At the beginning of this semester, I found myself with quite a lot of visitors! I got two MSc students and one PhD student visiting me at USFQ for an IAESTE exchange, one senior professor from Germany staying with us…
For a while, I was not taking courses as part of my professional development. I was going to conferences, attending webinars, reading books, and taking some compulsory internal courses - but it had been a while since I took a…
Mid-career is often a bit of a slog: you are continuing what you did as an assistant professor and what got you tenure, and you are taking on more responsibilities and building your profile to ultimately become a full professor.…
Today, let's talk about the artificial intelligence revolution and how it will impact and is impacting us as faculty members. If I believe the tech optimists, AI is not just a trend; instead, it's a game-changer for how we teach…
I am rounding off my posts celebrating my ten years as a faculty member, by reflecting on what has changed for faculty members in the last ten years. Without much further ado, here is my list of ten things that…
I am continuing my posts to celebrate the 10 years since getting my PhD and starting my faculty position. Today, I would like to share ten tips I wish someone had given me when I starting as a faculty member:…
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…
Today, I am continuing the series of posts in which I reflect on the last ten years since I got my PhD in June 2013 and then started my faculty position in November 2013. In today's post, I am reflecting…
Last June it has been ten years since I got my PhD, and in November it will be ten years since I started my faculty position at USFQ. To honor this anniversary, I have prepared a series of posts to…
I've been thinking recently about how the place where I work affects how I work. When I understand better how I work in various spaces, I can plan better what to do where. Most days, I work from my campus…
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