Life at a teaching focused institution is not 'easier' - some examples of why
This morning I read the blog at Small Pond Science entitled "Really, faculty jobs in teaching-focused institutions are not inherently...
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Jasmine Janes
- Jun 10, 2018
- 2 min
What are the (personal) odds?
Many people publish a Shadow CV of sorts, including Jeremy Fox at Dynamic Ecology and Manu Saunders at Ecology is not a dirty word....
Jasmine Janes
- May 29, 2018
- 4 min
Is my wagon broken? – Talk about academic mental health
Over the years I have seen a number of friends/colleagues suffer through tough times, uncertainty and poor mental health. We all know...
Jasmine Janes
- Apr 7, 2018
- 4 min
Do postdocs have a use by date?
You’re at a conference volunteering at a career information session for graduates and postgraduates. You sit as part of a panel of...
Jasmine Janes
- Feb 22, 2018
- 6 min
What to expect when applying for academic jobs: selection panels versus endurance tests
This is not a blog that tells you how to do well in an interview. Those can be found in many other places (e.g. here and here). Rather,...
Jasmine Janes, Manu Saunders, Sean Tomlinson
- Oct 31, 2017
- 7 min
PART III – Peer review of grants: Researcher thoughts on making it better
By Jasmine Janes, Manu Saunders and Sean Tomlinson Last month we posted a two-part blog post about the peer review of grants. In part one...
Jasmine Janes, Manu Saunders, Sean Tomlinson
- Oct 24, 2017
- 2 min
Questions asked in the 'making grant review process better' survey
In case you missed it, or in case you forgot, here is a list of the questions that we asked regarding the grant application review...
Jasmine Janes
- Aug 21, 2017
- 8 min
The Lonesome Postdoc - Part VI: Is working remotely really that great?
As a postdoc/grad student/ECR, have you ever wished that you could work from home on a regular basis? You have probably done this a few...
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