John Mercurio
polisciprof.bsky.social
John Mercurio
@polisciprof.bsky.social
LMU '92
SDSU '00
Lecturer at SDSU, adjunct at SD City College
All posts my own
Either this is my evil mastermind disguise, or this is what dialysis looks like.🤕
November 29, 2025 at 8:00 PM
Okay, good vibes requested. Going in for emergency surgery today to begin dialysis. Follow-up surgery on Monday. This is less than ideal.
November 21, 2025 at 3:20 PM
I'm having surgery on Monday, and the part I'm looking forward to the most is not being aware of the news for five or six hours. Thank you, anesthesia.
November 18, 2025 at 3:56 PM
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Mugs down!
As of this morning, Starbucks workers across the country are officially ON STRIKE. And we're prepared for this to become the biggest and longest ULP strike in Starbucks history.

Say #NoContractNoCoffee with us: DON'T BUY STARBUCKS for the duration of our open-ended ULP strike! $SBUX
November 13, 2025 at 1:16 PM
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Job Posting!

Penn State's Schreyer Institute for Teaching Excellence is hiring an early-career Faculty/Ed Developer.

bit.ly/PSUEdDev

This is a *faculty* position, working with splendid colleagues, including my wife, Mary Ann!

Thanks for applying or for sharing this posting to your networks.
November 1, 2025 at 7:11 PM
Still waiting to see if I get to go home or stay another night. Fingers crossed 🤞
October 31, 2025 at 1:16 PM
Turns out my blood sugar was 57. For those who don't know, that's not good. It's up into a good range after 10 hours in the hospital/E.R. For the record, nurses rock!
October 31, 2025 at 1:15 PM
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Job Opportunity!

Assistant Professor in History of Knowledge Pre-1400

University of Cambridge - History and Philosophy of Science

www.jobs.ac.uk/job/DPG062/a...
Assistant Professor in History of Knowledge Pre-1400 at University of Cambridge
Looking for a new job opportunity in academia? Check out this job opening for a Assistant Professor in History of Knowledge Pre-1400 on jobs.ac.uk!
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October 31, 2025 at 10:42 AM
Currently in the E.R. Well enough to post this but positive vibes would be appreciated. Thank you for your attention to this matter.
October 31, 2025 at 3:29 AM
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Administrators at Indiana University baselessly fired the student media director and ordered the student paper to cease its print edition, so it'd sure be a shame if this excellent digital front page were to be widely shared today

issuu.com/idsnews/docs...
October 17, 2025 at 1:31 PM
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✨I’m on the academic job market ✨

I’m a PhD candidate at @hcii.cmu.edu studying tech, labor, and resistance 👩🏻‍💻💪🏽💥

I research how workers and communities contest harmful sociotechnical systems and shape alternative futures through everyday resistance and collective action

More info: cella.io
Cella M. Sum –
cella.io
October 9, 2025 at 2:39 PM
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Attention! We are hiring in sociology/criminology. I would appreciate your help in spreading the word. I'm on the search committee and will do my best to answer any questions. Thanks! ulsltu.wd1.myworkdayjobs.com/en-US/LATECH...
Assistant Professor of Sociology
Thank you for your interest in employment with Louisiana Tech University. Assistant Professor of Sociology. Tenure track, nine-month position. Review of applications begins immediately and will contin...
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October 2, 2025 at 6:57 PM
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🚨Job Klaxon🚨

Open rank Professorship in History of the Middle Ages with consideration of digital Methods

📍Institute of History, University of Bern (🇨🇭)
📆Deadline: 19 October 2025
▶️ Information: tinyurl.com/56ywncuj

#Medievalsky #DigitalHumaniities
Uni Bern: Open rank Professorship in History of the Middle Ages with consideration of digital Methods
The Institute of History of the University of Bern is seeking to fill a full time professor position (open rank) in History of the Middle Ages with consideration of digital Methods, beginning 1 Februa...
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September 11, 2025 at 3:52 PM
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The landscape in higher ed is bleak right now, but here's a bright light at my institution: there's a new tenure track position at @davidsoncollege.bsky.social in Gender & Sexuality Studies. Please share widely!
Assistant Professor of Gender & Sexuality Studies (731) - HigherEdJobs
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September 11, 2025 at 1:01 AM
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We are hiring in WGSS!
Thrilled to share that WGSS at SBU is hiring an Assistant Professor as part of the Native American & Indigenous Studies program. The appointment will be housed in WGSS, with courses & service expected to help grow the interdepartmental NAIS Initiative. More info👇
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September 5, 2025 at 9:57 AM
Tomorrow Clancy's The Hobbit
Ruin a book by adding “Tom Clancy’s” to the title

Tom Clancy’s Pride and Prejudice
Ruin a book by adding “Tom Clancy’s” to the title

Tom Clancy’s Go Ask Alice
August 28, 2025 at 4:05 AM
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Who wants to come work at @wired.com

Two amazing jobs now open. DM if you have any questions.

Senior writer, Investigations: condenast.wd5.myworkdayjobs.com/CondeCareers...

Features Editor: condenast.wd5.myworkdayjobs.com/CondeCareers...
Senior Writer, Investigations
WIRED is where a better future is imagined. For three decades, we have been the indispensable guide to a world in constant transformation. We cover humanity’s biggest challenges, from climate change t...
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August 20, 2025 at 2:47 PM
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Job alert! Assistant/Associate Professor, Bringing Research & Innovation into the Debate on Guns in Society (BRIDGS Initiative) at Arizona State University in Tempe, AZ: thesavir.org/job/assistan...
August 13, 2025 at 2:02 PM
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The University of Colorado seeks applications for a tenured position to direct the established and internationally recognized IBS Prevention Science Program to begin in Fall 2026: thesavir.org/newsletter/t...
Director – IBS Prevention Science Program* - SAVIR
The University of Colorado Boulder’s Institute of Behavioral Science is hiring a tenured faculty member to direct its renowned Prevention Science Program. This full professorship begins Fall 2026 and…
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August 7, 2025 at 2:02 PM
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SABBATICAL FELLOWSHIP: McNeil Center for Early American Studies, U. Penn
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August 12, 2025 at 12:53 AM
Just finished this. If you were curious about the history in the immediate aftermath of Charlemagne, this is the book for you.
August 8, 2025 at 2:19 PM
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We're hiring!

The @au-spa.bsky.social is hiring an assistant professor specializing in political violence and terrorism.

Deadline: September 22nd.

Feel free to reach out if you have questions!

See below for the job ad and application.

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August 1, 2025 at 2:25 PM
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JOB: TT Assistant Professor, South Asian History, University of Iowa

www.higheredjobs.com/faculty/deta...
July 31, 2025 at 2:31 PM