Sarah Fischer

Indiana University PhD candidate, teacher, writer, + vlogger 📹| embodiment, multimodal comp, feminism, + writing centers 📚| dessert lover 🍪

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College profs love to say “kids don’t know how to write these days” as if they aren’t messing around with multimillion dollar video editing + podcasting skills on a daily basis

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I learned SO much about how to succeed (and how not to) on the academic job market this past year. This information is often gate kept, but I put it into a free little video! Hope this helps ❤️

https://t.co/fktohxogNI

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Stressed! ABD gal—it all ended up okay! You landed a job as a TT assistant prof 🥹

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any opinions from current faculty (who’ve served on hiring committees) about which part of the job materials are often most important? Should I spent my extra time on the writing sample, cover letter, teaching portfolio, etc.

thank you!

sincerely,
a stressed ABD gal!

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Soooo many thoughts about part 2 of the RHONY reunion… stayed tuned for a rhetorical analysis of housewives reunions (I’m not kidding)

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Seriously considering drafting my next conference presentation about fashion on the academic job market 🤠

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@MariePruitt_CR @SweetlandDRC Yay! I adored my experience last year as a fellow ❤️

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@alex_slotkin Omg I was already planning on showing yours as a model of a wonderful positionality statement! 🤩

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Leading a workshop on designing academic websites for the grad students in my department! If you have a great site (pls brag!) or know someone who does, send me the link 🤩🫶

[Michael Fischer @MikeFischerWx]

I am happy to announce that I am actively looking for two PhD students to join my research group starting Fall 2025 at @MiamiRosenstiel! These positions are fully funded. Please see the slide for more info and feel free to reach out with any questions via email or DM here.

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I finished this book a few weeks ago, but it is still living rent free in my mind 😭 so, so, so good.

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what if we….. didn’t normalize toxic academia???

[Neil Renic @NC_Renic]

PhD friendships

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@StanBeeler This makes sense! Thank you!!

[Sarah Fischer @_sarah_fischer_]

any opinions from current faculty (who’ve served on hiring committees) about which part of the job materials are often most important? Should I spent my extra time on the writing sample, cover letter, teaching portfolio, etc.

thank you!

sincerely,
a stressed ABD gal!

[Sarah Fischer @_sarah_fischer_]

@sgomez626 This makes total sense!

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@furryteef This seems to be the consensus! Thank you!!

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@curiousmagpies Thank you so much for sharing!

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@jsanofranchini Good to know! Thank you!

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@MariePruitt_CR Thank you for sharing!!!

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My advisor: why don’t you brag more in your cover letters and CV? You’re hiding your accomplishments!
Me: I think it’s Just Girly Things™

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@thaiscons @SweetlandDRC @_saurabh_anand_ Thank you for being a part of it!! 🫶

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https://t.co/Vtef0MmSsA

A very exciting blog carnival alllll about multimodality, digital literacy, + writing centers! It was a pleasure to be a co-editor on this 🫶 @SweetlandDRC