A lot of what you do in science is judged through the lens of who you are. Actually, that’s true of nearly any human endeavor, not just science. But since this blog is ostensibly about science careers, I’ll focus on those.
Honestly, it amazes me that I managed to build up some kind of reputation in my community of peers. It is not like I spent nearly as much effort at this as I probably should have. ...(read more)
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Mostly I get very positive emails thanking me for the free and paid advice I give on dealing with the challenges of a modern science career in these days of shrinking budgets and overworked people.
But from time to time I get an email that is just downright negative.
A few days ago, it was an email that was complaining that I’d taken one of my free grantwriting videos down (on how to write a killer specific aims). The person was downright ...(read more)
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Last night I met a guy who’s on a death march… (pay attention if you’re in a science career)
No, not physical death of his body, but close -
He runs an Italian market in my locale (I don’t want to identify it specifically – he’s a nice guy and I wish him all the best).
It’s his business that is on the death march. He is several months behind on rent, and is in a place of desperation.
It shows – he has ...(read more)
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If you’ve ever wondered why “success” is so hard to come by, this blog post is for you. If you’re already as successful as you want to be, then you probably don’t need to keep reading (and congratulate yourself that you’re in the minority of about 1% of all people!).
What is success? That totally depends on you. But if you’re in an academic career, that often means getting a PhD, getting some publications, doing a post-doc, getting some more publications, ...(read more)
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The Great Grant Crunch is coming soon…to a theatre near you.
What the heck is “The Great Grant Crunch?” It’s a term I invented to describe the perfect storm of factors that are headed our way as grant seekers:
ARRA stimulus funds are wearing off. This is a very big deal. Lots of us who had that funding ramped up operations and hired staff to do projects, and given that 2 yrs is not a very long time to ramp up ...(read more){ 4 comments }
