Hi AskAcademia!
I’m a postdoc in the humanities planning to enter the job market in the fall. I am lucky to have many potential options for recommenders, and I was wondering who best to choose? I read in the “professor is in” that it is best to have at least one recommender from outside my institution, and I do know multiple scholars in my field whom I could ask. But is that still the case? Obviously knowing me only through conferences, etc, they would not be able to speak to my teaching and only have a snapshot view, as opposed to someone who worked with me more closely. Could you weigh in on the 3 types of letters most successful assistant professor candidates have? Thanks all!