My lovely, lovely readers, it fills me with immense joy to bring you the following news:
I just signed a letter. From a university. Offering me a tenure-track faculty position.
I am going to be an assistant professor!!!!1!!!!!ELEVENTY!!!!!!!!!!!
The short story is this: I only had two interviews, but both places contacted me soon after my respective visits, wishing to start negotiations for an offer. I take this to mean that while I may only be moderately impressive on paper, I am a *superstar * in person, a distinction I am willing to accept (though I do realize that being impressive on paper is what gets one grants, so...I'll work on that part). I negotiated with both, and in the end, Interview #2 came through with a package I was happy with. Really, really happy.
I am so excited, you guys! I can't wait to get my lab up and running, and fill it with happy young scientists doing happy young science. (?) I will be sad to leave NYC, but my new home will still be in the northeast, so I'll be close enough to visit regularly--you know, in my free time (LOLJK).
Maybe it's the lingering Oscar pixels in my brain, but I feel compelled to thank some people--you. I am honestly not positive I would have navigated everything so successfully without the insight and advice I gathered over the last year from my readers and fellow academia bloggers. You guys rock, seriously.
So now, the big question--do I have to change the name of the blog to simply Fumbling Towards Tenure?
W00t!
*if you're all, "wha?" see side bar blurb
Dr Becca has a new job (NJ) as a tenure-track assistant professor in the neurosciences at New Job University (NJU), located in New Job City (NJC). She is still fumbling, just making a little more money doing it.
WAHOOO!!! Congrats to you, and welcome to the craziness
hey, did you know that you almost have 100 comments? I love nice, round numbers
100!
Kick ass, Dr. Becca.
woo-hoo!
way to go!!!!!!!
My vote is for "Drinking Towards Tenure" or maybe just "Drinking".
Congrats!!!
Congratulations!!!!!!!!! Can't wait to hear more about it
Woot! Woot! Congratulations!
I vote for "Fumbling Towards Alcohol."
Woo! Congrats! You definitely deserve the honour!
Congrats!!!
I'm partial to "What happens AFTER human triumph" but that's probably be a more complicated change...
I'm making a note here: HUGE SUCCESS. It's hard to overstate my satisfaction. /obligatory geekdom rif on title
CONGRATS!
Does this mean a change in the name of the blog? No more "Track."
Congrats! Now you get to have fun writing grants while other people work in the lab. Yay.
!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!ELEVENTYY!!!!!!11!!!!!!!! INDEED!!!
Congrats Assistant Professor Dr Becca!!!
More importantly - is there a celebratory cocktail?
With fireworks??
do this!
Oh, there was a cocktail (sadly, no fireworks). I got an Archangel (Hendrick's, as is special occasion!) all ready, and then once I put down the pen, J and I had a little toast. Hooray!
wahoo! Did you pull out a fancy gown for the acceptance/thank you speech? : D
w00t!! Congrats!
CONGRATULATIONS!!!!
Yeah buddy!
Congrats on your success!
CONGRATULATIONS! MAZEL TOV! GREAT SUCCESS!!!!!!ELEVENTY!!!!!!!!!!!
Totally awesome! Congrats!
I have a question. Why are you anonymous?
Congratulations and best wishes for your next phase of science excellence.
Woo hoo! Congratulations and enjoy the ride!
Congratulations!!!!
Yay! Congrats!
yeaaaaaaaa!!!!!!!!!
congrats.
I vote for 'Fumbling in the Tenure Track'..that 1st year is a doozy.
*like*
Congrats!!
Congratulations! I have been following you from the beginning and I am very happy for your success!
Congrats, Dr. Becca. Rock the next stage like you did the last one.
The news we've all been waiting for. CONGRATS!!
I vote for Fumbling Towards Tenure.
Hold on tight!
Congrats! It's nice to see that even in these dark times, dreams do come true.
YAYYYY!!!
So happy for you!
YAAAAYYYYYYY!!!!!
CONGRATS!
I had a similar experience - few interviews but every one turned into a job offer. I like your take on how to interpret that.
Excellent news!!!!!!!!!!!
All the best for all the exciting stuff ahead!
w00t!! Congratulations!! Awesome.
That is a wonderful news ! Congrats !
Congratulations!
well done Dr. B!!
So proud and happy and excited!!!!!
WOOHOO!!!!!!!! Congrats!!!!!!!!
