The Long and Winding Road to My Dream Job David Pooley Trinity - PowerPoint PPT Presentation

The Long and Winding Road to My Dream Job David Pooley Trinity University dpooley@trinity.edu

2008 Embry-Riddle 2006 Aug 2008 U Michigan move to Austin Postdoc 2004–2007 2010 2007 U Alberta UC Santa Cruz UT San Antonio Tufts U Siena College* Embry-Riddle* Embry-Riddle* SFSU* deferred for 1 *No Graduate Program year to go to UW Madison Shortlists Offers Acceptances Renegues I I I I I I II I II I

2008 Embry-Riddle 2006 Aug 2008 U Michigan move to Austin Postdoc 2004–2007 2010 2007 U Alberta UC Santa Cruz UT San Antonio Tufts U Siena College* Embry-Riddle* Embry-Riddle* SFSU* deferred for 1 *No Graduate Program year to go to UW Madison Shortlists Offers Acceptances Renegues I I I I I I II I II I

Closing on House Apr 7 Feb 15 Propose to Amy Amy gets kicked Job Offer out of her band from Alberta April 9 Feb 11 2010 2010 Apr 6 Mar 15 UTSA renegues Accept UTSA on offer Turn down Alberta Job Offer Decide to buy a house from UTSA in Austin Apr 5 Amy (then-gf, now wife) gets turned for job she really wanted because they didn’t think she would like it

Closing on House Apr 7 Feb 15 Propose to Amy Amy gets kicked Job Offer out of her band from Alberta April 9 Feb 11 2010 2010 Apr 6 Mar 15 UTSA renegues Accept UTSA on offer Turn down Alberta Job Offer Decide to buy a house from UTSA in Austin Apr 5 Amy (then-gf, now wife) gets turned for job she really wanted because they didn’t think she would like it

2008 2010 Embry-Riddle UTSA 2006 Aug 2008 U Michigan move to Austin Postdoc 2004–2007 2010 2011 2007 U Alberta Sam Houston* UC Santa Cruz UT San Antonio CCNY-Lehman Tufts U Siena College* Embry-Riddle* SFSU* deferred for 1 *No Graduate Program year to go to UW Madison Shortlists Offers Acceptances Renegues I I II II I II I I I II I I

SHSU Sat, Feb 26 Spring Hear nothing AMY AND I Break back from GOT MARRIED!! anyone for three days. Feb 24 Mar 12-20 2011 2011 Thu, Mar 10 Wed, Mar 2 Dean informs Accept Job Offer me that they are SHSU offer from SHSU moving on to another candidate

Fri, Mar 11, 9am SHSU Wait outside dean’s Sat, Feb 26 Spring Hear nothing office to try to get AMY AND I Break back from in and explain the GOT MARRIED!! anyone for facts three days. Feb 24 Mar 12-20 2011 2011 Thu, Mar 10 Mon, Mar 7 Wed, Mar 2 Fri, Mar 11, 1pm Dean informs On advice from Accept Job Offer 30 minutes after me that they are *dean*, ask SHSU offer from SHSU meeting with moving on to department dean, he calls to another chair to increase apologize, candidate startup reinstate my acceptance, and welcome me to SHSU

2008 2010 2012 Embry-Riddle UTSA 2011 UTSA: Sam Houston still a 2006 2015 Aug 2008 Sam Houston bunch of U Michigan Trinity U* move to assholes Austin Postdoc 2004–2007 2015 2010 2011 2007 Sam Houston: U Alberta Sam Houston* UC Santa Cruz still a bunch of UT San Antonio CCNY-Lehman Tufts U assholes Siena College* Embry-Riddle* SFSU* deferred for 1 *No Graduate Program year to go to UW Madison Shortlists Offers Acceptances Renegues Reinstatements I I II II I I I II I I I II I I I I I I

Offers 2007: Embry-Riddle Aeronautic University* – $60k salary + $25k startup 2010: U Alberta – $95k salary + $280k startup UTSA – $90k salary (initial offer $65k) + $100k startup 2011: Lehman College – $75k salary (initial offer $68k) + $100k startup Sam Houston State* – $65k salary (initial offer $53k) + $35k startup 2014: Trinity* – $72k (initial offer $68k) + $100k startup

University:

Department of Physics and Astronomy: 8 faculty (3 astro and 1 LIGO) 6.7 Physics majors per year 1.3 Astronomy minors per year We want YOU to come give seminars!