tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6374266320411149509.post8399911276709238304..comments2024-03-25T10:22:36.277-04:00Comments on Women In Astronomy: Guest Post: Dealing with Rejection by Jessica KirkpatrickAmanpreet Kaurhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08734178178113146899noreply@blogger.comBlogger12125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6374266320411149509.post-83364069644272709052012-04-18T20:06:01.835-04:002012-04-18T20:06:01.835-04:00Congratulations on your first offer -- and don'...Congratulations on your first offer -- and don't be surprised if you receive more!<br />Thank you for sharing the rollercoaster that many readers experience or fear. I'm thrilled that you got a position. I hope that the greatest reward will be the connections you've made and the inspiration you've given others.Ed Bertschingerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10067026365640664690noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6374266320411149509.post-82281849789231408582012-04-17T18:38:50.530-04:002012-04-17T18:38:50.530-04:00Wonderful news!! Congrats.Wonderful news!! Congrats.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13337278557841102817noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6374266320411149509.post-37706544371946052152012-04-17T18:19:23.614-04:002012-04-17T18:19:23.614-04:00Congratulations, Jessica!!Congratulations, Jessica!!Hannahhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05155503480263311941noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6374266320411149509.post-28936561696340727892012-04-17T17:22:26.210-04:002012-04-17T17:22:26.210-04:00Update (4/17/2012): Jessica Kirkpatrick was offere...Update (4/17/2012): Jessica Kirkpatrick was offered a faculty position at a small university outside of Seattle.berkeleyjesshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00255252868558666987noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6374266320411149509.post-20277454210622926312012-04-03T19:06:19.997-04:002012-04-03T19:06:19.997-04:00This comment has been removed by a blog administrator.christan louboutinhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10000632986776426771noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6374266320411149509.post-60650197564251382162012-03-27T15:02:58.167-04:002012-03-27T15:02:58.167-04:00Jessica - thankyou for sharing this, and putting t...Jessica - thankyou for sharing this, and putting these feelings down on paper so well. It's tough out there. I hope you find an opportunity that works for you soon.Karen Mastershttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12941003369342300418noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6374266320411149509.post-87992970154176559022012-03-23T12:32:58.691-04:002012-03-23T12:32:58.691-04:00Now that we have something where someone has menti...Now that we have something where someone has mentioned the possibility of graduating without a job lined up, I think it would be helpful if we had an across the board discussion of what I term "Freedoc'ing".<br /><br />I'm incredibly lucky to have managed an NPP Fellow starting in a little over a month, but I've spent 9 months effectively doing science for free (hence the name freedoc'ing) due to concerns regarding staying relevant and visible in the astronomical/planetary sciences world. I've gotten some good input via twitter re: doing such things but perhaps a discussion of how frequently people in the field, especially women find themselves doing it, at what point in their careers did people do it, and how they got around issues such isolation, journal paywalls, etc might be good.Erinhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03720277043980046240noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6374266320411149509.post-5333755864127756282012-03-23T11:54:16.828-04:002012-03-23T11:54:16.828-04:00Hi Jessica, great post, the situation you explaine...Hi Jessica, great post, the situation you explained is exactly what I have experienced this year. I got my PhD in astrophysics in Fall 2011, and have applied for more than 15 postdocs and several teaching jobs as well as consulting firms, no luck yet!Niktahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10866262532997804716noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6374266320411149509.post-83907826373122898532012-03-23T11:45:07.071-04:002012-03-23T11:45:07.071-04:00This comment has been removed by the author.Niktahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10866262532997804716noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6374266320411149509.post-85163627671372649312012-03-22T15:25:33.501-04:002012-03-22T15:25:33.501-04:00Great post Jessica! I don't know if you'r...Great post Jessica! I don't know if you're on the astro grads mailing list, but a lot of times we'll get emails about local teaching positions at community colleges (many part-time). One of the third years taught a lab in the South Bay at one this semester, and they wanted to hire him to teach lecture classes next year; if you can't find full-time positions now, that could be a good start.<br /><br />It seems like a majority of the people I know who are getting real world jobs on any reasonable timescale are getting them through networking and not the traditional job application process (though I don't know how relevant this is to teaching). Finding your alma mater's alumni association contacts is a huge help, it seems, as is doing fun things that involve meeting lots of new people (I've gotten job offers while playing squash, and I'm not on the market for a few more years). <br /><br />Good luck! And if you think of any ways in which our astro/physics grad community can be more organized in helping people with the job search, I'd be more than happy to help (we do have <a href="http://badgrads.berkeley.edu/doku.php?id=getting_something_other_than_a_postdoc_lore" rel="nofollow">this</a>, which can always be improved)Therese Joneshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15450567821950742022noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6374266320411149509.post-61785160119519039022012-03-22T14:16:02.410-04:002012-03-22T14:16:02.410-04:00Hi Jessica,
Good job! Did you see in the Chronicl...Hi Jessica,<br />Good job! Did you see in the Chronicles of Higher Education how senior faculty are retaining their posts, creating a bottleneck in the hiring? <br />Michele M. MontgomeryMichele M. Montgomeryhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17085980267829874167noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6374266320411149509.post-82200770848975494622012-03-22T13:41:59.347-04:002012-03-22T13:41:59.347-04:00Jessica, thanks so much for sharing your experienc...Jessica, thanks so much for sharing your experiences and also for kicking off CSWA's new Thursday rotation for guest bloggers!Joan Schmelzhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09247329339598631184noreply@blogger.com