Quote From swantje:
Quote From missspacey:
Swantje, I'm talking about academic jobs, not PhD positions.
I did say for 'most countries', maybe I should have 'some', but I certainly didn't say 'all'.
I know of lots of people who have had no problems getting academic jobs in other countries - especially European countries.
But try further a field, for instance the US or Canada.
(if i read your post correctly you were talking about phd applicants)
i really doubt that. if you check out departmental websites they are full of foreigners, even in canada and the us. some aren't, and there's usually a good reason for that (crappy uni).
i have however noticed that, generally, english academics tend to not like going to live abroad. and if they do, then they tend to come back to the uk after a while. i'm at an international institute right now and english people (and americans) are always in the minority compared to all the other nationalities. i find that surprising.
British and US academics have less incentive to go abroad because the opportunities and pay in their own countries are very good.
But, for instance, if I wanted to go for a job in Canada, a Canadian applicant would be favoured before myself. This is stated on the job adverts. In my field at least, when I see foreigners in faculty positions in the US or Canada it's normally a non-tenured or non-tenure track position. Of course, foreigners will get jobs, particularly in subjects such as international studies, but it's much harder for a foreign applicant to compete in North American, than it is for an American or Canadian to secure a position here.
