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…
As I was preparing to travel to Boston for the ACI Fall Convention, I realized I couldn't easily remember when I last attended. I remember that I went to Cincinnati, and that it had been my second ACI Convention in…
I've been playing around with ChatGPT for a while now, and I've also taken for one month (to explore the functionalities in more depth) the paid subscription to see more options. In these past months, I've used ChatGPT for the…
The step from PhD or postdoc to assistant professor is a big step, so without perhaps being fully aware of it, assistant professors gather a whole new set of skills. I made an overview in this list: Teaching and pedagogy:…
Just as I listed for PhD candidates new skills to acquire as compared to the master's years, I have compiled a list of skills that are typically new during the postdoc years. Without much further ado, here are 15 new…
It's the third year I find myself in Ioannidis' list of top 2% scientists by year, and the second year that I find myself in the career-long list. Of course, I'm glad to see that my efforts are appreciated and…
A PhD is often seen as the logical next step after a master's degree. And while the master's and PhD are sometimes lumped together in "graduate school", the step can be large as PhD candidates have more responsibilities in their…
I recently formed part of the committee for a PhD defense in Colombia. Here are some of my observations regarding the format of the defense in Colombia (Universidad del Valle): The defense takes place after the first draft of the…
In my field, technical committees are quite important. Today, I wanted to reflect on how I have seen my role in technical committees change - for those of you interested in what a path forward in such endeavors may look…
2023 has been a year with almost no conference travel for me. The only conference I attended was the ACI Fall Convention just now, and I did not present a paper or poster or anything. I went to participate in…