James Dalton leaned nervously back on the hard wooden chair and smiled. The interview for the position of instructor of chemistry at Cadillac University-College was going well, he thought. This was the lowest level of undergraduate teaching. But it was a tenure-stream position. And he needed a job. It had been a busy day. So far, he had been given a tour of the campus, had met informally with Human Resources, had briefly discussed available facilities with three lab-techs, had gone over chemistry holdings with the librarian, had participated in a lunch with one faculty member and three students, and…
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