In teaching (schools), jobs usually come up to coincide with the start of a new term. In other words, to start in September, January or April.
What is the situation in academia? There's around 10 jobs in my field being advertised at the moment, with a view (presumably) to commencing in time for the 2015/16 academic year.
My query is - do posts come up year round? Do the same restrictions apply to universities as to teaching in schools, whereby you can only leave at the end of a term/half-term?
With me completing my PhD hopefully by September/October, is there hope that posts may come up in December/January, and I won't have to wait til July 2016 before I apply for some?
I'm in Humanities if it helps!