08
Jun
On not liking teaching
Some hubbub has emerged over an opinion piece published over in the Chronicle of Higher Education a few days ago,
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Terry McGlynn
06
Jun
Juggling summer parenting and research
Some people think that when kids are old enough to go to school, that parents get more time available to
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04
Jun
Pretending you planned to test that hypothesis the whole time
Our scientific papers often harbor a massive silent fiction.
Papers often lead the readership into thinking that the main point
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03
Jun
Letters of recommendation for a faculty job: teaching observations
How do you get a (teaching) job without experience, and how do you get (teaching) experience without a job?
Sure,
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30
May
We’re teaching the scientific method incorrectly
As a scientist, I am often doing science. It’s my job. I know science. By any measure, I’m
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29
May
Open question: sabbatical funding?
This is a question for you:
I suspect most universities have moved to a one-semester sabbatical, with a full-year sabbatical
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27
May
Teaching universities as the farm league
Many people seek faculty jobs at teaching universities even though they would prefer to work at a research university.
This
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24
May
Less valid complaints about not getting a tenure-track faculty position
We produce way more PhD scientists than the existing demand for tenure-track faculty positions. That’s a straight up fact
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23
May
The safety talk with students in your lab
Safety is a top priority in my lab, though in the lab I’m not particularly over-concerned about safety. The
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21
May
What do students call you? Professor, Ms., Mrs., Mr., Dr., Sir?
Update 05 June 2015:
You probably arrived to this page from a search trying to find out what to call
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