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<a class="u-url" href="http://erambler.co.uk/blog/moving-on/">Friday 27 August 2010</a>
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<p><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/pagedooley/4114167117/"><img class="alignright" title="Future Tense by Kevin Dooley" src="https://farm3.static.flickr.com/2569/4114167117_461065fe2a_m_d.jpg" alt="Future Tense by Kevin Dooley"></a> Well, what a busy few months its been. As Ive <a href="http://erambler.co.uk/2010/06/17/briefly-brushing-away-the-cobwebs/">already alluded to</a>, my wife and I got married in June. In addition, I took the difficult decision a few months ago to leave my PhD, and now I have a new job!</p>
<p>No jobs being forthcoming after withdrawing from my course, I set up as a freelance web developer. Its been an incredible learning experience, and great fun. Ive learned a lot about business, from marketing through to finance and everything in between, and Ive met lots of new people into the bargain.</p>
<p>However, life is always ready with a curveball. (Whats the appropriate British metaphor here? A googly perhaps?) Id stopped applying for jobs to focus on freelancing, and business was just starting to pick up. Then out of the blue I was interviewed for, and subsequently offered, a post for which Id applied back in May.</p>
<p>The job? ICT Project Manager at the University of Baths <a href="http://www.bath.ac.uk/csct/">Centre for Sustainable Chemical Technologies</a> (CSCT) and, basically, its my perfect job. I get to be involved with setting up a virtual research environment (VRE) for the centre, which will involve lots of web stuff along with consulting, training and supporting users, all of which I really enjoy.</p>
<p>So, Im back working in higher education, and Ill be back blogging on similar subjects after a hiatus of several months. Given the nature of the job, there will be more of a focus on research and digital scholarship than before, but Im sure Ill still have plenty of opportunities to talk about elearning and education too, especially as the EPSRC-funded <a href="http://www.bath.ac.uk/csct/dtc/">doctoral training centre</a> is a major part of CSCT.</p>
<p>Im really excited about the whole thing. Bye for now!</p>
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