The 2001 Astronomy Job Market

An overview of the 2001 astronomy job market is presented, highlighting the recent hiring trends which prospective PhD students and postdocs might like to be aware of. Cosmology and extragalactic astronomy continue to dominate the market, with theory/computational positions now outstripping the number of pure observational ones. A biased recipe-for-success is presented which students and postdocs should feel free to discuss, dismiss, or approach the author for details.