<p>The <a href="http://www.cra.org/ads/">CRA jobs site</a> is still the best place, although it's not theory-centric. Given the proliferation of postdocs in theoryCS, I think it would be nice to have a dedicated place for theory job postings. </p>

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Suresh Venkat
<p>In addition to the CRA site, there is the <a href="http://jobs.acm.org">ACM jobs site</a> (there is a category for academic jobs) and there are listings in the back pages of CACM. I don't know whether these two ACM listings are necessarily identical. The Chronicle of Higher Ed also has <a href="http://chronicle.com/jobCategory/Computer-sciences-technology/68/">job listings</a>.</p>

<p>I'm not sure of any resources more specific (i.e., theory only). Actually, scratch that, the IACR has a <a href="http://www.iacr.org/jobs/">list of crypto positions</a>.</p>

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mikero
<p>The <a href="http://www.zaik.uni-koeln.de/AFS/publications/dmanet/" rel="noreferrer">DMANET</a> mailing list is one of the major resources I use.  It "spreads information on conferences, workshops, seminars etc. relating to discrete mathematics and algorithms."  They also sometimes have job postings for positions at the faculty, postdoc, and grad student levels.</p>

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jamie: don't you also use TheoryNet? or is the overlap too strong?
RJK
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I hadn't heard of TheoryNet until now :)
James King
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your bro made a similar post on fb a few months ago. (sorry.)
RJK
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James King
<p>There is also <a href="http://cstheory-jobs.org" rel="noreferrer">cstheory-jobs.org</a>, which in principle seems like a great clearinghouse for CS Theory jobs, but appears to be underutilized. Job posters, advertise <a href="http://cstheory-jobs.org" rel="noreferrer">here</a>!</p>

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Joshua Grochow
<p>The <a href="http://intractability.princeton.edu/jobs/" rel="nofollow">center for computational intractability keeps a list</a> with theory-only positions. There's also a page on the <a href="http://fpt.wikidot.com/jobs:positions-available-and-people-looking" rel="nofollow">FPT wiki</a> for positions related specifically to parameterized complexity theory.</p>

<p>(Update: Sorry Aaron, I only noticed later that you posted the same link, and earlier; I'll leave it here for completeness.)</p>

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Bart Jansen
<p>What are the best resources for finding job postings for faculty positions in CS theory?  Is there one website or mailing list in particular that is fairly comprehensive?  I currently have the impression that one has to use a variety of resources to get a comprehensive, worldwide list of job postings.  Is this the case?</p>

<p>This question is related to <a href="https://cstheory.stackexchange.com/questions/2215/how-to-get-a-job">how to get a job</a>, though the question I'm asking here is, how do you <em>find out about</em> a job?</p>

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One resource is the CCI Jobs page, though I don't know how recently it was updated. http://intractability.princeton.edu/jobs
Aaron Sterling
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Ya, the intractability listing is unfortunately quite out of date...
Aaron Roth
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I just made this CW.
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Where can you find job postings for faculty positions in CS theory?
James King
# Where can you find job postings for faculty positions in CS theory?

(Asked by: username_0 on 2011-08-11)

What are the best resources for finding job postings for faculty positions in CS theory? Is there one website or mailing list in particular that is fairly comprehensive? I currently have the impression that one has to use a variety of resources to get a comprehensive, worldwide list of job postings. Is this the case?

This question is related to [how to get a job](https://cstheory.stackexchange.com/questions/2215/how-to-get-a-job), though the question I'm asking here is, how do you *find out about* a job?

**Tags:** soft-question, career

> **Comments:**
> **username_1**: One resource is the CCI Jobs page, though I don't know how recently it was updated. http://intractability.princeton.edu/jobs  
> **username_2**: Ya, the intractability listing is unfortunately quite out of date...  
> **username_3**: I just made this CW.  

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## 5 answers

### Answer by username_3 on 2011-08-11. Score: 14

The [CRA jobs site](http://www.cra.org/ads/) is still the best place, although it's not theory-centric. Given the proliferation of postdocs in theoryCS, I think it would be nice to have a dedicated place for theory job postings.


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### Answer by username_4 on 2011-08-12. Score: 12

In addition to the CRA site, there is the [ACM jobs site](http://jobs.acm.org) (there is a category for academic jobs) and there are listings in the back pages of CACM. I don't know whether these two ACM listings are necessarily identical. The Chronicle of Higher Ed also has [job listings](http://chronicle.com/jobCategory/Computer-sciences-technology/68/).

I'm not sure of any resources more specific (i.e., theory only). Actually, scratch that, the IACR has a [list of crypto positions](http://www.iacr.org/jobs/).


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### Answer by username_0 on 2011-08-17. Score: 6

The [DMANET](http://www.zaik.uni-koeln.de/AFS/publications/dmanet/) mailing list is one of the major resources I use. It "spreads information on conferences, workshops, seminars etc. relating to discrete mathematics and algorithms." They also sometimes have job postings for positions at the faculty, postdoc, and grad student levels.

> **Comments:**
> **username_5**: jamie: don't you also use TheoryNet? or is the overlap too strong?  
> **username_0**: I hadn't heard of TheoryNet until now :)  
> **username_5**: your bro made a similar post on fb a few months ago. (sorry.)  

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### Answer by username_6 on 2015-10-02. Score: 6

There is also [cstheory-jobs.org](http://cstheory-jobs.org), which in principle seems like a great clearinghouse for CS Theory jobs, but appears to be underutilized. Job posters, advertise [here](http://cstheory-jobs.org)!


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### Answer by username_7 on 2011-08-12. Score: 1

The [center for computational intractability keeps a list](http://intractability.princeton.edu/jobs/) with theory-only positions. There's also a page on the [FPT wiki](http://fpt.wikidot.com/jobs:positions-available-and-people-looking) for positions related specifically to parameterized complexity theory.

(Update: Sorry Aaron, I only noticed later that you posted the same link, and earlier; I'll leave it here for completeness.)


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