Two Boats and a Helicopter
Jun. 11th, 2025 11:00 am![[personal profile]](https://www.dreamwidth.org/img/silk/identity/user.png){kind=small}
pennswoodsThe story about God sending two boats and a helicopter to save a man during a flood is one I one I heard a lot growing up is on my mind today.
A friend from Dublin reached out with information from his uni called the Global Talent Program designed to target the recruitment of outstanding international researchers in areas including digital technologies and AI (which is a possible fit for my research). He asked if my husband and I had ever considered moving to Ireland...
I shared that I had thought about moving back to Sweden but I know that will be a struggle and perhaps there are no jobs for me and my husband. And also that I don't think my husband would flourish outside the US. He is happy here - despite the growing authoritarianism. He hasn't given up on the US and wants to stay and fight and support the systems that are here. I told my friend that if I were a younger scholar in an earlier stage of my career and if I had children, I might feel different. Right now I feel that there is not enough life left ahead of me to make this move worthwhile (in many parts of Europe I would only be able to work a maximum of 12-14 more years before mandatory retirement) and I don't know if I feel right taking an job away from a younger or more local person who has not had the opportunities in life that I have already had.
He understood and told me to let him know if I knew of any colleagues where making a move would make sense. If that includes any of you, let me know (this is Trinity College, btw).
Anyway, I'm not sure if this is one of the boats or helicopters that I am going to regret not taking or if I am just wallowing in doomerism.
A friend from Dublin reached out with information from his uni called the Global Talent Program designed to target the recruitment of outstanding international researchers in areas including digital technologies and AI (which is a possible fit for my research). He asked if my husband and I had ever considered moving to Ireland...
I shared that I had thought about moving back to Sweden but I know that will be a struggle and perhaps there are no jobs for me and my husband. And also that I don't think my husband would flourish outside the US. He is happy here - despite the growing authoritarianism. He hasn't given up on the US and wants to stay and fight and support the systems that are here. I told my friend that if I were a younger scholar in an earlier stage of my career and if I had children, I might feel different. Right now I feel that there is not enough life left ahead of me to make this move worthwhile (in many parts of Europe I would only be able to work a maximum of 12-14 more years before mandatory retirement) and I don't know if I feel right taking an job away from a younger or more local person who has not had the opportunities in life that I have already had.
He understood and told me to let him know if I knew of any colleagues where making a move would make sense. If that includes any of you, let me know (this is Trinity College, btw).
Anyway, I'm not sure if this is one of the boats or helicopters that I am going to regret not taking or if I am just wallowing in doomerism.
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Date: 2025-06-11 04:43 pm (UTC)As for not taking a job from a younger person, the search seems to be specifically recruiting later-stage career folks. I don't think you need to lose any sleep over that.
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Date: 2025-06-14 04:04 pm (UTC)