academics

Refusal to be a referee?

sushidog wrote in academics_anon Apr 13, 2014 13:51

Hello again, anonymous academics.
Further to my previous post I've just had a rather confusing reply from one of my ex-supervisors. My email to them said "On a separate note, I'm now in the final few months of my post-doc here at Western so I'm starting to look for a new job, ideally one which includes some teaching/lecturing. Are you both happy to ( Read more... )

Reference etiquette

sushidog wrote in academics_anon Apr 11, 2014 12:11

AA-ers, some advice please. I finished my PhD 18 months ago, and am now in a post-doc research position, but since it ends in six months, I'm job-hunting. I've found a couple of positions to apply for, and hopefully there will be more, but the first two close next week. My current boss has said he's happy to be a referee for me, and I am assuming ( Read more... )

Fun with reviews

momsalive1 wrote in academics_anon Mar 25, 2014 01:41

I just got some scathing reviews. Essentially, I had two primate parasitologists fling feces at me. In a few days, I will be perky enough to start crafting my much more professional, yet even more scathing replies. In the meantime, I could use some cheering up. I'll take any stupid reviewer joke you'd care to offer.

Using the Wrong Title

cheez_ball wrote in academics_anon Mar 24, 2014 17:42

A group of us from grad school got together recently to catch up. In the course of discussions it came to our attention that one of our former classmates was using the wrong title. This person introduced themselves as professor at a big city community college. We all were relatively familiar with the college so we knew this particular community ( Read more... )

TT applying for TT jobs

hotautumn wrote in academics_anon Jan 17, 2014 10:46

I'm a first year assistant professor in a social science field at X second-tier state research university. My job is okay, but the town I live in totally sucks and my colleagues aren't near enough to my subfield or research interests to be stimulating -- basically, I'm the token X studies person. So, I'm on the market again this year. The perfect ( Read more... )

(Untitled)

coendou wrote in academics_anon Jan 07, 2014 13:07

Yay! I have a Skype interview on Thursday, with Big State U where my husband is currently tenure-track! The second-best possible outcome! (After both of us getting offers in a city we'd rather live in, which... is not happening ( Read more... )

job market

Rant

i_strannik wrote in academics_anon Dec 27, 2013 13:55

I am writing grant proposals ( Read more... )

academic conspiracy theories, academic "freedom", funding, general-musings-on-academia

Useful smartphone apps?

i_strannik wrote in academics_anon Nov 30, 2013 12:43

Hi everyone,
Out of curiosity, what (scientifically/professionally/academically useful) apps do you learned people have installed on your smartphones? :)
I am in hard sciences, but I am curious to hear from other branches of human endeavor, as well.

Best!

software-and-technology

undergraduate journals

palinurus wrote in academics_anon Nov 19, 2013 00:04

So -- what does everyone think about undergraduate "journals," and the like? The whole concept strikes me as awful. Is it actually bad for a student to "publish" in such a journal, though, or is it neutral, or even a positive mark of enthusiasm, in your judgment ( Read more... )

Job app advice: Applying to undergrad institution

coendou wrote in academics_anon Nov 15, 2013 12:11

It's job app season! Woohoo! So much fun! Yay ( Read more... )

job market, job applications