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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]3-5 year sabbatical is virtually unheard of. Why are people recommending this? Too many non-academics here, I guess.

My answer is no, don't do this. But if you are seriously considering it:

Start networking for a lateral move if your husband has locked down a location. Some tenured people move, but it has to be done differently. You have to reach out to people directly rather than applying through a job board. I suspect this will not be easy if you are not a top-tier researcher in your field.[/quote]

And it is overseas -- so the system is very likely different. If the OP was in the sciences, then a move is near impossible. The European (I am guessing here but the OP did slip in London and the like somewhere) system is pretty rigid and moves/hires are essentially by invitation only. Not to mention the tenure system and negotiating that. And then there's the headache of teaching in the language, if the move is to a Uni rather than an independent institute. Same thing goes for econ as well.

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