the big thing is two body problems. I love New Orleans but can't imagine solving an academic two body problem there is particularly easy).
- killjoywashere 5y ago> two body problem You mean a spouse also on an academic track?
- throwawaygh 5y agoYes. (Not just academic. Any specialized professional track outside of Medicine/Law.)
- ModernMech 5y agoFor anyone wondering: the two body problem is a phenomenon that happens when two academics marry. They both want an academic job together, at the same institution preferably, but there's usually only enough room for 1. What many couples do to solve this is accept postdocs at different universities (because there's a two body problem for post docs too, so you can't usually find 2 postdoc positions at the same institution), and then wait around until they can find two assistant professorship openings at the same institution. Sometimes if the candidate is really good, one department will ask another to make room for another faculty there. But that can be a political nightmare. Or if both researchers are in the same field e.g. CS, then the department might have to hire both even if they really only would take the one. It's quite a problem for hiring.