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I am experiencing so many feels: joy, relief, gratitude. I& #39;ve been offered an Instructor position @OSUPsychScience in a time when almost the entire uni is on hiring freeze. I won& #39;t have to face an abysmal job market, I get to stay in my home in a town with my friends. 1/
Before moving to OR, I& #39;d moved every year or two years since starting college, inc. three cross-country moves. Almost since I started grad school again, I& #39;ve told anyone who would listen that I& #39;d give anything to stay here - in Corvallis, at OSU 2/
Despite being far from my family (in FL), hubs and I bought our first house here, built an extended family, and are living our best lives. For the past 2 yrs, I& #39;ve been dreading the thought of uprooting our little family, having to move somewhere we didn& #39;t want to live...3/
...for the sake of an academic career. I& #39;ve spent about two years building a sustainable, accessible stats course in our dept that I wasn& #39;t ready to leave. And as I sip coffee in my backyard this morning, listening to birds and reading a book...4/
I realize I have so much to be thankful for, so many people to thank for where I am today. So many people who believed in me and supported me and created opportunities for me. I couldn& #39;t possibly acknowledge them all here. 5/
But I do want to recognize a lot of people don& #39;t find the peace, happiness, and joy that I& #39;ve found here (both in my personal and professional lives). And I& #39;m trying to consider all the ways on which my privilege has contributed to this as well. 6/
I& #39;m committed to taking concrete action to bring my current and future students along with me. To create the kind of college experience that transforms a person, as college did for me. I dont quite have a plan yet, but I& #39;m working on it 7/
So I guess this thread is a bit self-serving - I& #39;d be lying if I said I& #39;m not looking forward to y& #39;all being happy for me. But it& #39;s also a thank you. If you& #39;re reading this, you have impacted my journey...8/
