Consuelo Thiers

Consuelo Thiers

Consuelo Thiers is a Fellow in International Security at the Institut Barcelona d'Estudis Internacionals – IBEI. She holds a PhD from the University of Edinburgh and a Master's in International Studies from Universidad de Chile. She is an interdisciplinary scholar working at the intersection of psychology, international relations, and security studies. Her research interests include enduring rivalries, political psychology, foreign policy analysis, and the psychological assessment of political leaders. She also has a particular interest in the foreign policies of Latin America. Her research has been published in International Studies Quarterly, International Studies Review, and the British Journal of Politics and International Relations.

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Selection Processes in Academia: Time for a Revamp

by Consuelo Thiers | 25 August, 2023 | Academia

Current trends in the academic job market paint a bleak picture. Data from U.S. universities reveal a drop in job postings in the Politics field over the past three years and a decline in tenure-track positions over the last decade. For 2021-22, APSA reported that 53.12% of job listings were non-tenure track. Meanwhile, in the UK, 54% of academic job advertisements across disciplines were for fixed-term positions. With an excess of PhD graduates and a dwindling number of academic openings, many are now increasingly seeking jobs outside academia. As an early career scholar, I've spent the...

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Consuelo Thiers

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Selection Processes in Academia: Time for a Revamp

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