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Re:Ask HN: Physicists of HN, what are you working on these d... by hpcjoe on Wednesday March 27, 2019 @10:50AM (#19501331)
The two body problem (2 professionals in academia finding jobs close to each other, for some value of close that is reasonable for daily life) is famous in science in general. It is, unless one of you has a Nobel Prize, unsolvable without one person making a change of career.
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Re:Ask HN: Physicists of HN, what are you working on these d... by whyever on Wednesday March 27, 2019 @11:23AM (#19501780)
> It is, unless one of you has a Nobel Prize, unsolvable without one person making a change of career.

This is not really true, I know a few people who managed.

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Re:Ask HN: Physicists of HN, what are you working on these d... by Rerarom on Wednesday March 27, 2019 @11:26AM (#19501824)
Or if you live in a country that grants permanent positions early and easily.
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Re:Ask HN: Physicists of HN, what are you working on these d... by davrosthedalek on Thursday March 28, 2019 @05:36PM (#19516885)
I think many places have seen this problem and are actively trying to solve it. I know several spousal hires.
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Re:Ask HN: Physicists of HN, what are you working on these d... by vijayshankarv on Wednesday March 27, 2019 @12:01PM (#19502258)
I know a few people who have stayed in academia and done this.

In my case, my partner is not in academia which makes it a bit easier.

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