<p>quote] [In my experience this is quite uncommon among academics. One fairly typical arrangement is the two-professor household—after all, who else are professors going to meet and couple up with if they’ve spent their entire lives in academic institutions? Very frequently one of the two (and it could be either gender) will be much sought-after for a lateral appointment, but part of the price is an appointment for the “trailing” spouse who also typically gets a bump up in salary, prestige, and/or perks.
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<p>I agree, and here in my own city, I’m aware of several collaborations between NU and UChicago where one of those institutions wants to get a certain academic and asks the other to help find a place for the “trailing” spouse if one is not available in their own institution.</p>