Meta: Your Moderator Got a New Job

So I have some news. It's actually been in the works for a couple of months but it's only official now. At long last, my stint as a postdoc is over and I have actually secured a tenure-track faculty position at a major university. Where, might you ask?

That's right, folks. I'm heading back to Blacksburg because Virginia Tech hired me. I'll be an assistant professor in the Department of Biochemistry.

Containing this secret has been very tough but I didn't want to go public until the contract was actually signed, which happened today.

So why am I posting this? Because my free time is about to plummet. I'm in the process of buying a house, finishing up my work at UMB, moving, and then starting a difficult path to academic and research success (running a lab, writing grants, teaching, etc). You may have noticed my participation in the comments section has been a bit lower than usual over the last few weeks, and that's a function of both a heavy workload and making this transition in my career happen. So I've had some conversations with Joe and we agree that it's high time for another brave TKPer to bear the mantle of Moderator. I get to keep my badge and will do everything I can to continue to contribute but, to be honest, my involvement is going to be limited to nights and weekends, and TKP needs better.

The community here is awesome and I do very little policing, so thank you for that. I trust that our current setup will continue to work very well. But we still need someone to step in if things go awry. If you are interested in helping out in this capacity, please drop a comment below or send Joe an email: joe [at] thekeyplay [dot] com.