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just offered a job
Apr. 18th, 2009 08:42 pmUniversity of Milano, Italy.
Details to follow when I know more.
Details to follow when I know more.
Apr. 18th, 2009
just offered a job
Apr. 18th, 2009 08:42 pmUniversity of Milano, Italy.
Details to follow when I know more.
Details to follow when I know more.
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Apr. 18th, 2009 09:15 pmSo,not too long back there was this post to one of the geology e-mail lists I'm on which was a 
( job advertisement: )
Since I've never done any sort of experimental work such as the ad describes, I sent them a quick note asking how essential such experiance was and should I apply without it, or do they already have a plethora of applicants? I received a quick reply suggesting that I send them a copy of my CV for "preliminary evaluation", so I sent them a CV along with the sentence "Please let me know if you have any questions, or think I should prepare a formal application". He replied with a question, which I answered, and the next contact was an e-mail from them suggesting that I contact the Italian consulate to ask about obtaining a visa becuase the paperwork for such things can take a long time, so better to start the process before any offeres are made or contracts signed. At which point I realized that while I had never said "I apply", and he had never said "yes, you should apply", that I was an applicant for the position. However, I still didn't really think that it would go anywhere, since I didn't have that experiance with experimental apparatus, and I'm not actually done with my degree yet.
Then he suggested that we do an interview/presentation via Skype, which went quite well, feeling more like a fun time spent with people who are interested in the same sorts of things I am than an "interview", and, while we talked about my research, we didn't really talk about the position, other than the fact that I've got experiance using an electron microprobe for monazite dating, and would I be willing/able to help them develop that technique on their microprobe. I was forthright with them about what portions of that process I've done myself, and how much is done by our probe operator, but indicated that I felt that I could learn the parts I've not done yet.
Today he writes to say that he can confirm that I've been selected, and that I should be there by late June so that we can sign the contract on 1 July, and that the budget includes travel, so that I should plan a trip back to Tasmania in August or September to get the additional training I need to do the monazite dating over there on my own...
I'm still stunned. I so have to get seriously to work to get my thesis done and submitted as soon as possible. I'd told them that the target submission date was the end of May, I wonder if I can do it sooner than that...
( job advertisement: ) Since I've never done any sort of experimental work such as the ad describes, I sent them a quick note asking how essential such experiance was and should I apply without it, or do they already have a plethora of applicants? I received a quick reply suggesting that I send them a copy of my CV for "preliminary evaluation", so I sent them a CV along with the sentence "Please let me know if you have any questions, or think I should prepare a formal application". He replied with a question, which I answered, and the next contact was an e-mail from them suggesting that I contact the Italian consulate to ask about obtaining a visa becuase the paperwork for such things can take a long time, so better to start the process before any offeres are made or contracts signed. At which point I realized that while I had never said "I apply", and he had never said "yes, you should apply", that I was an applicant for the position. However, I still didn't really think that it would go anywhere, since I didn't have that experiance with experimental apparatus, and I'm not actually done with my degree yet.
Then he suggested that we do an interview/presentation via Skype, which went quite well, feeling more like a fun time spent with people who are interested in the same sorts of things I am than an "interview", and, while we talked about my research, we didn't really talk about the position, other than the fact that I've got experiance using an electron microprobe for monazite dating, and would I be willing/able to help them develop that technique on their microprobe. I was forthright with them about what portions of that process I've done myself, and how much is done by our probe operator, but indicated that I felt that I could learn the parts I've not done yet.
Today he writes to say that he can confirm that I've been selected, and that I should be there by late June so that we can sign the contract on 1 July, and that the budget includes travel, so that I should plan a trip back to Tasmania in August or September to get the additional training I need to do the monazite dating over there on my own...
I'm still stunned. I so have to get seriously to work to get my thesis done and submitted as soon as possible. I'd told them that the target submission date was the end of May, I wonder if I can do it sooner than that...
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Apr. 18th, 2009 09:15 pmSo,not too long back there was this post to one of the geology e-mail lists I'm on which was a ( job advertisement: )
Since I've never done any sort of experimental work such as the ad describes, I sent them a quick note asking how essential such experiance was and should I apply without it, or do they already have a plethora of applicants? I received a quick reply suggesting that I send them a copy of my CV for "preliminary evaluation", so I sent them a CV along with the sentence "Please let me know if you have any questions, or think I should prepare a formal application". He replied with a question, which I answered, and the next contact was an e-mail from them suggesting that I contact the Italian consulate to ask about obtaining a visa becuase the paperwork for such things can take a long time, so better to start the process before any offeres are made or contracts signed. At which point I realized that while I had never said "I apply", and he had never said "yes, you should apply", that I was an applicant for the position. However, I still didn't really think that it would go anywhere, since I didn't have that experiance with experimental apparatus, and I'm not actually done with my degree yet.
Then he suggested that we do an interview/presentation via Skype, which went quite well, feeling more like a fun time spent with people who are interested in the same sorts of things I am than an "interview", and, while we talked about my research, we didn't really talk about the position, other than the fact that I've got experiance using an electron microprobe for monazite dating, and would I be willing/able to help them develop that technique on their microprobe. I was forthright with them about what portions of that process I've done myself, and how much is done by our probe operator, but indicated that I felt that I could learn the parts I've not done yet.
Today he writes to say that he can confirm that I've been selected, and that I should be there by late June so that we can sign the contract on 1 July, and that the budget includes travel, so that I should plan a trip back to Tasmania in August or September to get the additional training I need to do the monazite dating over there on my own...
I'm still stunned. I so have to get seriously to work to get my thesis done and submitted as soon as possible. I'd told them that the target submission date was the end of May, I wonder if I can do it sooner than that...
( job advertisement: ) Since I've never done any sort of experimental work such as the ad describes, I sent them a quick note asking how essential such experiance was and should I apply without it, or do they already have a plethora of applicants? I received a quick reply suggesting that I send them a copy of my CV for "preliminary evaluation", so I sent them a CV along with the sentence "Please let me know if you have any questions, or think I should prepare a formal application". He replied with a question, which I answered, and the next contact was an e-mail from them suggesting that I contact the Italian consulate to ask about obtaining a visa becuase the paperwork for such things can take a long time, so better to start the process before any offeres are made or contracts signed. At which point I realized that while I had never said "I apply", and he had never said "yes, you should apply", that I was an applicant for the position. However, I still didn't really think that it would go anywhere, since I didn't have that experiance with experimental apparatus, and I'm not actually done with my degree yet.
Then he suggested that we do an interview/presentation via Skype, which went quite well, feeling more like a fun time spent with people who are interested in the same sorts of things I am than an "interview", and, while we talked about my research, we didn't really talk about the position, other than the fact that I've got experiance using an electron microprobe for monazite dating, and would I be willing/able to help them develop that technique on their microprobe. I was forthright with them about what portions of that process I've done myself, and how much is done by our probe operator, but indicated that I felt that I could learn the parts I've not done yet.
Today he writes to say that he can confirm that I've been selected, and that I should be there by late June so that we can sign the contract on 1 July, and that the budget includes travel, so that I should plan a trip back to Tasmania in August or September to get the additional training I need to do the monazite dating over there on my own...
I'm still stunned. I so have to get seriously to work to get my thesis done and submitted as soon as possible. I'd told them that the target submission date was the end of May, I wonder if I can do it sooner than that...
