28
Jan
Blurred lines in academia–what is work?
While navigating the unemployment system in Sweden, I’ve discovered that I need to report every month what I’ve
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Terry McGlynn
25
Jan
The tyranny of the 9-month position
I’m convinced that 9-month positions are bad for pretty much everybody. Especially driftwood faculty.
This week I was having
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19
Jan
Can on-line networking replace the traditional kind?
A few weeks ago Terry wrote about going to conferences, networking and social capital. The post struck home for me
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18
Jan
It gets busier.
I couple years ago, there was a careers-in-science discussion on an OTS field course. (I was visiting faculty — I am
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15
Jan
Recommended reads #68
A lecture from the lectured. This is a superb piece from students responding to that op-ed piece in the New
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14
Jan
First week off the job-life as an unemployed academic
This week I am officially unemployed. What does life as an unemployed academic look like? Well, in the first place
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12
Jan
Yet even more sincere answers to stupid questions
People write the craziest things into google, and then land on Small Pond Science.
Here’s a selection of some
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11
Jan
Who you know really matters
People say that it can be important to go to conferences once in a while because “networking” is important.
I
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04
Jan
Undergraduate research is many things
Conversations about “undergraduate research” often involve dispelling misconceptions.
Undergraduate research is not one thing.
What is undergraduate research? It is
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30
Dec
Top 10 Small Pond Science posts of 2015
Small Pond Science had a good year. Most readers have joined within the last year, so let’s recap with
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