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[robotnik2004]

My dear, dear friends:

I have been offered and am probably going to accept (pending negotiation of salary details, etc., which is the reason this post is still Friends-only) have now accepted! a tenure track job at the University of Western Ontario, in London, Ontario.

This is wonderful news: it’s a great job at a great school, it’s tenure track, it’s a respected research university, I get to teach grad students, I get to develop one of the first programs in United States Studies in Canada, it means being in the same city as my sister and her family, and far closer to the rest of my family, and all my Toronto friends, than I’ve been in years.

This is terrible news: it means moving away from Boston, and so many of you!

More to come, no doubt, in person and on this LJ, about the decision and what it means, and what you all mean, to me. But, yeah. Big news.

Edit: One of the first U.S. Studies programs—turns out University of Toronto has one too. Grumble, grumble, Torontonians think they're so great... :)

Comments

[peaseblossom.livejournal.com]

Congratulations! You're right, it's wonderful, and also terrible.

Looks like we'll have to make more room in the basement; hope you don't get the spot near the leaky pipe.

[jeregenest.livejournal.com]

Wow, between Neel, and Kyle and Chris Frerking and now Rob all the good gaming will be down in our basement. Not sure if I'm ever coming up.

Rob. I'm overwhelmed with thoughts. They will have to wait until next I see you.

[kniedzw.livejournal.com]

He can't have the comfy chair. I'll fight him for it.

Good to hear you're heading down here, Rob. I'll have Chris make up another cot.

...and on a more serious note, congratulations. :)