Spring Conference Season Essentials
The weather is finally warming up, and we’re now into spring conference season. Go prepared with this grab-bag of tips and tricks from across the web.
You Need Mentors – Noun, Plural
Diversified mentoring is key. What to look for in a mentor panel and how to form one.
Acing Your Observational Research Aims
All research proposals – grants, dissertations, internal funding – must ace the description of aims.
Batman and Robin: Woes and Wins in Picking Collaborators
Three real stories ranging from amazing boon to painful bust for an assistant professor. Thoughts on what it takes to make a great collaboration.
Getting Evaluated – Time to Bite the Bullet and Ask If You’re a Jerk
Fighty Squirrel recently ran into one of her forest friends from another realm of the academic woodlands who has been serving on a fancy schmancy hiring committee. Asked how things were going, Squirrel’s normally chipper buddy’s face formed a scowl, and a groan escaped. “Ugh!” the critter sighed, “it’s a disaster. All the candidates all […]
Tools for Team Manuscript Preparation When the Data are In Hand
Here’s a map to get your best work out the door efficiently. It’s never too soon to plan the journey to a completed manuscript.
A Peek Inside Study Section: The Riff Raff Edition
The first of a multipart series on ad hoc’ing for my first R-award study section. I shook off some nerves and, gasp!, had fun.
Staying on My Good Side
Don’t be the person study section remembers for prior gaffes. Even if only some members are put off by a concern it can hurt your grant score.
Watch the Front Lines
Delegation is important; but make sure to remain engaged.
Mensches, Mentors and Badasses: My Science Valentines
Thank you, Hallmark, for your made up soul-crushing holiday that brings tears to middle school kids and single squirrels everywhere. On behalf of scientists, I hereby reclaim your crappy holiday as a celebration of folks who are mensches, mentors and all around badasses. This, dear friends, is our official day to share some love with […]