If you’re hoping to teach philosophy for a living 90-95% of what you’re optimizing for should be a) program ranking and b) getting published as much as possible in the most prestigious journals. It’s an absurdly competitive job market and failing to optimize for the above will leave you teaching at community colleges in places you probably don’t want to live in.
If you’re hoping to teach philosophy for a living 90-95% of what you’re optimizing for should be a) program ranking and b) getting published as much as possible in the most prestigious journals. It’s an absurdly competitive job market and failing to optimize for the above will leave you teaching at community colleges in places you probably don’t want to live in.