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I've been offered, and have accepted, a job at the University of Edinburgh. It's called the Maxwell Fellow in Public Engagement, and it's

a 5-year, part-time, Reader-level appointment held jointly between the Schools of Mathematics and Physics and Astronomy. The primary responsibility of the fellowship holder is to generate public engagement with fundamental concepts and applications of mathematics and physics, reaching a global and diverse audience. The holder of the Fellowship will also be expected to pursue a program of original research in mathematics, theoretical physics or their applications, and to contribute to teaching in the Schools.

If we succeed in getting a visa - as required for this job, and almost sure to happen - my wife Lisa and I will need to be in the UK at least 180 days a year for 5 years. If we do that, we should eventually get the right to remain in the UK.

That's one reason I sought this job: I'm worried about what will happen in the US if Trump is elected, and I want a way out. Waiting until he's actually elected would not be smart. But we also really love it here in Edinburgh.