[13:10] <BluesKaj> Hi folks
[14:14] <johanbr> BluesKaj, hi!
[14:14] <BluesKaj> hi johanbr
[14:14] <BluesKaj> what's up ?
[14:21] <johanbr> nothing too much
[14:21] <johanbr> at work, preparing my classes
[14:21] <johanbr> how about you?
[14:34] <BluesKaj> johanbr, just relaxing , happy that the -20s is finally gone.
[14:34] <BluesKaj> been bloody cold here
[14:45] <johanbr> here too (Nova Scotia)
[14:45] <johanbr> -10 now, supposed to be +5 tomorrow
[14:58] <BluesKaj> nice :)
[15:02] <BluesKaj>  My son lives in Halifax . His contract at Dalhousie ran out so now he's "on the market " so to speak.
[15:07] <johanbr> ahhh... been there myself
[15:07] <johanbr> exactly that situation, actually :)
[15:18] <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
[15:21] <johanbr> it can vary quite a bit
[15:21] <johanbr> which field is he in?
[15:23] <BluesKaj> Social Justice , not exactly a highly recruited area
[15:24] <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
[15:39] <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 .
[15:48] <BluesKaj> I never had the chance to get a university education so his 'being on the market' is difficult for me :(
[16:01] <johanbr> yes, I can imagine...
[16:02] <johanbr> at least Halifax has a couple of universities, so there's more than one place to look...