Every single day K checks for possible job openings in his area, both here and in Brazil and yesterday he found one that left him positively shell shocked.
I've mentioned here before that he has participated of three concursos, that is, competitive job searches (usually with exams for all candidates) for tenure track positions at universities in Brazil and he didn't pass in two of them and ended up giving up on the third (chronologically in between the other two). So, yesterday K found out that there is not one, but three openings in his area for one of the universities he wants to work for (in Sao Paulo state). Not only are there three positions, but it's in a campus that couldn't be closer to where my parents live and where we have a lot ready for building a house. K was flabbergasted when he found that and he's obviously planning on applying.
Chances are high for him to pass this time, though. And that would mean we'd be returning to Brazil, perhaps as early as next January, or, maybe next year in the summer (if he can convince them that he should finish his second postdoc -- it seems it's an urgent job search).
That would truly be a radical change. Not unwelcome, but still... not exactly what we'd been envisioning or planning for.
OK, more on this later...
Wow! That is a potentially huge change. I didn't realize you were looking to return to Brazil, although I do know you'd love to be near your family.
ReplyDeleteWow! Boa sorte! The paths we tread and the ones of our own choosing.
ReplyDeleteWow! That sounds like a great opportunity, even if it's not what you were expecting. Maybe being in Brazil would make it easier for you to work in your field as well. And being near family would be wonderful. Good luck, and keep us posted!
ReplyDeleteThis is so exciting!!!!!
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