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Post by Campus visits on Oct 13, 2023 5:19:54 GMT -5
Hello all, I am wondering if any one has advice on how much of a difference in person versus remote campus visits make. Specifically, in the case when one cannot travel to campus for various reasons and requests a remote visit instead (e.g., meetings and job talk over Zoom). Is this a red flag? Or are campuses usually understanding?
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Post by Guest from the west on Oct 13, 2023 7:25:35 GMT -5
It's unlikely you will be given the option of a remote visit for any tenure track position right now. Informal interactions are a big part of a fly out. For other types of jobs, remote interviews were common even before the pandemic. You would likely be able to do it remotely.
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Post by agb on Oct 13, 2023 9:12:23 GMT -5
It's unlikely you will be given the option of a remote visit for any tenure track position right now. Informal interactions are a big part of a fly out. For other types of jobs, remote interviews were common even before the pandemic. You would likely be able to do it remotely. Just done two remote visit in May and Sep. It is not optional as the two schools arrange all candidates with virtual visit. I guess there still some school doing this maybe for budget reason. |
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Post by Medical? on Oct 13, 2023 9:44:46 GMT -5
Thank you all for your advice. Do you think departments would open to remote visits for medical reasons or would that be an immediate disadvantage?
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Post by guest5555 on Oct 13, 2023 10:01:55 GMT -5
I would hope most places would be understanding for medical reasons. Without knowing the specifics, if it's a medical condition that is covered under the ADA, schools have to provide reasonable accommodations. Even if it isn't, once you're at the point of getting an interview, the department is invested in you and probably doesn't want to come across as callous.
That said, even if they're okay with it, it might put you at a disadvantage compared to other candidates who have made in-person impressions. It's a lot easier to zone out in a Zoom meeting than during in-person interactions.
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Post by understand on Oct 18, 2023 22:38:56 GMT -5
Totally understand your concern. I also think the request for the remote job-talk for medical reasons (or excuses, if it's a better term) can be quite understandable. Other than these quite considerable backgrounds, requesting the remote job talk to the hiring department may indicate you have some conflicts in schedules with other competing positions, or you are not very serious about the position, etc. So you'd need to make sure the context of the request with the search committee very carefully. My department hired a new AP last semester, and one candidate requested a remote job talk. As that was clearly not because of a medical issue, we anticipated the candidate was considering other options as well. That was not the key reason, but we hired one out of the other candidates. Giving some impressions that you are not serious to the position, by all means, may not be a good signal. Hope you and the committee can reach a good level of consensus soon.
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Post by lacroix on Oct 20, 2023 13:47:14 GMT -5
FWIW, my dept invited 3 candidates for a position last year. 1 requested virtual and the other 2 came in person. In the end, the virtual candidate came out on top. If the dept isn't supportive of your medical needs at the interview stage, it's probably not a dept you'd want to work in!
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