Questions about publications before getting a job
I recently completed my PhD in a social science this summer and I am going onto the market this year. In my discipline, it is not uncommon to have a dissertation composed of three to four papers/journal articles (or in some cases, more than) rather than a traditional manuscript. I chose the paper route. Two of my four papers will be published in the coming year (one in a peer reviewed edited volume, and the other in a journal with a solid impact factor and high ranking in my discipline).* My main advisor/committee co-chair believes I should revise and clean up my two papers and send them out asap to journals before I start applying for jobs, with the first application being due in mid-September.** I was on board with this plan until recently when I was casually chatting with the chair of different department (I got my MA in that department, so she is familiar with my work). She asked me if I was going to turn my dissertation into a book and while I had considered it, I decided not to go that route. She suggested that I should wait to submit/publish my remaining articles until later in the year or until I begin a tenure-track position (assuming I get one) because it will show productivity and counts towards tenure. She also mentioned that this way I wouldn't have to start right away on a new research project in order to produce more publications.
I should mention that in addition to these two remaining articles, I can potentially produce two more papers/articles based on my dissertation research, one of which could seen as a stepping stone to a future research project. Also, I am not sitting on my thumbs during this whole process. I am going to be working on a research project in my department that can open up a few more doors for me in terms of publications and experience. I also have one other publication in one of the highest ranked journals in my discipline (but I am fourth author on that) and a few book reviews and encyclopedia entries, which I don't think count for much.
I am torn on what to do since both seem to be making compelling arguments. Should I submit both for publication now or wait? Or submit one and wait on the other? Begin writing more papers from my dissertation?
Thanks in advance for the advice! Always greatly appreciated.
* I don't mean to sound like I am bragging or boasting, I just wanted to provide as much information as possible, in case people had questions about where I had published.
**I should mention my advisor came into her t-t position from a post-doc. When she came in, she had four or so publications and a book contract, which was published in her second year in the department. So, she might be solely drawing upon her own experience.
I should mention that in addition to these two remaining articles, I can potentially produce two more papers/articles based on my dissertation research, one of which could seen as a stepping stone to a future research project. Also, I am not sitting on my thumbs during this whole process. I am going to be working on a research project in my department that can open up a few more doors for me in terms of publications and experience. I also have one other publication in one of the highest ranked journals in my discipline (but I am fourth author on that) and a few book reviews and encyclopedia entries, which I don't think count for much.
I am torn on what to do since both seem to be making compelling arguments. Should I submit both for publication now or wait? Or submit one and wait on the other? Begin writing more papers from my dissertation?
Thanks in advance for the advice! Always greatly appreciated.
* I don't mean to sound like I am bragging or boasting, I just wanted to provide as much information as possible, in case people had questions about where I had published.
**I should mention my advisor came into her t-t position from a post-doc. When she came in, she had four or so publications and a book contract, which was published in her second year in the department. So, she might be solely drawing upon her own experience.