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Category Archives: job
Reasons to be cheerful
It’s one of those typical mid-September days with the sun shining and the temperature promising to push the low-20s by the afternoon. And I’ve got the day off. We seem to have had a whirlwind summer that was gone before … Continue reading Continue reading
On the up [11]
Having a chat with Henricus croxii this morning, it suddenly struck me that I have been rather quiet of late. So quiet, in fact, that even H. croxii, with whom I normally share everything (except underpants and family members), wasn’t … Continue reading
Posted in CME, job, Me, publishing, Remedica
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Out of context!
It’s time for some self promotion coupled with the release of frustration. Back in December, at the Annual American Society for Cell Biology meeting in Philadelphia I met Jenny (Rohn) and suggested an idea for something that might be of … Continue reading
Posted in angry e-mails, cartoon, chauvinism, cultures, disrespect, education, gender bias, how not to get a job in the lab, humor, job, position, Postdoctoral application, Research, science, woman holding her husband's tail
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Postdocs treadmilling in science careers
I recently read Jenny’s outstanding and insightful commentary entitled “Give postdocs a career, not empty promises” published on March 2 (in your nth favorite weekly science journal beginning with the letter N). First, I want to voice my absolute support, … Continue reading
Posted in career, education, job, laboratory, postdoc, principal investigator, Research, science, student
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