Hello, new people!
Nov. 28th, 2020 05:03 pm![[personal profile]](https://www.dreamwidth.org/img/silk/identity/user.png)
The recent friending meme inspired me to finally do something I've been meaning to do for years: create a sticky introduction post for my Dreamwidth, rather than repeatedly introducing myself every time I add a bunch of new people.
I'm looking forward to getting to know everyone I met through the friending meme. To get things started off, consider this post a place where you can ask me anything that takes your fancy. (This doesn't just go for new subscribers: anyone subscribed to me should feel free to ask questions as well!)
So, hello!
I'm looking forward to getting to know everyone I met through the friending meme. To get things started off, consider this post a place where you can ask me anything that takes your fancy. (This doesn't just go for new subscribers: anyone subscribed to me should feel free to ask questions as well!)
So, hello!
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Date: 2020-12-01 07:45 pm (UTC)no subject
Date: 2020-12-03 12:25 pm (UTC)It also seemed to me that a lot of academic jobs seemed to have a blurring of the boundaries between personal and work time, rather than clearly defined work which could be completed by the end of the working day, or left behind at the office. I realised I didn't enjoy the ongoing, open-ended nature of research, and much preferred teaching — but most good academic jobs are not teaching-only (and indeed teaching-only jobs tend to be the worst paid and most insecure in academia).
I have friends who have published multiple books, journal articles in prestigious journals, and have an excellent record in terms of outreach, teaching, and getting grants — and yet they're still in temporary positions, and have been so for years. I was never prepared to live with that degree of uncertainty and risk, and ultimately that was the reason I concluded that academia was not going to suit me.
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Date: 2020-12-04 11:04 am (UTC)