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Post by 2ndauthor on Sept 12, 2011 12:37:36 GMT -5
I am second author on articles in two really good but not top general journals. I have two sole-authored articles in specialty journals -- one is arguably the top in this discipline and the other is new and probably won't count for much. Two questions. First, is it worth sending as a writing sample something on which you're second author? Second, how much will search committees care about second authorship on these articles?
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yep
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Post by yep on Sept 12, 2011 12:48:14 GMT -5
Send one coauthored paper if it's with a faculty member who will speak well of you, because that's good evidence that you can be collegial and work with other people. Extra points if that person is outside your university and/or is a super big name, because that's reputation points. Otherwise, stick with your own first-authored work. Also, I'm surprised that you aren't sending one working paper. You don't want to use a published piece as your job market paper.
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Post by 2ndauthor on Sept 12, 2011 13:05:21 GMT -5
I never said what I'm sending. I'm sending a dissertation chapter that I think is strong. Then the two sole-authored articles. If I can send four, I send one of the second-authored.
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Post by 2ndauthor on Sept 12, 2011 13:06:24 GMT -5
What's wrong with sending published stuff? A lot of job ads ask for published stuff specifically.
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Post by yep on Sept 12, 2011 14:05:48 GMT -5
OP, you're doing everything right then.
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