December 2020 - Search2021 - mailman.cs.vt.edu

Weekly search status and update
by Ali R. Butt 11 Jan '21

11 Jan '21

Good morning: Thank you all for continuing to evaluate the incoming applications. There are 97 applications submitted as of 11/29. I have reviewed them all and have added about half of them to the evaluation googlesheet. There are ~38 applications that need your attention. I suggest catching up on those by the end of the week if not earlier. The number is likely to pick up faster in the coming weeks. Since, there are a lot more Data/AI/ML/NLP applications than others, I suggest Chris/Anuj/Hoda distribute them among themselves. Thank you, -ali Application evaluation spreadsheet: https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1A1mPyUZJcK7FMeNjzyt5UgdU2HZj4oPAveC… Process: https://docs.google.com/document/d/1rYguTyS1xVFYZwjrfWOksCXxLtt4cNwE5N5pZiV…

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Search host tasks
by Ali R. Butt 04 Jan '21

04 Jan '21

Hi Folks, Cal ok-ed 8 more full interviews, which I have marked in the spreadsheet. I have assigned host duties to some of you, and may also include people outside the committee to be hosts. Here is a set of notes for host tasks. Please feel free to add to the notes as you do your host duties. https://docs.google.com/document/d/1GBgl0fFBX40ejkNFxtFhsOs3sQDs4Kgjr-Li_45… Thanks, -ali Application evaluation spreadsheet: https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1A1mPyUZJcK7FMeNjzyt5UgdU2HZj4oPAveC… Process: https://docs.google.com/document/d/1rYguTyS1xVFYZwjrfWOksCXxLtt4cNwE5N5pZiV… Host tasks: https://docs.google.com/document/d/1GBgl0fFBX40ejkNFxtFhsOs3sQDs4Kgjr-Li_45…

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Weekly search status and update on number of positions
by Ali R. Butt 18 Dec '20

18 Dec '20

Hi folks: Some good news from the university. We now have a green light for 7 tenure tracked positions. (There are also 2 collegiate positions). Re. application processing, there are ~18 more that have I have put in the spreadsheet. If there are promising folks in there, we can try to schedule them quickly, otherwise I am thinking the first week of Jan would be a good time to schedule these and more that come in through the end of the year. Thank you, -ali Application evaluation spreadsheet: https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1A1mPyUZJcK7FMeNjzyt5UgdU2HZj4oPAveC… Process: https://docs.google.com/document/d/1rYguTyS1xVFYZwjrfWOksCXxLtt4cNwE5N5pZiV…

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Info about women candidates for stage 1 zooms
by Ali R Butt 14 Dec '20

14 Dec '20

Hi folks: Can you share the name of women candidates that we are engaging over stage 1 zoom interviews? Liqing & Hoda: May I lean on you to try to attend as many of these stage 1s as possible, irrespective of the area? It’s a busy end of semester week, so any participation is appreciated. Also, Daphne has graciously agreed to engage with our women candidates in a more informal/independent way, so I’ll organize and share the contact info with her too. Regards, -ali (mobile)

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faculty search process question
by Chris North 10 Dec '20

10 Dec '20

Ali, Cal, In zoom interviews, candidates are likely to ask what will be the process moving forward. Can you shed some light? esp re the calendar, and what an “on-site” interview might look like. -chris

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sharing of search materials
by Ali R. Butt 04 Dec '20

04 Dec '20

Hi all: Currently, we have been limiting sharing of materials with outside committee to only the CV. I am thinking, perhaps sharing teaching and research statements would also be helpful. For the cover letter, it depends, if its generic it does not add much value. If it reveals some private information, e.g., two body etc. issue, we should not share it. And for the remaining, we can do as needed. What are your thought? Based on that we can update our approach. Thanks, -ali

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