2/5, completely unbelievable story telling. The script relies too much on random events to advance the story and create drama.

Well ok, if you count a research plan for a grant , I agree.
But I would see a grant application as separate from the job application, even though jobs then can be conditional on the grant.
I’ve at least never encountered an academic job, where there was only a grant application, and not also the standard job application process.

I assume that’s for assistant professor and higher, right? Because I’ve never encountered a postdoc application where you would have needed the long essay, just one page cover letter, CV, letters of recommendation, and diplomas.

Being unable to die even if your health declines and you cannot afford healthcare sounds like proper torture to me. Sounds almost a bit like Prometheus.

I’ve been there this summer. There’s a sign asking you to tell your nationality while passing the person. It’s just for tourist demographics and completely voluntary.

Just attach downwards facing blanks that trigger at the same time.
Checkmate physics

Raccoon, second best is Eternity

Too obvious that it was a swastika in my opinion. But as step three you could turn it into an abstract loss, at least that would take the attention away from the original shape.

I’ve tried citric acid with some success, but now I just use oxygen bleach.