> There are lots of examples of research positions having few or no applicants. I've mostly heard of this happening for two types of roles. The first are post-

> There are lots of examples of research positions having few or no applicants. I've mostly heard of this happening for two types of roles. The first are post-docs. The second are low-paying primarily teaching positions at exactly the types of places that will probably blink off the map in the 2030s. In both cases, the hard truth is that the institution will simply leave the position unfilled before increasing pay or improving job security. Compensation is nearly perfectly inelastic and job security cannot be guaranteed. > a decade from now A decade from now their enrollments will have declined due to the post-2008 baby bust, in many cases by double digits. They'll be more worried about who they have to lay off than who to hire. Particularly true for those instructor and other teaching-oriented positions.