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human
Old (formerly very close) friend of mine is chair of dept. where a position just opened. Ethics of contacting her to ask about the position?

The thread title really is the tl;dr here, but the relationship between her and me went a bit deeper-- she was the first person I ever slept with, back when we were both young graduate students (I was a bit of a late bloomer).

She continued straight through for her PhD, while I took a different route that brought me around to the academic job search much later.  She's now chair of a department where a position has just been advertised.

I'm wondering whether it would be considered ethical or even just acceptable to contact her about the job, or if that's just a little too far over the line.

She and I didn't part ways unpleasantly, we've remained Facebook friends, and she's since gotten married.  I just don't know exactly how this would be perceived, and whether it would be considered "slimy" or not.

Any suggestions?
gpt
I think it would be weirder if your cv just showed up in the applicant pool.  I'd email her and let her know you're considering applying.  It may be  reason for her to recuse herself from the search committee.