... and early-career researchers seeking faculty positions in humanities or social sciences in the USA . The authors provide descriptive data and results from regression analysis. Findings The results of the study provide data that informs realities of candidates’ experiences on the faculty job market...

...Ane Turner Johnson; Monica Reid Kerrigan Purpose In this study, the authors explored the situation of the doctoral candidate in the social sciences as they were confronted by crisis and forced to make changes to their dissertation research plans. The authors conceptualized this as a methodological...

... narratives with an analysis of the existing literature on the postdoctoral experience in the social sciences. Design/methodology/approach The authors conducted a non-exhaustive systematic literature review using the database PsycInfo and the multidisciplinary Web of Science Catalogue database to find...

..., this paper seeks to explore the perceptions of social science doctoral candidates on a range of employability‐related issues. Design/methodology/approach Semi‐structured interviews were conducted with 15 full‐time doctoral candidates in different social science disciplines at a single UK university...