A philosophy PhD student writes:
My spouse and I are on the market together this year, and I have heard quite a bit about "line-sharing" (spouses sharing a position) without any details about how common the practice is. I was wondering if readers could weigh in on whether their department would be open to this, if so, when might be a good time to bring it up, if it is even possible given institutional constraints, how this works with tenure decisions, etc
My spouse and I work in different areas and so it might be beneficial for a department, a small department especially, as they would get two philosophers (with non-overlapping areas of expertise) for the price of one, so to speak. But we aren't applying to the same jobs, unless they are open/open.
Faculty or job seekers with pertinent experience or knowledge, please weigh in.
