I’ve been learning as much as I can about academic book publishing since I graduated in 2018. While most of the committee members had published books, I didn’t get much information about the process as a graduate student. So when I decided that I wanted to transform my dissertation into a book, I sought out …
Whether you’re applying for extra-academic jobs, postdoctoral fellowships, or tenure-track positions, the cover letter is an important part of the job application. Your resume or CV provides a snapshot of what you’ve been up to in your career, but it leaves out all of the context and nuance needed to understand your career trajectory. Even …
I’ve officially survived my first semester as an Assistant Professor! Coming into the job was entering a black box. I had balanced research and teaching before, but only with one course. I had also done service, but as a graduate student when I had control over what I did and how much. So navigating research, …
At the end of 2018, I was on a panel about graduate school. While I enjoyed providing guidance to these potential future graduate school applicants, I was left with a nagging feeling that I had not sufficiently addressed one comment that arose in the discussion. When one attendee asked about the choice between an academic …
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