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michiexile) wrote2006-02-28 12:55 pm
michiexile) wrote2006-02-28 12:55 pm
Further PhD updates
I've done a little research on the Jena offer, and its ramifications. I would be getting half of a salary which in its fullness actually is a bit higher than my current. Which would, it seems, put me down for a monthly total of just over €1000.
Further calculations show that if I assume a not-too-expensive apartment in Jena, and cut my Nürnberg presence as well as my Stockholm presence (leading to me actually only paying 1 (ONE!) rent each month...), I could very well come through on that money. It'd even be better payment than what I'd get at a Stockholm PhD position...
And looking at alternatives for Susanne, it seems quite possible - supposing she gets funding for it - to support us both with her commuting to either Erfurt (½ hour away) or to Leipzig (1 hour away) where the interesting linguistics departments in the vicinity are.
All in all, if I do get the Jena position, I think it's doable to start a fulltime PhD on that halftime salary. Probably why they give the position as they do too...
Further calculations show that if I assume a not-too-expensive apartment in Jena, and cut my Nürnberg presence as well as my Stockholm presence (leading to me actually only paying 1 (ONE!) rent each month...), I could very well come through on that money. It'd even be better payment than what I'd get at a Stockholm PhD position...
And looking at alternatives for Susanne, it seems quite possible - supposing she gets funding for it - to support us both with her commuting to either Erfurt (½ hour away) or to Leipzig (1 hour away) where the interesting linguistics departments in the vicinity are.
All in all, if I do get the Jena position, I think it's doable to start a fulltime PhD on that halftime salary. Probably why they give the position as they do too...