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Best Practices for Contacting a Potential Postdoc Supervisor When Planning to Accompany Spouse Abroad
My spouse will soon start an internship in the US, and we are exploring options for me to join her. The financial limitations of her stipend mean that I would need to secure employment to support our ...
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Is doing a postdoc at the same university career suicide: A two-body problem
I have read from multiple sources that doing a postdoc in the same university as a PhD is not ideal. It is heavily encouraged to go elsewhere once graduating. Furthermore, often one applies to many ...
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Offer for a great (but too long) postdoc and a girlfriend in another country
I am in the shortlist for a postdoc at a great place and I highly admire my future mentor. He will try to argue for my application in front of the hiring committee in a few days.
The only concern I ...
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Relocating to a new city for postdoc when you have a partner [closed]
I recently applied and interviewed for a post doc position in a leading scientific institution in Australia.
I never thought I'd get the position, and the reason why I interviewed was to get more ...
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Post-doc for two (two-body problem): How to search, apply, and improve our chances?
My significant other and I are doing our PhDs in physics, and we both want to continue in academia and to stay together.
He did his masters in a first-world country and I did mine in a third-world ...
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How feasible is a remote postdoc in Mathematics? [duplicate]
I will be graduating this year with a PhD in mathematics. My research background is in analysis in a top 20 program in the US. However, my family situation is such that I can't uproot my family any ...
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Applying early as a postdoc + two-body problem
A recent question asked about applying for tenure-track jobs before the end of a postdoc. I'm in a similar position, also in math, and would like to ask the same question with an additional twist.
I'...
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How can I gracefully exit my current post-doc position for a new one?
I'm a post-doctoral research fellow and I've just been offered another post-doc position at another university. I still have a year and a half left on my original contract, but it's not going as well ...
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Trailing spouse postdoc
My husband has accepted a postdoc position in a city in Australia with two great institutions where I think I'll have a good shot at securing a postdoc for myself. I have some great connections to ...
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Applying for postdocs: mention two-body problem in cover letter?
My spouse and I are both finishing Ph.D's in math and applying for math postdocs in the US. We work in different areas of math, but there are many departments in which both are prominently represented....
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