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[vidhyardhi]

Hi,

I will be moving soon to Copenhagen, Denmark for a 3-year tenure-track assistant professor job. Any advice on navigating the tenure-track waters in the Danish system?

I will be moving from a US institution located in a tropical paradise. Anybody know if the Danish universities pay for relocation expenses? (I am still waiting on the formal contract).

Many thanks!

[thisisme]

I dont know, sorry. But it would be great if you post here once you know.

[mignon]

I don't know about the Danish university system, but I have lived in Denmark, and I'll say this:  Danes do not appreciate overt competition, and what seems like normal self-promotion in the USA might come across as too aggressive in DK.  Keep a low profile and be agreeable.  Also, you might find more drinking in professional contexts, so pace yourself!

Denmark is wonderful, overall.  Congratulations on your job.

[vidhyardhi]

Thanks for the advice.

They will reimburse the cost of one-way economy airfares. Other than that, nothing. But I really can't complain as the rest is really good.

We are waiting for work & residence permits and hopefully we will be in Denmark soon. Can't wait to start!

[qrypt]

Did you get that sociology job???

grrr (I mean, congratulations!)