Hi Everyone, I just read Sara's article and joined this group. Sara, thank you for writing the article! It feels wonderfully reassuring to find other scientist...
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Jessica Duchicela
jessy2000_d
Oct 17, 2008 7:13 pm
Hi! My names is Jessica, I am a grad student with a 4 years old child. Thanks to Sara's article I found you guys! I am exited about hearing your experience of...
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sescanga
Oct 18, 2008 8:16 pm
Hi Flore, I'm glad that you wrote into the group and congratulations on your pregnancy! Carolyn's thoughts are very similar to my own. Like her, I also send...
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sescanga
Oct 18, 2008 8:21 pm
Betsey, We're at the same stage of our research--I have two chapters done and will defend this spring too! You must have had some experience bringing your son...
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Bowles, Elizabeth Davis
bethdavisbowles
Oct 18, 2008 9:50 pm
I am curious if anyone has heard of two half-time people sharing a tenure-track position? I once worked for a city government agency in which there were 2...
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rachel o'malley
rachelomalle...
Oct 20, 2008 6:02 am
Sure, I know a married couple who job shared "one" position, but that's kind of problematic, because the tenure criteria tend to be higher for both faculty...
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Leslie Baker
spike_n_ken
Oct 20, 2008 8:38 pm
I have some friends who share a position. One of them discussed the pros and cons with me a few years ago. Apparently you don't really work half time even if...
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Maura Sullivan
maura_e_sull...
Oct 21, 2008 3:57 am
Hi all! First, I want to say that I really appreciate this forum. It is very inspiring. I have a 14 month old daughter and I am in the middle of my PhD. It...
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Alisa Ramakrishnan
aramakris
Oct 21, 2008 5:30 am
Hi everyone, How fun to read posts about what people are doing! I thought Sara's article was extremely well-written. One of the problems I've had with some...
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lisa ellsworth
ellsworthlisa77
Oct 21, 2008 7:09 pm
Hi all - I'm glad to see that this group is up and running! It's encouraging to hear your stories and see how you all have made furthering your careers and...
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carolynkurle
Oct 22, 2008 4:34 am
Hi everyone I'm happy to see some new posts and I wanted to share an article that a friend emailed to me regarding a new book that targets some of the issues...
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wapusker
Oct 22, 2008 5:17 pm
Hi Everyone, I'm a proud father of a two year old boy and have another boy or girl on the way any day now, while doing my postdoc, finishing up publishing my...
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boughton.elizabeth
boughton.eli...
Oct 22, 2008 6:45 pm
Hi Sara, I did bring my son into the field when he was about one and a half and he's been out with his dad catching birds. He loves it and he tells his...
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sescanga
Oct 23, 2008 1:23 am
Alisa, my son has asthma and allergies as well, and it definitely adds another dimension to the balancing act. It is a topic (like the field work...
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carolynkurle
Oct 23, 2008 9:37 pm
Hey Ryan, It's great hearing from a Dad! And that feeling of being torn between work and home is a universal one for working parents. Maybe not so much for...
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wapusker
Nov 5, 2008 11:53 am
I'm in the thick of job search right now and just did one interview and my approach is to be very up front about having a family and including a photo of them...
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leah.beche
Nov 6, 2008 8:42 am
I appreciate hearing about your experiences. Not having had the experience of a job interview (yet), I suppose that I did not really know what to expect....
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mbfierke
Nov 6, 2008 12:37 pm
Hello Ryan, I never hid my family during my two job interviews (and I was offered both so I'm pretty sure it wasn't held against me). For the second interview,...
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melissalucash
Jan 2, 2009 4:57 am
I had a negative experience with an academic interview just last month and want to get advice on how to prevent this problem in the future. Knowing my...
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carolynkurle
Jan 2, 2009 6:12 pm
Hi Melissa, Wow - that is quite a story. I don't have any expertise in the matter, but using that as a reason not to hire you and telling you that was the...
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Christian
scoobscoob
Jan 3, 2009 12:24 am
Hello Melissa. First, let me congratulate you for listening to your maternal instinct and putting the well being of your daughter first! I am sorry to hear...
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sescanga
Jan 20, 2009 7:50 pm
Hello all, A friend of mine just sent me a link to this article. I thought it might be of interest to many in this group. ...
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sweetiehdgirl
Mar 20, 2010 10:56 am
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Mar 26, 2010 3:13 am
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carolynkurle
May 28, 2010 3:36 am
Hi everyone, I received the email below from a new member today and thought it would be good to post it for everyone. I'm sure we have lots of tips and tricks...
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Alisa Coffin
alisa000coffin
May 28, 2010 4:26 pm
I saw Christa's message and can relate! I graduated in May 2009 from the Univ. of Florida also (Ph.D. in Geography) and am now on a post-doc. I went from a...
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sescanga
May 28, 2010 4:49 pm
Hi Christa and all, Congratulations on your new baby! I have two sons, aged 4 years and 4 months. I'm currently splitting a post-doc with an unofficial...
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Yolanda Fanslow
yfanslow
May 28, 2010 8:33 pm
Hi Christa and all, Congratulations on pursuing motherhood and a career! I have two kids, aged 4 1/2 and 8 months. If you just had a baby in February, you are...
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Rachel O'Malley
rachelomalle...
Jun 1, 2010 8:41 pm
Probably the most important thing to keep your mind on is that parenting will improve your scholarship, and scholarship will improve your parenting, in the...
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Christa Zweig
c_zweig
Jun 14, 2010 12:41 pm
I just got back to reading the forum emails and was a bit overwhelmed by the personal response. Thank you very much for all of your advice and suggestions! It...
