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- Innovation Lab for Early Career Researchers: Radical Solutions to the Opioid Misuse Epidemic
At the core of any Innovation Lab is the combination of a difficult problem, a diverse group of participants, and a facilitated 5-day journey through the creative problem-solving process. Sound awesome? Read on:
From November 6-10, the University of Buffalo will host an Innova...
- Resilience as a Common Trait in Researchers
This encouraging article in the NY Times reminded me of a question that was asked by an undergraduate student eight years ago. “What is the most important skill for a career in science?” I was a new PI and a panelist for our undergrad career night. I blurted out “resilience," and...
- Not that Kind of Candidate: Tales from the Interview Gauntlet
In my last post, I discussed what you can do to prepare for your first interview, but what does the interview entail? Here, I have compiled my experiences, as well as those of my fellow tenure track academic job-seekers. As always, n=me and a few of my friends.
General outline: ...
- Mentees and Mentors Must-Read Book Lists
We asked 275 mentees and 133 mentors to tell us:
What practical books have had the most influence on your career?
What book have you given as a gift or lent out the most?
What are you reading now that you would suggest to faculty or research trainees?
As the answers...
- What’s a BATNA?
[caption id="attachment_3226" align="alignright" width="199"] Na na na na na na na na na na na na BATNA! It's pretty powerful.[/caption]
If you’re on the job market or about to make a big purchase, you may have heard the term BATNA. It means Best Alternative To Negotiated A...
- Not that Kind of Visit: Tales of Preparation for Your First Interview
The day has finally arrived! After all your hard work in screening through potential positions and writing compelling documents, your application has survived the mysterious candidate selection process and you have been selected to interview for a faculty position in Your Favorit...
- How to Keep Your Trainee Tables So Your Grants Manager Will Love You
You may not have trainees yet, but when you do, you’ll need to start keeping track of them. At some point, you’ll be asked to serve as a mentor or otherwise be involved with an institutional training grant. NIH has specific characteristics and outcomes they want to know about y...
- Scientists! Get Those Amazon Prime Deals Now.
My BFF and new to you Edge for Scholars blogger buddy Britteny Ivey is posting about the much awaited Amazon Prime day and how you can make the most of it. Not to detract from her writing, but I thought I’d just drop a few of my favorite things that scientists and people with org...
- Radical Candor: Can It Work for Academics?
Kim Scott is a former Google and Apple alum whose book Radical Candor has been steadily climbing to a top spot in 2017’s business books. Scott has made the internet and talk show rounds after crushing the 20-minute Ted-talk style of presentation (see this one).
Radical Candor ...
- Putting Credit Card Benefits to Use During Business Travel
It’s an all too familiar scenario. You’re on your way home from a week of seminars, conferences and/or teaching when you find out your flight has been delayed or you have a three-hour layover at O'Hare prior to your next flight. These are moments when having great credit card ben...
