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| BluesKaj | Hi folks | 13:10 |
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| johanbr | BluesKaj, hi! | 14:14 |
| BluesKaj | hi johanbr | 14:14 |
| BluesKaj | what's up ? | 14:14 |
| johanbr | nothing too much | 14:21 |
| johanbr | at work, preparing my classes | 14:21 |
| johanbr | how about you? | 14:21 |
| BluesKaj | johanbr, just relaxing , happy that the -20s is finally gone. | 14:34 |
| BluesKaj | been bloody cold here | 14:34 |
| johanbr | here too (Nova Scotia) | 14:45 |
| johanbr | -10 now, supposed to be +5 tomorrow | 14:45 |
| BluesKaj | nice :) | 14:58 |
| BluesKaj | My son lives in Halifax . His contract at Dalhousie ran out so now he's "on the market " so to speak. | 15:02 |
| johanbr | ahhh... been there myself | 15:07 |
| johanbr | exactly that situation, actually :) | 15:07 |
| BluesKaj | johanbr, , what's the job market like for post doctoral work ?.I get the feeling my son is trying to keep me from worrying about his future , so he tells me he has several irons in the fire etc | 15:18 |
| johanbr | it can vary quite a bit | 15:21 |
| johanbr | which field is he in? | 15:21 |
| BluesKaj | Social Justice , not exactly a highly recruited area | 15:23 |
| johanbr | hmm... I'm not very familiar with the social sciences | 15:24 |
| johanbr | but for postdocs, contacts are really important, even more than for other types of jobs | 15:24 |
| johanbr | the hiring process is often very informal | 15:24 |
| BluesKaj | I come from a technical background and i encouraged him to pursue that end , but altho his skills in science and math are superior , unfortunately his interests lay elsewhere when he chose his course of study for university . | 15:39 |
| BluesKaj | I never had the chance to get a university education so his 'being on the market' is difficult for me :( | 15:48 |
| johanbr | yes, I can imagine... | 16:01 |
| johanbr | at least Halifax has a couple of universities, so there's more than one place to look... | 16:02 |
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