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
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
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
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
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
A method to develop scientists from underrepresented groups: Research Recruits
The United States needs to develop more scientists from underrepresented groups. This post describes an approach I’ve developed that
“What are you doing for vacation?”
I feel a little put out when people ask me what I’m doing with my 3 month vacation. Um,
Deadwood or Driftwood?
I’ve always disliked the phrase “deadwood” when referring to a certain class of senior faculty. It’s disrespectful. The
A recommended summer read: How People Learn
As a scientist, when I teach I want to know that what I’m doing in class is effective.
To
Drifting towards deadwood, or not: learning to use R (updated)
Update 15 May 2013: If you’re a newbie to R and want to know where to start, the comments