Found a Job
Apr. 9th, 2004 04:25 pm![[personal profile]](https://www.dreamwidth.org/img/silk/identity/user.png){kind=small}
jere7myKendra was just offered a one-year postdoc at Oberlin. We are happy. Happy happy happy.
More details: her visit yesterday went very well; the students were initially unresponsive during her talk, but she won them over, and by the end they were animated and asking questions. They seemed quite enthusiastic about the courses she's thinking of teaching (one on conversion in the ancient world, one on Roman family law). At the end of the day the chair told her that Oberlin was interested if she was. Today, the Associate Dean called to make her a formal offer. (Formal and generous—her salary just tripled, and our cost of living just dropped. And they're going to give us $1K for moving expenses, which is unusual for a one-year position.) I think it was my map that did it.
This opens up a new world of scurrying; we need to find a place to live, I need to find a new job, she needs to design her first course before course listings are posted...criminey, there's a lot to do. And Kendra, of course, really needs to finish her dissertation now.
But, yes.
Hooray.
More details: her visit yesterday went very well; the students were initially unresponsive during her talk, but she won them over, and by the end they were animated and asking questions. They seemed quite enthusiastic about the courses she's thinking of teaching (one on conversion in the ancient world, one on Roman family law). At the end of the day the chair told her that Oberlin was interested if she was. Today, the Associate Dean called to make her a formal offer. (Formal and generous—her salary just tripled, and our cost of living just dropped. And they're going to give us $1K for moving expenses, which is unusual for a one-year position.) I think it was my map that did it.
This opens up a new world of scurrying; we need to find a place to live, I need to find a new job, she needs to design her first course before course listings are posted...criminey, there's a lot to do. And Kendra, of course, really needs to finish her dissertation now.
But, yes.
Hooray.
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Date: 2004-04-09 01:34 pm (UTC)When are you moving?
And, please excuse my ignorance, but where is Oberlin again?
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Date: 2004-04-09 01:35 pm (UTC)no subject
Date: 2004-04-09 01:41 pm (UTC)no subject
Date: 2004-04-09 01:45 pm (UTC)that's so awesome I can barely stand it! Tell her I said congratulations, of course, and that *I* never doubted the fascination of heresy. :-)
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Date: 2004-04-09 02:49 pm (UTC)no subject
Date: 2004-04-09 03:31 pm (UTC)no subject
Date: 2004-04-09 04:21 pm (UTC)The State Theatre won't be the same without you . .. .
That's really fantastic though. I bet those kids at Oberlin are in for a treat.
Whoo hoo!
Date: 2004-04-09 06:41 pm (UTC)-Ed&Fran(&Brynnen).
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Date: 2004-04-09 09:14 pm (UTC)Re: Whoo hoo!
Date: 2004-04-09 09:15 pm (UTC)This is the third time someone has wished us Mazel Tov tonight. Must be Passover or something. :)=
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Date: 2004-04-10 11:06 am (UTC)I was at Hurd's last night for class, so I passed on your news, and people were really happy and excited for you both!
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Date: 2004-04-12 06:28 am (UTC)love to you both,
Jacob
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Date: 2004-04-12 07:32 am (UTC)*dances for y'all*
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Date: 2004-04-12 08:24 am (UTC)When I hear that someone has good news, my first inclination is often to wish them "Mazel Tov!" rather than "Congratulations!". I usually switch it to "Congratulations!", though, especially if they're not Jewish.
Anyway, congratulations!
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Date: 2004-04-12 03:03 pm (UTC)