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Was there ever any resolution to the two Baylor comparative searches? If not, anyone know if they'll hire next year?
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Baylor?
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Why are you wacky for Waco?
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Someone with biblical tie got the position.
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Bueller?
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They did hire at least one person, but I am not sure who it was.
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It's up at E-jobs now. At least two CP positions: one asst, one open-rank.
Baylor University
General Job Listing InformationComplete Position Description
QUALIFICATIONS: PhD in hand by August 20, 2012. RESPONSIBILITIES: The Department of Political Science at Baylor University is seeking applicants for a position in comparative politics to teach courses at both undergraduate and graduate levels, with research and/or teaching interests in one or more of the following: Western Europe, Eastern Europe, Russia, the Middle East, Asia, and Africa. Undergraduate teaching duties include introductory courses in World Political Systems. A research agenda that intersects with the strengths of the department in international relations and security studies, constitutional studies, and/or political theory would be welcome, demonstrating broad theoretical training in the discipline, and contributing to the graduate program’s focus on constitutionalism, statecraft, and citizenship.APPLICATION PROCEDURE: Please submit a letter of application, current curriculum vitae, writing sample, and transcripts. Include names, addresses, and phone numbers of three individuals from whom you have requested letters of recommendation to: Search Committee Chair, Comparative Politics, Baylor UniversityDepartment of Political Science, One Bear Place #97276, Waco, TX 72798-7276. Materials may be submitted electronically to: Jenice_Langston@baylor.edu.
Baylor is a Baptist university affiliated with the Baptist General Convention of Texas. As an Affirmative Action/Equal Employment Opportunity employer, Baylor encourages minorities, women, veterans, and persons with disabilities to apply.
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They require missionary position sex at Baylor, they're afraid if you stand up it might lead to dancing.
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Rising Christian institution. Great job. Not so great place to live.
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What's a "rising christian"? Is that some new lingo for evangelicals or something?
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It means Baylor is moving up the rankings and placing their PhDs.
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its, not their
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So apparently both searches failed last year.
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^^Actually, since Baylor is a legal person under U.S. law, "their" is just fine.
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This job is going to ovendusky and pairadeth.
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^ who are those people? Couldn't find them on google.
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Given that these two searches had flyouts last year but no hires, is there some sort of dysfunction at Baylor?
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"...is there some dysfunction at Baylor." LOL. Where would you start?
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Baylor is a super dysfunctional department built from parts of lesser dysfunctional departments.
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eh? What does that mean?
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Coulthards textiles empire
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What happened to this search last year? I thought they hired someone. Does any one know if they are just trying to increase the Comparative discipline within the department? Or did they just not hire anyone after interviews last year?
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Last year they made two offers to senior people--1 from a similar U.S. institution, another from a significantly better one in the U.K.-- both of whom declined.
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Baylor is already a Top 30 department, and could reach Top 10 status within 10 years. Individual hires contribute to the process, but the details are largely irrelevant.
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Top 10 status in what? Theory? Certainly not political science as a whole, and certainly not the university-wide ranking.
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Any word on their comparative searches?
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bump
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Still no news on Baylor's searches?
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Still searching for revealed and discovered truth and Texas' greatness:
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Here are the facts:
They searched for 2 comparative slots last year. They ended up going after senior people who turned out to be playing them for counter-offers.
But, news of those searches eventually leaked onto PSJR.So if you haven't heard anything, and there hasn't been any information on here, chances are that the committee hasn't moved yet.
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Thank you for the info, info.
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