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Are you treating your research like a hobby?
Most academics are paid to do research. Research is part of your job description. Research figures prominently in the criteria for hiring, tenure/confirmation, and promotion. This can feel out of sync with the reality of your daily life in the … Continue reading
Posted in Research, Work Habits
Tagged hobby, job, knowledge mobilization, scholarship, teaching, value
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What you can change
God grant me the serenity to accept the things I cannot change; courage to change the things I can; and wisdom to know the difference. (The Serenity Prayer, Reinhold Niebuhr) Whether you believe in that god or not, the sentiment … Continue reading
Posted in Career Planning
Tagged change, coaching, fighting for what you believe in, scholarly values, teaching
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Writing bios, etc
Aimée Morrison, writing at Hook & Eye, raises an interesting point about writing academic bios: One thing that’s increasingly becoming clear to me is that the bios that accompany Serious Scholarly Writing, like a peer-reviewed article, don’t mention teaching. Better … Continue reading
Posted in My services, Self-Promotion
Tagged bio, coaching, scholarship, self-promotion, teaching
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What’s your ideal academic job?
When you are looking for an academic job it is hard to imagine that you could get one and be unhappy, even miserable. And yet, I’ve met unhappy academics.
An academic career incorporates a wide range of activities and uses a lot of different skills. Even those who love it, and are successful, love different things about it, or excel at different aspects.
It is important to determine what is important to you. Your actual job may never match your ideal exactly, but knowing what your ideal looks like enables you to choose better compromises. Continue reading
Posted in Career Planning
Tagged academic careers, best contribution, coaching, research, service, teaching, teaching and learning centres
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