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Hey, for those of us who didn’t get funded, is there any interest in a new thread/post (or maybe even a Discord server or Slack channel) focused on academic job searching? I was just thinking to share places that are good for searching for postdocs and early career faculty positions, but if there are other things people want to share, we could discuss what other information to share there as well.

Yeah... if I did get this fellowship, I would have traded it in a second to erase the damage done to my mental health. But, if wishes were fishes, we would all have sushi and it would be delicious. Thank you for the empathy.

Psy22, hoping someone turns it down and you get the award.
Just found out my score, Committee 5:
Challenge (20%): 5.11/ 6
Feasibility (30%): 5.30/ 6
Capability (50%): 5.60/ 6
Total Score (weighted): 5.41/ 6
Rank: 7/ 130
Feeling so relieved! Thank you so much to the people who figured out that results are available.

It was, thanks. 5.3/6. Best of luck to everyone still waiting for their results!

After all this, I think I'm out. A really good written offer for an industry job (related to my larger research area, and writing-focused) just showed up in my inbox. I was really hoping that this company moved slower, or that SSHRC moved faster, so that I could have all data before I made a decision, but I don't think I can turn this down, even for my dream postdoc. As an aside, I am pretty limited geographically to my mid-sized Ontario city and the area around it, so a tenure-track position in the future is a VERY remote possibility for me.
Good luck, everyone!

This is for sure going to be a case where all of the folders are available at the same time. Guessing there is a "hide" feature and then all of the information will be released once it is all uploaded.

I'm going to assume at this point that the "folder creation" job was given to multiple people, who are moving through their stacks of names at different paces, and that this is all just random data entry. ?

I'm just going to drive myself nuts here. I lecture (virtually) in an hour and a half so I'm basically just killing time, hitting refresh on something that probably won't be updated until late Friday afternoon...

I am sorry if this is too personal, but... your former advisor has no right to make you make such a promise. That’s a pretty awful thing to do, TBH.
If you want to keep trying for four years, go for it. But if finances or mental health require you to switch to industry sooner, you shouldn’t have any burden of guilt for doing so, and your former advisor should support you in making that decision.

Alright, I'm in for the wait. I defended last Tuesday (accepted with no revisions!!!) and applied for the SSHRC Postdoc (committee 2 - history) the same day. Keeping my fingers crossed, but it's my first shot at this one (I did receive a SSHRC doctoral fellowship on my third try) so I'm cautious. Good luck and happy waiting, everyone!

Alright, I'm in for the wait. I defended last Tuesday (accepted with no revisions!!!) and applied for the SSHRC Postdoc (committee 2 - history) the same day. Keeping my fingers crossed, but it's my first shot at this one (I did receive a SSHRC doctoral fellowship on my third try) so I'm cautious. Good luck and happy waiting, everyone!

I miss the grad club so much.  I'm at UW for my PhD and the Grad House is a very poor substitute.

I miss the grad club so much.  I'm at UW for my PhD and the Grad House is a very poor substitute.

Congrats! Yay! What a wait! I had a little cry already around lunch preparing for defeat. LOL. 

CONGRATULATIONS!  I got the same email!!!  After two years of rejections, I'm in shock!

CONGRATULATIONS!  I got the same email!!!  After two years of rejections, I'm in shock!

I'm joining in here on the agonized waiting, because clearly writing is not happening today.  I "officially" have another year and a bit left of my PhD but my goal is to have a rough draft of my dissertation done in the fall and to defend next summer.  I've had two SSHRC rejections (at the university level) already and so am already living my Plan B at this point, but getting SSHRC would definitely open up my options for my last year and allow me to do more conferences, etc. because I'd only have to TA one term next year.  On a practical level, it'll really change nothing about what I'm doing at this point if I DON'T get it, but it could change a lot if I DO.  
This is the first time I've actually been sent out from my university and I was ranked first in my department, but we're a small department so I know that that means very little once it gets to the national competition.  Anyway, just holding my breath this week (while TRYING to actually MAYBE get this chapter finished as planned????) with the rest of you.  ?