Ecology (includes organismal and environmental science)

IMPORTANT: Please enter all updates at the BOTTOM of each table and include the DATE OF NEWS. When you get word, please move the entry to the appropriate section.

 * For correct sorting of tables, please format dates as YYYY/MM/DD (two digits for month and day, e.g., 01 for January) with a single space between the || and the date
 * If Javascript is enabled, you should be able to sort the tables by school or dates, just click on the arrows in the column header..
 * Please don't erase the |} at the very end of each table.
 * This page was moved here on 12/15 with a backup file from the old location dated 12/13.

The wiki markup for the tables.

 * - New line
 * School || Date of News || Comments

USER POLLS:
There is now a short SurveyMonkey survey that will allow analyses of the results at  http://www.surveymonkey.com/s.aspx?sm=tOQssDIOh_2bI6unS4DLy0mA_3d_3d
 * You can view a real-time summary of survey results here: http://www.surveymonkey.com/sr.aspx?sm=hBwBzJkrRD8OtxQIxNjXup2pNJOmElUUxnAATiko6HY_3d
 * Preliminary results organized by the type of position sought (not real-time) are here: http://scratchpad.wikia.com/wiki/Biology_Job_Search_Survey_Results

PRELIMINARY SCREENING:
(short list has been made; references being contacted; interviewing will begin soon)

PHONE INTERVIEWS:
(this should only be used when the candidates have been contacted)

CAMPUS INTERVIEWS:
(this should only be used when the candidates have been contacted)

HELPFUL LINKS and TIPS:
Please add useful links here, places to look up job salaries, academic advice, and other items related to the academic job search.

DISCUSSION:
Have something to say, leave your comments here, PLEASE DATE YOUR COMMENTS and KEEP NEWEST COMMENTS AT THE TOP

Please add replies as bullet points, start the reply with an asterisk *, and change the date so that the updates are easy to find.

There is now a warning when editing this section that it may be too long for some browsers to handle. I deleted a few comments when the answer is available elsewhere on this wiki, but if you feel that something else can be safely culled, it might be a good idea. Rather than deleting items, we should archive items to the discussion page, perhaps once they are a month old rather than deleting them entirely.

Survey for next year's wiki

 * Would you prefer a single table rather than the current layout with multiple sections (see example below)
 * Yes, I would prefer a single sortable table: 4
 * No, I like having multiple sections: 0


 * Would you find it useful to sort by area or department?
 * Yes: 4
 * No: 0

'''Please add your suggestions here for next year's wiki. Given that a lot of people have not received interviews, there will probably be a number of returnees next year. Voice your gripes now so we can collectively make this site better.'''
 * Dashes between year-month-day are easier to read...
 * I think one list, alphabetical order would be better. Then we could use the bullet points for updates, like we are using in the comments currently.  I'll put an example at the bottom of the page and people can play around with it..
 * I think the current system is great. Let's do the same thing next year but omit the surveys (except perhaps # of interviews).
 * If sorting by area or department, it might be best to use job title specialty instead. Either way, it will add a new layer of complexity because similar specialties often have a remarkable diversity of names.  For example, if department: Biology vs. Biological Sciences vs. Evolotion, Ecology, and Organismal Biology; Population ecology vs. molecular ecology vs. biologist.  Not sure how to simplify this other than to use the term the search specifies.
 * Agreed, sorting by specialty as listed in the job call might be better, perhaps that column could include both specialty and department.

 Example table for 2008/09 wiki search


 * Feel free to edit and make suggestions to the table below, but let's keep the format to a max of 5 columns, anything larger gets too difficult to maintain...
 * The final column for text updates allows for lots of flexibility and a variety of entries...
 * Why not combine the "application deadline" and "latest news" columns? The deadline is really not that important.  It could go into the "latest news" column to be replaced once someone has heard something.  Four columns would be easier to manage than five.
 * I like to sort by application deadline, and considering how many jobs on this board still have no news, perhaps it would be helpful to have an empty column when there is no news?? Maybe?  We could have Date of Most Recent News as the first bullet point in the final column and it should still sort correctly.  I'll try this in the sample table below, we can always change it back.  Checked, it does sort correctly.