tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3061048297624093491.post6325665065399824117..comments2023-10-11T04:04:39.751-07:00Comments on Funny Researcher: On Turning down a tenure-track offer Funny Researcherhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02971957974804668620noreply@blogger.comBlogger6125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3061048297624093491.post-15365655599512454662015-10-09T08:19:08.741-07:002015-10-09T08:19:08.741-07:00I am curious! Did you find the position after-all?...I am curious! Did you find the position after-all?Biomammyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06440874149430126579noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3061048297624093491.post-63267629897920924392013-06-21T08:20:01.642-07:002013-06-21T08:20:01.642-07:00I hope so !
Especially with a brand new kid of min...I hope so !<br />Especially with a brand new kid of mine, I have to get more focused.Funny Researcherhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02971957974804668620noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3061048297624093491.post-54875695511218153902013-06-20T17:08:17.838-07:002013-06-20T17:08:17.838-07:00I forgot to add the moral of the story: Rejecting ...I forgot to add the moral of the story: Rejecting an offer does not entail the end of the world, you can still have a happy ending.Quantum dadnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3061048297624093491.post-704454085834526292013-06-20T17:06:55.053-07:002013-06-20T17:06:55.053-07:00I can feel your pain in making the decision, as I ...I can feel your pain in making the decision, as I had to do the same! <br /><br />My first serious tenure-track application run netted me two interviews and an offer (R2 institution, I would say). However, while the offer itself was sort of OK the place was quite isolated and, most important of all, they had nothing at all for my wife (who was already a professor). It was painful to reject the offer, but the family implications (we have one child) were too bad to contemplate.<br /><br />The following year there were several openings near the city where we were living (including a couple in the same city!), and I ended up having three interviews, and an offer in the same city which I promptly accepted (in a better place than the one I initially turned down). So while turning down the first offer was difficult, everything turned out very well for us. I can't tell you how lucky I feel! :-)Quantum dadnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3061048297624093491.post-59255329116941628072013-06-04T07:22:30.714-07:002013-06-04T07:22:30.714-07:00Thanks GMP. Your wise words make sense :)
Love yo...Thanks GMP. Your wise words make sense :)<br /><br />Love your musing on your blog btw.Funny Researcherhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02971957974804668620noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3061048297624093491.post-45122567841538681422013-06-04T05:26:40.019-07:002013-06-04T05:26:40.019-07:00First of all, congrats on the offer!
You made the...First of all, congrats on the offer!<br /><br />You made the right choice (says a random person on the internet). Seriously, a bad tenure track job at a bad place is really just a bad job at a bad place. Just because it's a professorship doesn't mean it's unicorns or whatever. <br />Think of it this way -- you now know you can actually get a TT offer. That should make you feel good. Now as the next step think of getting an offer that actually excites you. Professorship is a big commitment, often lifelong, so choosing the right place is paramount. You wouldn't marry a girl you don't like just because she asked, right? Same with TT. GMPhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17872461021953583473noreply@blogger.com