Sentence 1: My son-in-law got his PhD in philosophy in 2011. 
 Sentence 3: He applied for a job in Connecticut 
 Sentence 4:  We were hopeful as we are in Boston, not too far away 
 Sentence 5:  He just found out he did not get the job 
 Option 1: He has been looking for a tenure track job since. 
 Option 2: He got a job in Boston the next year.