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Reasons I Left Academia
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Sobering thoughts of failure?
A little background info - after battling with depression and anxiety during my undergrad days, I've gradually managed to prop myself up a little. I'm currently doing a masters's in economics from an okay-ish university in Europe. I'd always been an decent student (not at the very top, but definitely in the top 10 of my class), but during my 'darker' days as an undergrad my record was pretty much ruined. Consequently, I wasn't able to get into a very good master's program. Ever since I was a little kid, I wanted to attend Oxbridge for either my master's / Phd. Very recently, it just occurred to me that given my academic record in general, I will probably never get into either Oxford or Cambridge - and that this would probably be the case for the rest of my life. Of course, it's not the question of these two institutions per se, but I'm sure that the same holds for all top 10/20 universities in my field. Looking at it this way, it's a very 'sobering' realisation, not to mention hugely demotivating. Do you have any advice as to how I can come to terms with this, move on with my life and do the best I can? I'm finding this rather hard to do - I think some of my previously mentioned issues of self-esteem and depression are making it seem this way. If you feel that I need to get some outside help regarding this issue, please let me know! Thanks. Submitted January 31, 2017 at 11:32PM by Coffeepedia95 via reddit http://ift.tt/2jSxO3g
As an instructor, have you ever taught a class where your plans fell apart? What happened? How did you adapt?
I've been really curious about how others have dealt with near-disaster pedagogy. What are times when circumstances forced you to adapt in the classroom, and what did you learn from the experience? Submitted January 31, 2017 at 02:29AM by thewoollyone via reddit http://ift.tt/2kl7gsA
Compiling Multiple Bibliographies (doc)
Hello all. I have been charged with compiling 30 bibliographies, in the form of word documents, into one "master" bibliography. This master bibliography must be alphabetized by author (all entires are last, first), but needn't conform to a single style. Are there any programs that can help me to do this automatically? I've heard of a few, but can't remember their names. Alternatively, does anyone have any tips for going about this efficiently? Submitted January 29, 2017 at 10:08PM by Ned_Gutters via reddit http://ift.tt/2k6FUUm
I am doing a survey to understand how people create knowledge in academia. Please participate by clicking on the link. I will post the results here in a week once I have enough responses!
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I'm applying for an undergraduate research summer placement. Can you offer any tips?
I've been asked to provide a short paragraph on why I want to take on a research project within the school. Submitted January 26, 2017 at 11:10PM by raiigiic via reddit http://ift.tt/2jk7WKd
Can I hear your experiences of going from academia -> workforce -> back to academia?
I'm currently working on my master's, and not very confident that I'll be able to continue pursuing academia in the next few years due to the US's current political state. My parents are all in academia and have been pressuring me towards it, but I don't feel like it's very safe now, but they say it's hard to get back into academia after working. Could I hear your experiences going to and from academia? Do you think I should pursue academia despite the ongoing issues? I'm just very concerned after hearing all this stuff about hiring/funding freezes, shutdowns... Submitted January 25, 2017 at 03:57PM by Brachyc via reddit http://ift.tt/2jxilTy
How much time do you spend reading publications and journals in order to remain ahead in your area of research?
Could you please describe your area of research and how much time you spend on reading journals? Do you enjoy it? How often do you find new information that isn't repetitive (i.e. reproduced results on former research)? I was reading an article on an AI science search called Meta that helps facilitate the job of research. It had me wondering just how much time is wasted among others in different areas of research. Submitted January 25, 2017 at 04:56AM by WisdomSeeker1 via reddit http://ift.tt/2jPnG9P
seeking advice about adding an outside member on phd committee
Ok, I'm just looking for some outside perspectives on this, I'm a bit of an overthinker and just have gotten myself stuck. So, I'm debating whether to add a previous mentor as an outside (of my university) member on my PhD committee. At my current uni, I did my MA and then stayed for my PhD to work with this professor. He was not my MA chair solely because my thesis was from an RA position with someone else, but he was on my committee and is someone I highly admire and look up to in terms of the work he does. We collaborated on many projects, attended many conferences together. I stayed at this uni to do my PhD pretty much entirely because I wanted to work with him (he knew this and took me on). He was my PhD chair for two years before he got scooped for another (absolutely amazeballs) position and left. I'm not in hard sciences and there was honestly no way for him to take me with him to where he went. Not going into details, but honestly, not possible. It sucked for me but was a once-in-a-lifetime thing, so I understand why he left. When he left he said I could add him, if I wanted to, when the time came. Since then I've kinda submerged into the PhD craziness and just been doing fieldwork, analyzing data, writingwritingwriting, with little time for much else, so I don't feel like I've kept in touch really well... then again he's attended all the talks I've given on my research and we usually do a quick catch up at any conference we're both at. He knows a lot about my research cause it's in his area and I mean he did advise me for two years when I was developing the project, writing the grant proposals, etc. I guess I'm just fearing getting rejected if I write to him now and ask to add him. My current chair is great but very hands-off and treats me more like a colleague than an advisee, and his basic response to most things I ask is "well it's really up to you!" and that's what he said when I asked about this. Which I know is true, but I just feel uncertain. I'm graduating in the spring so I need to make this decision soon. I guess I'm just looking for outside perspectives... what would you do if you were in my position as a student, how would you react if you were a prof getting asked something like this? tia Submitted January 24, 2017 at 09:03PM by aloopycunt via reddit http://ift.tt/2jbfGho
Suggestions for protecting a grad student from an abusive advisor?
Hi redditors, this is my first post. I have a friend who's struggling with her PhD advisor at a state research university. My friend hopes to graduate this spring. She has completed her requirements and met agreed-upon deadlines for draft submission and revision throughout the PhD process, and she submitted a complete draft of her dissertation to her advisor in late November. The advisor agreed to send her suggestions for revision after the winter holiday, but now, two months later, he refuses to give her suggestions for revision until her co-advisor, who has left the country and essentially gone MIA, sends revision comments first. My friend suspects that her advisor has not actually read her draft, and this refusal--delivered in a coy, flirty tone--is just the latest in his long series of sketchy, capricious behaviors towards her. The advisor has tenure and is a well-connected, charismatic, and attractive figure in his department. He is known for a pattern of recruiting female grad students under his supervision and then behaving irresponsibly with them (failing to return comments on agreed-upon deadlines, publishing their ideas without attribution, not showing up for scheduled meetings, reversing or forgetting his previous directions for revision, etc.). I have suggested that my friend contact her department's graduate adviser, the Ombuds office, and the Graduate School's administrators to ask about next steps, but she is understandably concerned that she may alienate her advisor and put herself at risk for retaliation if she takes any actions to report his behavior and protect herself. Do you have suggestions for how she might handle this situation without putting her PhD at risk? I ask here in part because I suspect that this kind of situation is all too common, so your advice may help others too. Submitted January 24, 2017 at 05:50PM by nirawoolf via reddit http://ift.tt/2kelWH8 |
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