I'm SOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO truly happy for you. You totes deserve it. I'm glad you'll get to kick some good a$$ with super awesome science soon. Congrats. It's long overdue and well deserved.
WOW, thanks everyone!! I'm totally floored by all your comments, and am thrilled that some of you have chosen to de-lurk on this joyous day. I can't wait to share my new fumblings with you! I suppose if I change the name of the blog, I'll have to commission Dr Zen to re-design my banner, too...
Oh, and IT'S ME!--you are hilarious!
Congrats!! I have been on TT for a year and a half and I (almost always) love this job!!! You will rock!
HOORAY!
All of us lurkers have been following your website with our fingers crossed. I am SO glad it worked out for you.
Congratulations! So excited for you!
WOOHOO! Congratulations!
OMG Congratulations!!!!!!!!!!! **Keep on rockin' it**
And I love the new banner.
banner is fantastic.
[Mutter - mutter - mumble]
...man makes perfectly good banner... should last years... noooOOOOOOoooo... doctor fancy pants has to get herself a new gig... know how hard makin' a decent lookin' banner is... planned obsolence... next she'll be wanting keys to executive washroom...
[Actually -- I couldn't be happier to have to redo that banner! Congratulations.]
It's fantastic. FANTASTIC!
Congrats! Ooh, this means I can use you as a Grown Up person reference on my CV now, right ^^ ? *throws confetti*
Congrats Becca! Soon I'll be able to say "I knew her back when she was a mere grad-ling". Although I guess I can say that now...
HuzzaH!
A big congrats and best wishes!
LOOVE the new banner too!
Awesome new banner!
CONGRATULATIONS!
Congratulations! That's awesome.
Woooo! Congrats. Next up: freaking out trying to actually get tenure. But you've got a few years to go before you reach that stage.
The making of Becca's new banner:
http://neurodojo.blogspot.com/2011/03/secret-life-of-banner-part-2.html
Yay, this is totally great, and you deserve all the congratulations! Kick ass!
Congratulations! So surper duper happy for you!
Congrats!!
Congrats!
Awesome! Take a moment to revel in the awesomeness that is Prof. Becca!!!
Rockstar!
AWESOME!!!1 Congrats!!!
And another vote for "drinking toward tenure"
Congrats from a long-time lurker....weirdly, this inspires me that someday I'll find a job too! Hooray for you!
Congratulations!
Congratulations! You just became much more intimidating to us graduate student peons in the blogosphere!
You are amazing - I am so proud of you!!!
Congratulations!
Congrats!!!
Take some time for well deserved celebration l.
Super congrats Professor Becca!! Will you change your pseudonym too?
Thanks, Namnezia! I think, for branding purposes, I'd better stick with Dr Becca
Congratulations Dr Becca. Nowadays that's a real triumph. Good for you and keep us post it.
Congratulations Dr Becca. A true triumph. Good for you and please keep us post it.
Heartiest congratulations on this major milestone! I am so, so happy for you.
I'll never forget the day I got the call myself. For the first three or four years, I would just mumble a few words of thanks every day I turned the lab lights on and off (yes, you will be the first in and the last to leave for a little while, k3rn be damned).
Suck the marrow from this moment. It is magic. And so are you. Congratulations!
Congrats! I am so happy for you!
Congratulations! Thanks so much for all your posts so far--hope you'll continue to keep us posted as you fumble towards tenure!
Wow, congratulations!
Well done. Congratulations!
Yay, lady, yay!! Beyond happy for your success.
WOOHOO!!!!
Wonderful news! I'm happy for you!
Congratulations!
When you were worried a few months ago, I told you to hang in there and not to settle for any PD position.
Nice job.
Now the real fun/pain starts!
Good luck! If you every want a EU collaborator (think HFSP New Investigator money!) let me know.
WOOOOOOTTT! CONGRATULATIONS!!!!
Just don't forget us little people while you're sipping on posh cocktails in your ivory tower.
Oh please, Dr C. Everyone knows you're the fancy one!
YESSSS!SS!S!!!!!!11!!!
Yay you!!!
Congrats Becca! Keep up the good blogging and the researching. The more the merrier
From another woman science faculty blogger
Congratulations! Now you have justification for being insufferably bouncy and happy.
congratulations! Just recently found your blog, and as a scientist currently in post-doc #2, it is tough sometimes to have hope...I appreciate your positive attitude. Thank you.
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