second year on the tenure track — Blog — Toddler on the Tenure Track

I am gearing up for the very first plan(it)* retreat this Friday and Saturday!! Although in all honesty, I’ve done so much prep work on the front end that right now there’s actually not that much to do to get ready! One of the things I’ve been doing to get the word out about the retreat is connecting with all the people I know who are doing similar/related work (i.e., supporting academics!). One of the people I reached out to was Cristi Cooke, who was so excited about the work I’ve been doing that she asked if we could do an interview! Here’s a brief overview of how Cristi and I met...

Planning and ProductivityJillAugust 14, 2019second year on the tenure trackComment

Advice to My Past Self: Second Year on the Tenure Track

Similar to my advice for year one post, this week I’m sharing some thoughts about the advice I might give myself during year two, if I was going to do it all over again. Here they are, in no particular order.

Academic LifeJillAugust 2, 2019planning, second year on the tenure trackComment

My Goals for Year Two on the Tenure Track

If you’re just tuning in, I’m dedicating the next few posts to my goals/progress for years 1 and 2 on the tenure track (a year 3 post will come once the summer is over). Now, on to year 2, which felt drastically better than year 1. We’d been in Portland for a full year, we were living in a more permanent space, we had solid friendships, and overall just felt a lot more settled. First, I’ll share what was going on during year 2…