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Also blogging at University Affairs Careers Café- The past and the future in the hiring process January 30, 2012 Jo VanEvery
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Tag Archives: grants
Avoiding crisis management and burnout
The intention of my previous post was not to raise your blood pressure. I know that by mid-November you are overwhelmed. You’re right in the thick of teaching. You have mid-term assignments coming in to be marked and returned. You’re … Continue reading
Posted in Work Habits
Tagged appointments, grants, holidays, SSHRC Insight Development Grant
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SSHRC IDG deadline is closer than it appears
February seems ages away. Maybe you are looking at the SSHRC Insight Development Grant and thinking “Hmmm, maybe I should apply.” If that’s the stage you’re at. It’s already too late. If you have been working on it and have … Continue reading
Posted in Funding, My services
Tagged essays, exams, grading, grants, Insight Development Grant, SSHRC
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The research you want to make happen
Research produces more questions than answers. The successful researchers I know have far more questions and projects they could be working on than they could possibly pursue in their lifetimes, even if they had fewer service responsibilities, lower teaching loads, … Continue reading
Take control of your research plans
As you know, I help researchers with grant applications. One thing that frustrates me is how often researchers seem to be giving over control of their research to others. You don’t think about planning your research until a funding deadline … Continue reading
SSHRC’s Priority Areas explained
Are you wondering what those Priority Areas are about? How did they get identified? If you aren’t doing research in one of those areas, what are your chances of getting funding? Don’t panic. Although the name has changed in the … Continue reading