I apologise for referring to the junior person as “she” throughout this post, and assuming that the senior one is a “he”. I know this is only one of many possible situations, and much of what I say applies to any of the others too. This is going to be a complicated post, so I summarised my recommendations in a… Read more →
I have had the good fortune and privilege to experience both sides of the infamous academic two-body problem. For those not in academia, the term refers to the situation where a dual-career academic couple is looking for jobs and wishes (indulgently) to live in the same city. Carrying out this ambitious plan usually requires one of the following: One of… Read more →
Welcome to the first ever blog post on Math, Chocolate and Circus! I’m choosing to start it off with a story about the one aspect of academic life that I have found the most challenging, but also life-changing and rewarding: moving. I have been through five major moves; most of these were to a new country, some were to a… Read more →