Monday, March 30, 2009

Whew!

After an extended absence, I think we are back! The last 6 months have been really hard. Rich was on the job market, and for econs this is a lengthy, involved process. It began in October & November with Rich sending out applications for roughly 100 jobs. In January, he went to a big Econ meeting and had 17 first round interviews. This group of interviews included some government agencies, a few universities and a consulting firm. From there, he was offered the chance to fly out for 8 second round interviews (he only took 6 of those). In the end, he received 3 job offers. And the one he accepted was . . . . . (drum roll, please) . . . . . a research faculty position in the medical school at the University of Utah (Utah man sir, a Utah man is he) with a joint appointment at the Salt Lake VA Medical Center! Rich wanted me to add that he will be making hundreds of thousands of dollars, so here goes: Over the course of the next x-amount (read: MANY, MANY) of years, Rich will make hundreds of thousands of dollars.

All joking aside, we actually feel very blessed in this process. It was a difficult year on the job market. Rich received many emails from places where he had applied saying that due to budget concerns, they had suspended their search. The three job offers he got were good ones and it was a hard decision to make, but we feel like Utah will be a good fit for him.

So, with all of this job stuff, the normal winter sicknesses and other random things, we have been going nuts! I am hoping I will get back into the blogging groove soon, we will see.

9 comments:

Amelia said...

Congratulations! That is great news! It will be nice to know that you are settled!

Laker said...

It is with great reluctance and sadness that Elysa and I congratulate you, Rich. Know that Virginia is still calling your name...

:(

Kimberly Porter said...

Yeah for Utah & yeah for Rich!!! We will be joining you (hopefully) in 3 years!!!

Chachie32 said...

This is great news!

SLC can breathe easy now knowing that Nelter Skelter is here to stay!

Also, I love the new look of your blog, that picture is awesome. :)

Chachie32 said...

Apparently I am logged in as Nick, this is Emily Jacobs, and I am NOT Chachie, but my husband is! :)

Naomi said...

Congrats you guys! Glad to hear that you will be close to family and friends AND that you are someplace fun for me to visit someday. OH, and your kiddo's are soooo adorable. Those blue eyes are mesmerizing.

Teresa said...

Congratulations!! We're excited you'll still be around! You just need to move to RP now. How's that for selfish?
It's such a relief to know a decision is made and to know it's the right thing for your family. That was huge for us.

eNJay & B said...

congratulations! that's so great and such a relief. what an ego boost to get 3 job offers. that only goes to show how desirable you are, rich.

we'll have to get together sometime. now that the weather is improving, the idea of getting out and doing things is much, much more appealing.

Meg Rogers said...

Yahooie! Now you won't have to get the weekly phone call asking what is going on with Rich's job. We are so, so, so, so happy that you are sticking around. You are stuck with us now!

Love you guys!