[Aaron Novick]

After a very dispiriting year on the academic philosophy job market, today, at the eleventh hour, I was offered a post-doctoral position at Dalhousie University in Halifax, Nova Scotia.

[Jim Moonan]

Great news indeed Aaron! Nova Scotia rolls off the tongue and is a serene, beautiful place to boot.

[Erik Olson]

Amazing, Aaron! I am excited for you; that sounds wonderful.

[Gail White]

We are just back from 2 weeks in Scotland, 3 days in Edinburgh and the rest of the time with my sister-in-law & her husband, who now live in the Highlands (village of Bettyhill, to be exact). We loved everything about the place, from Ben Loyal to sticky toffee pudding (which we would call chocolate cake with caramel sauce). And I was delighted to find some of the Lewis chessmen in the Scottish National Museum.

[Jayne Osborn]

Wahey!!!! It is raining!

We haven't had a single drop for EIGHT weeks. It's the hottest, driest summer since 1976.

I think I might strip off and go out into the garden; it will be great to feel cool. Don't worry, it's secluded, so I won't frighten the horses

Jayne

...on second thoughts... it's now a torrential thunderstorm, so I'm staying indoors!

[Andrew Szilvasy]

Congrats, Aaron.

Halifax, huh? I hear it's beautiful.

[Aaron Novick]

The city itself is just a city, though right on the coast which is nice. But get out a little ways and it's just breathtakingly gorgeous: a mix of exposed rock and tundra-like vegetation (tundra is my favorite biome).

[Julie Steiner]

Originally Posted by Aaron Novick

After a very dispiriting year on the academic philosophy job market

There's an academic philosophy job market?

Seriously, congrats!

[Aaron Novick]

Lol, there isn’t much of one.

Seven jobs in my specialty last year (in the US).

Thanks Andrew, Jim, Erik, Julie.

[John Isbell]

Congratulations, Aaron!
Nova Scotia could be a good place for writing as well.

Cheers,
John