skippityskipskip
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« on: November 17, 2010, 07:29:55 PM » |
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I'm in a TBP search & trying to calm myself from the constant "what if" thoughts.
Does anyone have a TBP success story they could share? Unexpected/miraculous/perfect/good situations. I just need some fodder for the "it'll work out" voice in my head.
Thanks~
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onthefringe
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« Reply #1 on: November 17, 2010, 08:04:36 PM » |
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Yes, sometimes it does work out. I work at a flagship (but mid tier) R1, my husband works at a SLAC in a neighboring city. We live in the middle (about 30 -40 minute commute each), and are now both tenured. I wouldn't try to give advice on how to achieve this, as I fully acknowledge that pure luck played a huge role. But don't despair!
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janewales
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« Reply #2 on: November 18, 2010, 01:20:04 AM » |
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I know two couples in my (very large) department who made it work, but in both cases, these weren't two-body hires, exactly. In each case, one got the tenure-track job; in one case the partner was tt elsewhere, and in the other, s/he took a part-time position here. In time-- 4 years in one case, and 3 in the other-- lines came open, and each partner competed successfully for them. It was known in both cases that these were partners of current faculty members, and there was a lot of good will, but these were still "real" competitions, with, in one case, the position initially being offered to someone else, who turned it down-- and then the partner got the nod.
So, these couples were patient, had some less than optimal years, and they also got lucky. We've also had people leave, however, because they couldn't handle the uncertainty.
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afm_man
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« Reply #3 on: November 20, 2010, 07:44:52 PM » |
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We used to work for the government. Got a call one day asking if I was interested in applying for a faculty position. I applied, came out for the interview, and got an offer. Turned it down the same day. Didn't give a specific reason.
Got a call from the department chair about 5 minutes later asking 'why?' Told him about my 2 body issue. About an hour later, got another call asking her to send in her CV.
We both got offers in different departments, in different colleges at the same University (we have degrees in the same field). Both tenured now.
Our University did this often up until about 3 years ago with the economic downturn.
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charlesr
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« Reply #4 on: November 21, 2010, 12:54:59 PM » |
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I did. My wife was tt (now tenured) in a humanities field at a SLAC. I received my PhD in one of those relatively "in demand" fields later in life. It took a couple of years (adjunct, then instructor), but I was able to land a tt position at the local satellite of our state university. That was 5 years ago. The two campuses are about ten minutes apart.
Sometimes it all works out.
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lurkergirl
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« Reply #5 on: November 21, 2010, 01:32:50 PM » |
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A research institute approached my SO about him applying for a position. It was about 45 minutes from our dream location but he really liked his job and didn't want to go private.
A few months later, I saw a posting at a SLAC 15 minutes from the institute. I had never really thought much about going to a SLAC, but it described me perfectly, and even though I felt like I needed another year of research before going on the market, I figured I may as well give it a shot; I always actually really enjoyed teaching, just hadn't really considered the SLAC option before.
I ended up getting the position, and in the meantime, the institute posted another position that described SO very well. He applied, even though he wasn't excited about it, and when he visited, he got a better understanding of the institute and got very excited about all of their resources. Now, a year later, we keep saying how amazing it is that we both got jobs we love, 15 minutes apart, and pretty much in dream location.
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