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On 23 March 2013 17:54, Martin Packer <packer@duq.edu> wrote: > Plus I'd want to know what happens to the funding for this position if > Scotland votes for independence. > > Martin > > p.s. odd that kilts were invented in such a climate! That's hardy! > That's just general celtic disposition, if you ask me. I spent a good year there and every day was sunny. The wind (breeze) helps to bring a bit of sun to the cloudiest of days. Edinburgh is actually a warm spot for Scotland. Like most things it is quite relative. If you go diving in the Scottish lochs then auld reekie's weather is pretty mild. Huw > > On Mar 23, 2013, at 12:27 PM, Carol Macdonald <carolmacdon@gmail.com> > wrote: > > > 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 > >>>> __________________________________________ > >>>> _____ > >>>> xmca mailing list > >>>> xmca@weber.ucsd.edu > >>>> http://dss.ucsd.edu/mailman/listinfo/xmca > >>>> > >>> __________________________________________ > >>> _____ > >>> xmca mailing list > >>> xmca@weber.ucsd.edu > >>> http://dss.ucsd.edu/mailman/listinfo/xmca > >>> __________________________________________ > >>> _____ > >>> xmca mailing list > >>> xmca@weber.ucsd.edu > >>> http://dss.ucsd.edu/mailman/listinfo/xmca > >>> > >> > >> > >> __________________________________________ > >> _____ > >> xmca mailing list > >> xmca@weber.ucsd.edu > >> http://dss.ucsd.edu/mailman/listinfo/xmca > >> > > > > > > > > -- > > Carol A Macdonald Ph D (Edin) > > Developmental psycholinguist: EMBED > > Academic, Researcher, Writer and Editor > > Honorary Research Fellow: Department of Linguistics, Unisa > > __________________________________________ > > _____ > > xmca mailing list > > xmca@weber.ucsd.edu > > http://dss.ucsd.edu/mailman/listinfo/xmca > > > > > __________________________________________ > _____ > xmca mailing list > xmca@weber.ucsd.edu > http://dss.ucsd.edu/mailman/listinfo/xmca > __________________________________________ _____ xmca mailing list xmca@weber.ucsd.edu http://dss.ucsd.edu/mailman/listinfo/xmca