I've been at my institution for more than a decade. It has its issues (my fuckwit immediate colleagues, for example), but it is rather prestigious, in a lovely city, and I think I have good facilities and freedom compared to other colleagues. I like my subject, my students, my research (not the admin shit or our corporate administrators).
My main concerns are:
1- my immediate colleagues: a mix of passive abusive people vs super driven people - there is also no clear succession planning or true leadership in the unit
2 - the fact that I have been there for a long time without moving (2 postdocs, then FT post)
3 - the prospect that after my last promotion, I'll have to wait on to move up more
4 - the fact that I am somewhat taken for granted as "the solver" - I know systems and people, and I am solution / goal oriented - if you have a crisis, I can sort it.
I have been approached by a recruiter for a position they would like me to consider. It is in a small specialist up and coming uni in a different part of the country - the position is a senior management one ahead of REF, with some research dimension. I am not sure what to do - it sure is flattering, but I don t know
While it could be a great opportunity
1 - I'd have to uproot my family
2 - there is always the prospect of the new team being as fucked up as my current one
3 - I am not sure what brexit will do to this small uni (my current one is old and rich, so we are not so worried)
4 - the subject is quite narrow and it could blinker a bit my rather wide current focus
5 - I am not sure I'd be happy in a management position (although I'm good in challenging roles)
6 - i don t want to send the wrong signals here or there by considering the offer not seriously
so... WWYD?
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Marasme · 16/09/2017 19:24
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