I am the master of poor timing. I’d been aiming for a post-doc at NRL, but I’d held off on officially touching base with my contact until more progress had been made.
Well, now that said progress has been made, I’ve discovered that what I was anticipating to be a relatively quick and easy informal process is actually very formal, paperwork laden and deadline-approaching process.
That deadline? May 1st. Ouch. So now I’ve got to write my dissertation abstract (before the dissertation, how fun is that?), dig up four references, fill out oodles of forms, and.. most painful: put together a research proposal for the next two years.
If it weren’t for the fact that the next deadline would be around my defense date, I’d say the hell with it and apply then. Unfortunately, both options suck, and the later application would mean a later start date. A later start date means a longer period of time where I have no income and no means to pay the impending student loans.
Am I having fun yet? F- yeah.
Cripes.
