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Visiting Assistant Professor at alma mater versus elsewhere?

Hello all, I'm a fresh PhD with two job prospects and I'd like some advice. Both jobs are visiting assistantships lasting one year, with similar enough levels of pay that the financial situation doesn't make much of a difference to me. My alma mater is higher prestige than the other place. Does taking the job at my alma mater look problematic for future tenure track employment? I want to set myself up as best as possible for the job market when I hit it again next year. Is the higher prestige of my graduate alma mater nullified by the fact that I got my PhD there?
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If you want a tenure-track position you will need publications in top-tier journals, an extraordinary amount of luck, and ideally real teaching experience. That said, you should almost always favor publications. Take the VAP where you're most likely to be productive in your research. Good luck!