Hi all,
Looking for some advice on a specific situation. I finished my PhD not long ago and was lucky in landing multiple postdoc offers and recently a TT position. I’m currently in a postdoc for 3 years and this TT position is meant to start early next year. The only issue is is that the job requires me to learn a new European language as the primary language of instruction. They were flexible about this during the interview including on giving me extra time and training to do this but have recently sounded more persistent in getting me to teach in this language as soon as possible. I’m at B2 ish in the language but nowhere near fluent or able to speak this to teach and it’s giving me pause on taking this up, also because it has been sprung as a bit of a surprise after being hired.
Other than that the job is well paid, good research support and department is a good fit. Any thoughts and advice? Or experiences with someone who has gone through something similar?