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Post by jobspartan on Jun 9, 2011 22:08:14 GMT -5
If a position requests optional materials, do you send them or no?
If yes, what do you think it buys you?
If no, why not?
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Post by Depends on Jun 10, 2011 4:41:50 GMT -5
Depends on what they are and whether you think they're impressive. If you have more publications than are asked for (good publications - by which I just mean that if you have, say, a paper which you 4th author on in less well-known journal, it's probably not worth the trouble of sending it), or you feel that a working paper might do a great job of reflecting your interests that other materials don't, I would send them.
Other people have suggested that sending (good) written dissertation chapters can help serve as a signal to departments that you will be done if you aren't yet.
Did you have something different in mind?
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Post by jobspartan on Jun 10, 2011 9:12:01 GMT -5
In the ad it says CV, Coverletter and the names of three references.
On the actual application website it says:
Teaching Philosophy
Writing Sample
Syllabi
Research Statement
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Post by 616e6f6e on Jun 10, 2011 9:51:36 GMT -5
I generally include optional materials if the application website has categories for them. I figure that if a search committee doesn't want to read something then they won't.
For the materials you are talking about, there is no institutionally specific customization that needs to be done since they are asking for things like a writing sample or syllabus. Including them is essentially costless for that reason.
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