Found this podcast episode quite refreshing. Leonard Cassuto & Robert Weisbuch argue for graduate school reform in their book "The New PhD."

If I a) land a tenure track job and b) end up in a department with grad students, this has to be part of the job.

@academicchatter #AcademicChatter #PhDChat

https://spotify.link/rJwvk396YCb

Finally worked out how to answer that perennial question that plagues every PhD pioneer…
"So, how's your PhD going…?"
#phdlife #phdchat #SciArt #SciComm

via @marcia 🔗 https://spore.social/@marcia/111031378475532522
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This is an essential opportunity for researchers to learn about the rights of #FirstNations communities to own, control, access, and possess information about their peoples, which is fundamentally tied to self-determination and to the preservation and development of culture.

Please share with your friends and colleagues you think would be interested!

#data #sovereignty #Indigenous #research #academia #PhDChat #climate #environment #activism

Friends! #ResearchForTheFrontlines (R4FL) is excited to host a presentation on Thursday, September 21st (6pm ET) on #FirstNations principles of OCAP® and First Nations #data
#sovereignty, offered by the First Nations Information Governance Centre (FNIGC.ca) and led by Leslie MacGregor.
https://www.facebook.com/events/221971174178766

Here's the link to register:
https://us02web.zoom.us/meeting/register/tZArfuiqqzMqH9Wp9pthVicB3NBEInmeTA5F

#Indigenous #research #academia #PhDChat #climate #environment #activism

Oh I should have said the topic of the thesis I examiner was maths education!

#Academia #AcademicMastodon #AcademicChatter #HigherEd #PhDChat

I'm thinking of starting a channel where early career (=not staff) scientists from our lab get the opportunity to showcase their science in video. What platform should I pick? #advice #AcademicTwitter #AcademicChatter #phdchat #phdlife

Thanks for sharing and suggestions 🤩😎🥰

Grad students typically work anywhere from 40 to 80 hours a week, but #UC programs are assigning them 39% to 50% appointments, creating variation and lower pay, despite a new union contract.

More of Jonathan's excellent reporting on graduate labor:

https://www.statnews.com/2023/09/05/university-of-california-graduate-students-wage-clash/

#Phdchat #AcademicMastodon #gradstudent #science #research #health #labor #unions #UAW

Dear Msc students applying for a #PhDposition,

I've recently reviewed almost 48 job applications. Can you guess what the most common mistake was?

Well. It's ok to come from a different background. It might even be a bonus! But please explain WHY you want to switch fields and HOW your unique skill-set might be helpful to get the given job done. Please tell me why your past achievements are important for THIS job and why you want to work in THIS team.

Good luck!

#PhDjobs #PhDchat

"We came here to drink tea and talk about reproducible science (and we're all out of tea)." Sebastian Bjørkheim is presenting at the semester's first #ReproducibiliTea meeting at #UiB.
#OpenSciece
#PhDchat

I'm anxious about going back to work after 2 weeks of holidays and witnessing the amount of emails and unfinished business I left behind 😵‍💫
But at the same time I'm preparing an overseas mission and I'm very excited about it!!
#PhDchat

We've got a coworking/virtual study group open at the moment! Open to any and all postgraduate researchers.

Bring your to-do list and come say hi!

#PhD #research #AcademicChatter #phdchat @academicchatter @thesiswhisperer

https://discord.gg/BtN4KSaV9Y

PhD student student position in Physical Geography: Tree rings as a environmental archive. Fully funded four years that can be prolonged with teaching #trees #phdchat
https://su.se/english/about-the-university/work-at-su/available-jobs/phd-student-positions-1.507588?rmpage=job&rmjob=21644&rmlang=UK

I started writing up my pilot study for my comprehensive exam. I wrote 8 hours today without stop. I forgot to have lunch...

#Phd #PhdLife #PhDstudent #phdchat

Interested in moving from an #academia focus to Research Software Engineering? Our new blog post discusses how to successfully apply to a job working with us:
https://aaltoscicomp.github.io/blog/2023/aalto-rse-hiring-process/

(every place is different, but this might give you some inspiration for applying to other places, too! If you think we might have a position opening soon... you'd be right!)
#AcademicMastodon #SciComp #RSEng #HPC #PhdChat

I’ve updated the Sciences & their Scientists reference lists (https://toot.cat/@Hashtags/110413239368701976) to include links to other academic databases

Click on the published links to find scientists in your favourite science discipline

Image credit: Mentalab https://mentalab.com/number-of-eeg-channels/

#Academia #Academics #AcademicChatter #ScienceMastodon #Research #PHDChat

Reimagining academia: sustainability for people and planet. https://link.springer.com/article/10.1007/s11625-023-01357-6

Airportrait by Mike Kelley. https://www.mpkelley.com/airportraits

#phdchat #academia #sustainability #degrowth #photography #climatechange

Want to learn how to be a more effective public speaker when communicating with diverse audiences? Sign up for this #webinar on Thursday, August 17th (6pm ET), led by Sam Leguizamon Grant, the second session in the summer #training series hosted by #ResearchForTheFrontlines (R4FL).
https://www.facebook.com/events/1428441051036902

Here's the link to register:
https://us06web.zoom.us/meeting/register/tZ0udOCorDIiHdyXcdCWoyuIneSbiNV6J4OQ

#SciComm #academia #AcademicChatter #PhDChat #climate #environment #activism #research

An interesting conversation with my fellow post-grad students this afternoon about the use of AI chatGPT in research and writing of papers/blogs etc. One comment that stuck with me (and bothered me) was that it would make them more productive and competitive as a researcher. I'm a mature student and career isn't probably not my primary motivation for doing research but I would love to hear what others think. It is okay to use these tools to give you an edge? #phdchat #chatgpt

In the last week I have deleted over 7,000 words from my dissertation chapter drafts and this feels like the most progress I've made at one time throughout my entire writing process thus far.

#phdChat #academicWriting

Slow Saturday on our postgraduate research community - an ideal day to join our Discord server and feel your way around before Monday madness comes back around. There are over 300 postgrads chatting in our community, come say hi 👋

#PhD @academicchatter #phdchat

https://discord.gg/BtN4KSaV9Y