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Category Archives: New assistant professor
Remember the rules on allowable questions for job candidates!
Here in biology at Wash U, we interview for open faculty positions every year, usually. Now is the time we are doing this. It is really fun to meet these candidates, hear about their science, hear about what it is … Continue reading
Posted in Interviewing, Jobs, New assistant professor
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Five reasons to hire you for our open faculty position
Hiring is one of the most important things we do. A new hire is a colleague for years, possibly decades. The new professor will figure out things we don’t know, will even completely change the way we view a major … Continue reading
Posted in Interviewing, New assistant professor
Tagged assistant professor, creativity, faculty, hiring, research and teaching
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Claim your name on Google Scholar
Have you noticed that some people have claimed their name on Google Scholar? If you click on them, you can get all their articles. You need to do this for yourself. It makes it much easier to keep track of … Continue reading
How do you get the word out about a new job?
If you read this you probably already know we have an open position at Wash U in evolutionary biology. I hope you forwarded it to worthy candidates and to others that know such people. I suppose the form that forwarding … Continue reading
Posted in behavioral ecology, Jobs, New assistant professor
Tagged advertizing, communication, evolution, evolutionary biology, job, open position, publicity
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Assistant Professor in Evolution at Washington University in St. Louis!
We have an open position in evolutionary biology right here at Washington University in St. Louis! I hope you’ll apply! We are very excited about this and hope to welcome an excellent new colleague soon to our wonderful university, department, … Continue reading
Attributes that make getting tenure easy: curiosity, effectiveness, and conscientiousness.
Curiosity may be the most important characteristic of a successful academic. It is something that motivates us a lot in our earliest days, but sadly, many get over it. Nurture your curiosity for a successful academic career in both … Continue reading
The successful professor of science
In the business world, technician, project manager and program manager are different jobs, but in academia, the successful career has elements of all three, particularly for scientists and engineers. What exactly are these jobs? The woman I sat next to … Continue reading
Give a state of the lab address!
What did you do last year? What are you going to do this year? Where does your work fit in with the rest of the lab group? A great way to find out without missing anything is to give a … Continue reading
Posted in Grants, Group leadership, New assistant professor
Tagged collaboration, FAQ, funding, grants, lab group, National Science Foundation, organization, Research, teamwork, transparency, Wikipedia
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How to get the best start-up package as a new professor
This is the first of many negotiations you will have with the department chair and/or the dean, so you don’t want to screw it up. … If you are joining a group of people doing similar work, ask them if there is something you could all use that they would like you to ask for in your start-up. Continue reading
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