"My question is whether I will be able to find an academic job after leaving a Tenure-Track position, with about 1 year gap"

I am currently in a situation to leave my assistant prof position (TT) in the area of business and management due to personal reasons- relocating with my partner overseas. I like my job, and i intend to reapply for academic positions in about a years time, and meanwhile will try to publish with my former colleagues and find casual teaching in local universities.

I have heard of frightening stories that once you leave academia you can never come back, unless you are a research superstar.

Just for further info, i have been working in a relatively reputatable East Asian university, and my phd was completed in the Australasia region. However i am relocating to US/Canada.

I have 5 years experience working in my current role, with ok publications- i am not a research superstar but i am regularly publishing in relatively good journals (but not top, approx 1-2 articles per year). I have extensive teaching experience and can cover more than usual topics in my area.

I dont think getting references would be a problem, but am still worried that i will not be able to make it back into academia due to the unusual career gap. Taking an unpaid leave is not an option as i do not intend to stay/come back to my current institution. Also I have been making last minute job applications to us/canadian universities but havent heard back from them yet (the relocation decision was made recently, so i wasnt able to target the full recruitment season).

I have seen similar posts but in the area of science- any comments on business/management area or something that may be applicable to social sciences would be greatly appreciated!

"My question is whether I will be able to find an academic job after leaving a Tenure-Track position, with about 1 year gap"

I am currently in a situation to leave my assistant prof position (TT) in the area of business and management due to personal reasons- relocating with my partner overseas. I like my job, and I intend to reapply for academic positions in about a years time, and meanwhile will try to publish with my former colleagues and find casual teaching in local universities.

I have heard of frightening stories that once you leave academia you can never come back, unless you are a research superstar.

Just for further info, I have been working in a relatively reputable East Asian university, and my PhD was completed in the Australasia region. However I am relocating to US/Canada.

I have 5 years experience working in my current role, with ok publications  - I am not a research superstar but I am regularly publishing in relatively good journals (but not top, approx 1-2 articles per year). I have extensive teaching experience and can cover more than usual topics in my area.

I don't think getting references would be a problem, but am still worried that i will not be able to make it back into academia due to the unusual career gap. Taking an unpaid leave is not an option as I do not intend to stay/come back to my current institution. Also I have been making last minute job applications to US/Canadian universities but haven't heard back from them yet (the relocation decision was made recently, so I wasn't able to target the full recruitment season).

I have seen similar posts but in the area of science  - any comments on business/management area or something that may be applicable to social sciences would be greatly appreciated!

"My question is whether I will be able to find an academic job after leaving a Tenure-Track position, with about 1 year gap"

I am currently in a situation to leave my assistant prof position (TT) in the area of business and management due to personal reasons- relocating with my partner overseas. I intend to reapply for academic positions in about a years time, and meanwhile will try to publish with my former colleagues and find casual teaching in local universities.

I have heard of frightening stories that once you leave academia you can never come back, unless you are a research superstar.

Just for further info, i have been working in a relatively reputatable East Asian university, and my phd was completed in the Australasia region. However i am relocating to US/Canada.

I have 5 years experience working in my current role, with ok publications- i am not a research superstar but i am regularly publishing in relatively good journals (but not top, approx 1-2 articles per year). I have extensive teaching experience and can cover more than usual topics in my area.

I dont think getting references would be a problem, but am still worried that i will not be able to make it back into academia due to the unusual career gap. Taking an unpaid leave is not an option as i do not intend to stay/come back to my current institution. Also I have been making last minute job applications to us/canadian universities but havent heard back from them yet (the relocation decision was made recently, so i wasnt able to target the full recruitment season).

I have seen similar posts but in the area of science- any comments on business/management area or something that may be applicable to social sciences would be greatly appreciated!

"My question is whether I will be able to find an academic job after leaving a Tenure-Track position, with about 1 year gap"

I am currently in a situation to leave my assistant prof position (TT) in the area of business and management due to personal reasons- relocating with my partner overseas. I like my job, and i intend to reapply for academic positions in about a years time, and meanwhile will try to publish with my former colleagues and find casual teaching in local universities.

I have heard of frightening stories that once you leave academia you can never come back, unless you are a research superstar.

Just for further info, i have been working in a relatively reputatable East Asian university, and my phd was completed in the Australasia region. However i am relocating to US/Canada.

I have 5 years experience working in my current role, with ok publications- i am not a research superstar but i am regularly publishing in relatively good journals (but not top, approx 1-2 articles per year). I have extensive teaching experience and can cover more than usual topics in my area.

I dont think getting references would be a problem, but am still worried that i will not be able to make it back into academia due to the unusual career gap. Taking an unpaid leave is not an option as i do not intend to stay/come back to my current institution. Also I have been making last minute job applications to us/canadian universities but havent heard back from them yet (the relocation decision was made recently, so i wasnt able to target the full recruitment season).

I have seen similar posts but in the area of science- any comments on business/management area or something that may be applicable to social sciences would be greatly appreciated!