I wrote this post when we were about one year into the COVID-19 pandemic, but somehow forgot to hit "publish" and just found this in my folder of drafts. By now, the situation in Quito has only become worse. We…
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'm navigating what it means to be a mid-career academic, I've been facing new challenges. I consider mid-career here as the post-tenure years. While I'm a full professor in Ecuador, I still have two levels of full professor to…
A while back, I was asked about the computer programs and apps that I use every day. It's something Rico and I discussed in a recent podcast, and in that episode, these were the computer programs and apps that I…
As I've been struggling with my workload over the past year, I've got to the point that my stress levels are so high that my thyroid is acting up again. My regular practices of meditation, exercise, sufficient sleep, and nutritious…
In today's poll, I want to learn about how supervisors are trained to participate in defenses. So if you are a supervisor, this poll is for you #academicchatter #phdchat . Did you receive training related to doctoral defenses? — Dr…
Dear readers, I have some updates for you! The first one is that I launched a new course "Research in Difficult Times" on Teachable, which includes material to help you get unstuck in your research, find the support you need,…
Back in December, my co-host Rico and I launched the PhD Talk podcast (listen on Spotify, Stitcher, Deezer, Apple Podcasts). We're now a few months into this journey, and I wanted to take this moment to reflect what I've learned…
As I am writing this post at the end of March, it's been more than a year since my university campus closed due to COVID-19, and I've been working from home ever since. In this post, I wanted to share…
As I'm thinking about ways I can help my own PhD candidates as well as push for structural changes inside my universities, I first wanted to know who has been most and least helpful to PhD candidates during the ongoing…
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