Re: [xmca] Developmental position at the University of Edinburgh

[Carol Macdonald <carolmacdon@gmail.com>]

Weather--I spent 40 months there doing my PhD.  If the weather bureau says
it is zero degrees C, and then you go and stand at the bus stop and there
is a strong wind, and then you know what minus 16 degrees feels like.
 Don't trust the weatherman; go for the wind chill index and the effective
temperature; these abound on-line.  You have been warned :-))

By the way, if there is no wind, this temperature can be tolerable. But
that never happened in Edinburgh (this real life example comes from
Iceland).

Carol

On 23 March 2013 18:38, Martin Packer <packer@duq.edu> wrote:

> Elizabeth, having entered (albeit unintentionally) into the xmca
> discussion, you *have * to explain this: SociAbility!  :)
>
> By the way, I'd second Huw's comments: Edinburgh's a great place. Though
> the weather gets a bit chilly. What does your husband say?
>
> Martin
>
> On Mar 23, 2013, at 10:32 AM, Elizabeth Hadley Nickrenz <
> nickrenz@uchicago.edu> wrote:
>
> > OH! my goodness I did not mean to send that to the whole list (it was
> meant to go to my husband, who understandably has some opinions about where
> we might live). However, having done so, I thank you for your input!
> >
> > Elizabeth Fein, Ph.D.
> > Department of Comparative Human Development
> > University of Chicago
> > Postdoctoral Fellow, SociAbility
> >
> > ________________________________________
> > From: xmca-bounces@weber.ucsd.edu [xmca-bounces@weber.ucsd.edu] on
> behalf of Huw Lloyd [huw.softdesigns@gmail.com]
> > Sent: Saturday, March 23, 2013 9:11 AM
> > To: eXtended Mind, Culture, Activity
> > Subject: Re: [xmca] Developmental position at the University of Edinburgh
> >
> > On 23 March 2013 12:45, Elizabeth Hadley Nickrenz <nickrenz@uchicago.edu
> >wrote:
> >
> >> Edinburgh y/n?
> >>
> >>
> > y!  It's a great place, but not for the weather shy.
> >
> > "High-flying"  sounds like a complete put-off though.  It reads "has no
> > values of their own and will stand on other people in order to try to
> look
> > good".   I suggest they send the person who wrote it to do city finance.
> >
> > Huw
> >
> >
> >> ________________________________________
> >> From: xmca-bounces@weber.ucsd.edu [xmca-bounces@weber.ucsd.edu] on
> behalf
> >> of mike cole [lchcmike@gmail.com]
> >> Sent: Saturday, March 23, 2013 6:43 AM
> >> To: eXtended Mind, Culture,Activity
> >> Subject: [xmca] Developmental position at the University of Edinburgh
> >>
> >> ---------- Forwarded message ----------
> >> From: *Hugh Rabagliati*
> >> Date: Friday, March 22, 2013
> >> Subject: [COGDEVSOC] Developmental position at the University of
> Edinburgh
> >> To: cogdevsoc@virginia.edu, info-childes@googlegroups.com
> >>
> >>
> >> (apologies for cross-posting)
> >>
> >> Dear all,
> >>
> >> The University of Edinburgh is looking to hire our third (!)
> developmental
> >> psychologist of the year. Please consider applying, or forwarding the
> ad on
> >> to high-flying postdocs and students. We're building a great group, and
> >> want a fantastic colleague to join us.
> >>
> >> This particular position is called a "Chancellor's Fellowship", and it
> is
> >> an amazing deal. This is a research-intensive post at the Assistant
> Prof.
> >> level, with an extremely low teaching load initially, allowing the
> >> successful applicant to focus on building a productive research program
> and
> >> group. The Fellowships are part of a University-wide initiative to hire
> >> highly-productive, independent young scientists and scholars.
> >>
> >> The listing can be found here:
> >>
> >>
> https://www.vacancies.ed.ac.uk/pls/corehrrecruit/erq_jobspec_version_4.jobspec?p_id=012088
> >>
> >> The closing date is soon -- 5pm GMT on April 18 -- but the application
> >> procedure is not arduous, so I want to encourage applications from
> >> individuals who only planned on entering the job market arena next year.
> >>
> >> The area of interest within developmental psychology is open. The
> >> department has particular strengths in Language & Cognition, Human
> >> Cognitive Neuroscience, and Differential Psychology, but we would be
> also
> >> be interested in individuals who can boost our strengths in
> >> underrepresented areas, such as social development.
> >>
> >> Edinburgh is a historic, world-class university, with particular
> strengths
> >> in the behavioural and biomedical sciences. The interdepartmental
> cognitive
> >> science community is amongst the world's largest, and the psychology
> >> department has made a large number of junior hires in the last year.
> >>
> >> For those unclear about the non-academic benefits, I invite you to
> perform
> >> a google image search for "edinburgh". The city is both beautiful and
> >> culturally rich, with the world's largest cultural festival season every
> >> summer. An extinct volcano overlooks the Old Town, and the Scottish
> >> highlands are a short trip away.
> >>
> >> Cheers,
> >>
> >> Hugh Rabagliati
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Carol A  Macdonald Ph D (Edin)
Developmental psycholinguist: EMBED
Academic, Researcher, Writer and Editor
Honorary Research Fellow: Department of Linguistics, Unisa
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