My Job Is Up For Grabs

Today this posting appeared on the government job-board (sorry, Icelandic only as far as I can tell).  Yes, it is my current job.  Which I have sort of resigned from – ‘sort of’ because I’m officially taking a year-long leave of absence for now because they’d (almost certainly) like me back if I change my mind.

I don’t know what I’ll do next job-wise, I’m trying to keep a very open mind.  For now I’m looking at job-openings, trying to find stuff that sounds interesting, but I don’t think I’ll really go for anything until next fall.  I’m simply too burnt out after what feels like a not-very-productive marathon through the Fields of Academia, and I feel I need this summer to recuperate.

As things stand now, my remaining duties are to 1) finish grading the two finals from last week (it’s been very slow and painful going since last Wednesday – the beautiful window-weather isn’t helping either), and 2) write and grade exams for the make-up exams (for those that flunked any of my finals) that will be held in early June.  After that I should be Done With Teaching.  Fow now, at least.  (And don’t get me started on the idea of having make-up exams in the first place, particularly when it’s less than a handful of students.  Those things are among my least favorite things, ever.)

Ironically, it would appear that I’m quitting while I’m ahead, because the Association of Electrical and Computer Engineering Students was kind enough to pick me as ‘Teacher of the Year’ this past school year.  I’m terribly chuffed and happy about that – I like to think I’m a good teacher for the most part, although I don’t (currently) enjoy the vast majority of tasks associated with teaching.

Yeah, so that’s where thing stand for now.  Anybody in need of an electrical engineer?