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Hyroglyphx
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Message 1 of 6 (441529)
12-17-2007 11:28 PM


This is in regards to our chat convo.
The U of Indiana has a very good psychology program, and I'm fairly certain that it is considered one of the more prestigious in the nation in this field.
http://bl-psy-appsrv.ads.iu.edu:8080/
Zhimbo going to IU might be a great stepping stone for you guys. Plus you wouldn't be in the backwoods of the South. That's gotta count for something, eh?
You can already tolerate the cold weather, so, why not, eh?

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purpledawn
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From: Indiana
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Message 2 of 6 (441878)
12-19-2007 6:30 AM
Reply to: Message 1 by Hyroglyphx
12-17-2007 11:28 PM


You mean nator is going to be on my backdoor step wearing rival colors?

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nator
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Message 3 of 6 (441884)
12-19-2007 8:01 AM
Reply to: Message 1 by Hyroglyphx
12-17-2007 11:28 PM


Thanks!
Thanks a lot, Juggs, it was so sweet of you to go to the trouble.
IU is, indeed, hiring Psychology faculty this year, but Zhimbo is both unqualified and uninterested in applying there.
Let me explain.
Psychology is an enormous field with many sub-fields. To give you an idea, Zhimbo got his PhD at the #2 ranked Psychology program in the country and there were over 100 faculty in the department. His sub-field, the Cognitive group, consisted of around 18 faculty.
The reason he is unqualified for the Psychology faculty position that IU is hiring for this year is because they are not looking for a Cogitive Psychologist. So it would be pointless for him to apply.
Next, the reason he is uninterested in IU specifically is because it it a "research institution". He would much prefer a job at a "teaching institution". Smaller, very selective liberal arts schools require more of the sort of professional life he wants; small faculty/student ratios, emphasis on great teaching rather than pressure to produce a lot of research, etc.
Again, thanks for posting this link. IU has a very good Psychology program, to be sure, but it just isn't what we're looking for.

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Hyroglyphx
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Message 4 of 6 (442762)
12-22-2007 4:03 PM
Reply to: Message 3 by nator
12-19-2007 8:01 AM


Re: Thanks!
Thanks a lot, Juggs, it was so sweet of you to go to the trouble.
Oh, no trouble at all. I am excited for you two. Thought I'd try to be of some help.
IU is, indeed, hiring Psychology faculty this year, but Zhimbo is both unqualified and uninterested in applying there.
Does that leave University of Kentucky or the University of South Carolina left for options? Or are there more offers on the table?

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Hyroglyphx
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Message 5 of 6 (442764)
12-22-2007 4:03 PM
Reply to: Message 2 by purpledawn
12-19-2007 6:30 AM


Rival colors
You mean nator is going to be on my backdoor step wearing rival colors?
Does that mean you are a Notre Dame fan?

“First dentistry was painless, then bicycles were chainless, and carriages were horseless, and many laws enforceless. Next cookery was fireless, telegraphy was wireless, cigars were nicotineless, and coffee caffeineless. Soon oranges were seedless, the putting green was weedless, the college boy was hatless, the proper diet -- fatless. New motor roads are dustless, the latest steel is rustless, our tennis courts are sodless, our new religion -- Godless” -Arthur Guiterman

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purpledawn
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From: Indiana
Joined: 04-25-2004


Message 6 of 6 (442836)
12-22-2007 7:06 PM
Reply to: Message 5 by Hyroglyphx
12-22-2007 4:03 PM


Re: Rival colors
Purdue!

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