My current approach to email
As a professor, and working at two universities, I get a lot of emails. I've gone through many iterations of methods to keep my inbox under control. They all are inspired by inbox zero, but the method to get to…
PhD Talk for AcademicTransfer: Tips for the Tenure Track
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…
My current form of the weekly review
I used to have rather elaborate methods to review my week and month, partially based on the "Mastering your PhD book" (which I would still recommend, especially for younger researchers!). However, as my methods for planning my time and tasks…
Q&A: How to find a faculty position in Ecuador
I recently received the following question by email, so I thought it'd make for a good Q&A: Hi Eva, My name is XX and I am currently a postdoctoral researcher working at YY. I came across some of your blogposts…
My time and task management systems in 2025
As I've been writing here regular updates on how I manage my tasks and time, I am now taking stock again of how I currently manage my time and tasks. Here's what I am currently using: An annual planning, based…
A summer with some form of a template for summer 2025
During summer 2022 and 2023, I let go of my weekly template. In summer 2024, I used my template in a flexible way, which is what I will do this summer as well. This summer is split into various parts,…
My goals for Summer 2025
As always at the beginning of a new semester, I have outlined my goals for the upcoming semester. I will be dividing my time between Ecuador and the Netherlands, and of course, will take my summer holidays. Here’s what I…
How I organize myself for travel
It's conference season again, so I thought I would give you an insight in how I organize myself for traveling. Generally, I try to take as much of the administrative hassle out of traveling, so that my time goes into…
Evaluation of my Spring 2025 goals
As always at the end of a semester, I am taking a bit of time to see how I did with my goals. Here's my evaluation of my Spring 2025 goals: Submit 4 papers: Yes, and they are under review.…
PhD Talk for AcademicTransfer: Finding our expertise field as an academic
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…