today's progress
Oct. 6th, 2008 09:53 pm![[personal profile]](https://www.dreamwidth.org/img/silk/identity/user.png){kind=small}
kareinafive and one quarter hours of uni work gave me a bunch of new calculations and an additional 481 words. There will also be a couple of new figures, and once I actually enter the figure captions in and put in references to them that will push the total over 500 words, but I'm sleepy now, and that sort of minor detail can wait (yes, I did leave a note in the thesis, highlighted in garish pink, to remind me to do that!)
I also managed to get the sheets washed, so I get to enjoy fresh sheets when I go to sleep tonight.
I would have liked even more progress, but I didn't exactly goof off today, so I don't know where I would have managed to squeeze it in...
And finally a poll:
There is a job advertised at Evergreen State College looking for "broadly trained earth scientists with academic training and demonstrated ability to work with students in both field and laboratory settings, and a strong commitment to undergraduate teaching.". That part I think I qualify for. However, they also state that they want someone with "Academic training and experience in hydrology, aqueous chemistry, low-temperature geochemistry, or biogeochemistry that involves quantitative field research". My background is in Structural Geology and Metamorphic Petrology (which, one could argue is medium-to-high temperature geochemistry).
However, their flyer also says:
"Evergreen is a public liberal arts college emphasizing integrated interdisciplinary study and team-teaching throughout the undergraduate curriculum and in three graduate programs. Teaching at Evergreen allows faculty members to exercise broad-ranging intellectual curiosity and to work collaboratively with faculty colleagues and students formulating interdisciplinary questions and inquiry.
Faculty members team-teach in full-time interdisciplinary programs. With their teaching colleagues they collaboratively design thematically centered programs that bring together multiple disciplines. Faculty teams also strive to address core academic experiences we believe should be included in all programs: teaching writing and quantitative reasoning; deepening students' academic, artistic and interpretative abilities and skills; promoting culturally diverse traditions of knowledge; and creating inclusive learning environments for students and faculty members."
If not for the emphasis on interdisciplinary study I might have glanced at the ad, decided I didn't have the background specialities they are looking for, and moved on. However, with emphasis on interdisciplinary study and team teaching, I am left with the impression that, perhaps, a qualified candidate with a very different background that than for which they thought they are looking could have a chance, if the application packet otherwise impressed them, and mention were made of how the fields I have studied tie into other fields.
Even so, I had pretty much convinced myself not to apply for this one. Until I received an e-mail from them, which said:
"You submitted your name on our GSA employer service page as interested in our Geology faculty position. While we are not interviewing at the conference, we are interested in communicating with you further. I am attaching our Geology faculty job announcement including our application process for your review, please note our review date is October 27, 2008."
Now, *if* they looked at my CV on the GSA page *before* sending out this e-mail, then they already know that I don't have the hydrogoly etc. they are looking for, and they know what my background is. Receiving this e-mail from them makes it more tempting to apply, since they seem to have some interest in me as a candidate for the position. What do you think? Is this just a form letter sent to everyone who is on the GSA employment page looking for academic positions and they never actually looked at my CV, or is this a real request for an application addressed to me?
Other factors to be considered:![[livejournal.com profile]](https://www.dreamwidth.org/img/external/lj-userinfo.gif)
clovis_t_ and I *would* very much like to go to Europe next as our first choice, but would consider North America (depending on how the election goes). Any thoughts on this topic are appreciated. Preparing a good application packet complete with "1-2 page statement of your teaching philosophy and practice. Please focus specifically on your understanding and experience of interdisciplinary study and what you believe should distinguish a liberal arts education today." would require a substantial investment in terms of time/energy, which I happen to need available to keep making progress on my thesis, so I don't really want to apply for positions unless I am certain I want them, and I feel that I actually meet their requirements...
I also managed to get the sheets washed, so I get to enjoy fresh sheets when I go to sleep tonight.
I would have liked even more progress, but I didn't exactly goof off today, so I don't know where I would have managed to squeeze it in...
And finally a poll:
There is a job advertised at Evergreen State College looking for "broadly trained earth scientists with academic training and demonstrated ability to work with students in both field and laboratory settings, and a strong commitment to undergraduate teaching.". That part I think I qualify for. However, they also state that they want someone with "Academic training and experience in hydrology, aqueous chemistry, low-temperature geochemistry, or biogeochemistry that involves quantitative field research". My background is in Structural Geology and Metamorphic Petrology (which, one could argue is medium-to-high temperature geochemistry).
However, their flyer also says:
"Evergreen is a public liberal arts college emphasizing integrated interdisciplinary study and team-teaching throughout the undergraduate curriculum and in three graduate programs. Teaching at Evergreen allows faculty members to exercise broad-ranging intellectual curiosity and to work collaboratively with faculty colleagues and students formulating interdisciplinary questions and inquiry.
Faculty members team-teach in full-time interdisciplinary programs. With their teaching colleagues they collaboratively design thematically centered programs that bring together multiple disciplines. Faculty teams also strive to address core academic experiences we believe should be included in all programs: teaching writing and quantitative reasoning; deepening students' academic, artistic and interpretative abilities and skills; promoting culturally diverse traditions of knowledge; and creating inclusive learning environments for students and faculty members."
If not for the emphasis on interdisciplinary study I might have glanced at the ad, decided I didn't have the background specialities they are looking for, and moved on. However, with emphasis on interdisciplinary study and team teaching, I am left with the impression that, perhaps, a qualified candidate with a very different background that than for which they thought they are looking could have a chance, if the application packet otherwise impressed them, and mention were made of how the fields I have studied tie into other fields.
Even so, I had pretty much convinced myself not to apply for this one. Until I received an e-mail from them, which said:
"You submitted your name on our GSA employer service page as interested in our Geology faculty position. While we are not interviewing at the conference, we are interested in communicating with you further. I am attaching our Geology faculty job announcement including our application process for your review, please note our review date is October 27, 2008."
Now, *if* they looked at my CV on the GSA page *before* sending out this e-mail, then they already know that I don't have the hydrogoly etc. they are looking for, and they know what my background is. Receiving this e-mail from them makes it more tempting to apply, since they seem to have some interest in me as a candidate for the position. What do you think? Is this just a form letter sent to everyone who is on the GSA employment page looking for academic positions and they never actually looked at my CV, or is this a real request for an application addressed to me?
Other factors to be considered:
clovis_t_ and I *would* very much like to go to Europe next as our first choice, but would consider North America (depending on how the election goes). Any thoughts on this topic are appreciated. Preparing a good application packet complete with "1-2 page statement of your teaching philosophy and practice. Please focus specifically on your understanding and experience of interdisciplinary study and what you believe should distinguish a liberal arts education today." would require a substantial investment in terms of time/energy, which I happen to need available to keep making progress on my thesis, so I don't really want to apply for positions unless I am certain I want them, and I feel that I actually meet their requirements...