I've developed a method over the years that works for me when I encounter a slump in my research, and I've been recommending this approach to others. There replies have been very enthusiastic. My recipe for coming out of a…
Continuing this series of good habits, I want to focus today on good habits that help post-docs to set up for success during their post-doc years and beyond. The post-doc years can look differently as a function of the project…
If you want to invest some time during your PhD (and preferably at the beginning of the PhD) to develop good habits, you will reap the benefits in the later years. I've identified the following habits as elements that will…
I recently received the following comment: My problem is that I can’t find a suitable subject for my thesis. Since the difficulty in defining a thesis subject is not uncommon, I am outlining here a few questions you can ask…
This post is part of the series PhD Talk for AcademicTransfer: posts written for the Dutch academic career network AcademicTransfer, your go-to resource for all research positions in the Netherlands. These posts are sponsored by AcademicTransfer, and tailored to those…
I'm in the Netherlands for a while. My childcare is limited to 9 hours so with my commute, I'm at work max 8 hours a day. Some days I do something additional at night after my daughter sleeps - but…
I recently received a question from an early career researcher who wanted to know how you can become a journal editor. Here are a few ways that are available: Apply when a position open: Some journals rotate their editorial board…
I recently wrote about my personal career story for AcademicTransfer. Writing advice, and looking back at my journey, is always a bit tricky. But I realized that the most important reason why I'm still at TU Delft, and am tenured…
Last February was a particularly rough time for me. I've was dealing with the administrative burden of my mother's passing, which made is for me impossible to grieve. There were complicating circumstances around her death that made things even more…
I recently received this excellent question (just edited out the name of the person who sent in the question): Hello Eva, I have been an avid follower of your blog in the last years (since I discovered it!). I am…
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