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
- Nov 5, 2018
- 3 min
What does it mean to be a citizen?
A few weeks ago, I attended my Canadian citizenship ceremony. Applying for citizenship, learning the history and attending the ceremony,...
Jasmine Janes
- Oct 15, 2018
- 3 min
Fantastic beasts and how to fake them
Fakery. Confabulation. Malingering. Denial. Lies. The English language has around 112 words to express deception in one form or another....
Jasmine Janes
- Sep 17, 2018
- 2 min
I got nominated for Canada's Favourite Science Blog! (So, please vote for me).
I got nominated! This is pretty amazing! For starters, I don't blog that often, I don't have thousands of followers on Twitter and I am...
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
- Nov 27, 2017
- 4 min
Is a European PhD comparable to a North American one?
It’s a common question. A REALLY common question! Many countries throughout Europe and the Southern Hemisphere (e.g., Australia, New...
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, Manu Saunders, Sean Tomlinson
- Sep 28, 2017
- 6 min
PART II - Peer Review of Grants: Can the grant peer review experience be improved?
By Dr Jasmine Janes, Dr Manu Saunders & Dr Sean Tomlinson Yesterday we asked if peer review in funding circles was biased, particularly...
Jasmine Janes, Manu Saunders, Sean Tomlinson
- Sep 27, 2017
- 5 min
PART I - Peer Review of Grants: Can we make it better for ECRs?
By Dr Jasmine Janes, Dr Manu Saunders & Dr Sean Tomlinson The current system of peer reviewing grant proposals is recent, relative to...
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...
Jasmine Janes
- Jul 15, 2017
- 9 min
The Lonesome Postdoc - Part V: The importance of friends
It was back to the usual ‘new move’ routine – try to make friends, try to find collaborators, try to find funding sources, try to...
Jasmine Janes
- Jun 30, 2017
- 5 min
The Lonesome Postdoc - Part IV: Uprooting (again)
That familiar twinge of excitement that comes with the prospect of starting a new position in a new institution was back! This time I was...
Jasmine Janes
- Jun 20, 2017
- 4 min
The Lonesome Postdoc - Part III: Putting down roots
After a few months of living in your new home you get comfortable and develop a routine. You buy all those necessary little items, and...
Jasmine Janes
- Jun 13, 2017
- 6 min
The Lonesome Postdoc - Part II: Living like a local... or trying to
People complain about moving all the time. It’s stressful, it’s inconvenient, it can be expensive. Usually, these people are moving a few...
Jasmine Janes
- Jun 7, 2017
- 3 min
The Lonesome Postdoc - Part I: Moving abroad for a position
In 2011 I was in a bad position. My ‘guaranteed’ five-year position fell short when yet another CO2 tank failed on a FACE (climate...
Jasmine Janes
- Jun 7, 2017
- 1 min
The Lonesome Postdoc – blog series
Most days I feel a little like Lonesome George. You know, the tortoise that had no mate or friends. (My friend working on Galapagos...