tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29059245.post2605555167284721590..comments2024-03-14T04:53:49.513-05:00Comments on FemaleScienceProfessor: Random Update 2Female Science Professorhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15288567883197987690noreply@blogger.comBlogger17125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29059245.post-20968406195895271542007-12-12T21:24:00.000-06:002007-12-12T21:24:00.000-06:00You can get compartmented lunch food containers at...You can get compartmented lunch food containers at just about any Asian supermarket. My wife is nuts for them, but not nuts enough to make me lunch each day. I like the fresh fruit and vegEliRabetthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07957002964638398767noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29059245.post-31120179524166667532007-10-28T20:02:00.000-05:002007-10-28T20:02:00.000-05:00"Our company is known to read employee email..."So..."Our company is known to read employee email..."<BR/><BR/>Some sort of alternate, professional email address with forwarding is useful in these cases. In my case, for example, if I don't want job hunt-related emails going to my current employer, I use my Association of Computing Machinery (acm.org) email address that I receive as part of being a member. <BR/><BR/>This maintains a professional appearance, while avoiding potential issues. This is mainly a problem in the corporate world. Perhaps as many as 33% of businesses will read employee emails (with some not telling their employees about it). I would be shocked if any university read employee emails. The fury from faculty would be intense if it was discovered.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29059245.post-10858465497895130982007-10-27T10:40:00.000-05:002007-10-27T10:40:00.000-05:00re: email address. I just applied for (and got!) a...re: email address. I just applied for (and got!) a new job, and I couldn't use my business account. Our company is known to read employee email, and it is the kind of place where if they know you're looking for other jobs, they'll fire you anyway. I had to set up a new gmail ccount as my regular one was, as you said, too "cute"!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29059245.post-28943621829034279092007-10-27T10:13:00.000-05:002007-10-27T10:13:00.000-05:00I think what amazes me that you were asked to look...I think what amazes me that you were asked to look at 100 applications. It seems like the HR office and/or the chair could preview and pull out the people who are obviously unqualified. My HR department complains that not enough of us are willing to serve on search committees, and think it signals apathy on our parts about who we work with. I'm on a committee FOR our HR department looking at their procedures, and pointing out all the ways their correspondence and procedures are inhospitable to those of us who voluntarily look at all of those applications and attend what end up being pretty much useless meetings because no one has defined what we should be looking for.Kelleyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03907473075505704682noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29059245.post-54946239858310542412007-10-26T23:35:00.000-05:002007-10-26T23:35:00.000-05:00anonymous - That's excellent if you devote 2 hours...anonymous - That's excellent if you devote 2 hours/day to writing papers. There's no way I could spend 2 hours that way on some days, but I try to do something on a paper most days, if only moving along the technical aspects (e.g., references, tables, formatting etc.). It's fine if you have to set aside paper-writing temporarily as grant deadlines or conferences loom, especially if you've been making progress in between.Female Science Professorhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15288567883197987690noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29059245.post-85469734256646831842007-10-26T22:47:00.000-05:002007-10-26T22:47:00.000-05:00re. spouse issues: It (almost) makes me glad to b...re. spouse issues: It (almost) makes me glad to be single! Not being a two-body problem has certainly opened up a lot of job possibilities that I wouldn't have considered otherwise. :)Unbalanced Reactionhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13407339711183651108noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29059245.post-66285555290447401032007-10-26T21:09:00.000-05:002007-10-26T21:09:00.000-05:00could you expand on how you prioritize? as a junio...could you expand on how you prioritize? as a junior faculty I find myself pulled in too many different directions... <BR/>often times I respond to deadlines (eg grants) rather than write papers, for example. I am trying to change my ways by devoting 2 hrs each day to papers only, but I've only tried it for a week (with no grants deadline in sight) so I don't know how long it will last!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29059245.post-945178110315593832007-10-26T20:23:00.000-05:002007-10-26T20:23:00.000-05:00I like research statements that start with the big...I like research statements that start with the big picture, have detailed information about recent and ongoing research, then ends with description of plans for near-future research (ideally demonstrating that the candidate has ideas and the 'vision thing'). That's all..Female Science Professorhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15288567883197987690noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29059245.post-13735578630696439982007-10-26T19:55:00.000-05:002007-10-26T19:55:00.000-05:00Do you care to comment about what you would look f...Do you care to comment about what you would look for in a research plan? Should it be short, long, detailed, high-level, etc? I'm a non-academic looking switch from industrial-lab to the green grass of University life.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29059245.post-57222749208703067422007-10-26T19:07:00.000-05:002007-10-26T19:07:00.000-05:00I am secretless with respect to efficiency. I prio...I am secretless with respect to efficiency. I prioritize and try to get as much done as I can and still have fun and remain sort of sane.Female Science Professorhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15288567883197987690noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29059245.post-25901309801522686962007-10-26T19:05:00.000-05:002007-10-26T19:05:00.000-05:00"Nothing" was an exaggeration. I don't do research..."Nothing" was an exaggeration. I don't do research in this field, but I attend talks on topics in this field and have colleagues who work on some aspects of this field. I am the least knowledgeable about this field of anyone else on the committee.Female Science Professorhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15288567883197987690noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29059245.post-4875563545250468242007-10-26T17:41:00.000-05:002007-10-26T17:41:00.000-05:00Based on my experience, I am going to bet that guy...Based on my experience, I am going to bet that guy with lunch in little containers = guy with wife who makes lunch and puts it in little containers<BR/><BR/>Twice now I have complimented coworkers (both asian men) on their lunch food containment devices, and both times they credited their stay-at-home wives. <BR/><BR/>You actually READ the applications? I thought rule #1 was that nobody actually reads the applications.<BR/><BR/>Also, I'm confused. You said you know nothing about this field, but that your department invites speakers who work in this field. Either your department is very broad, or I am just missing something.Ms.PhDhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11050354864577547294noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29059245.post-44060347331885585752007-10-26T11:49:00.000-05:002007-10-26T11:49:00.000-05:00Yes, I agree with ecogeofemme- tell us your effici...Yes, I agree with ecogeofemme- tell us your efficiency secrets.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29059245.post-5184429976719114422007-10-26T08:40:00.000-05:002007-10-26T08:40:00.000-05:00FSP, you seem to be super productive, so you must ...FSP, you seem to be super productive, so you must be efficient because you also talk about other aspects of your life (daughter and vacations) and don't sound all spastic about your job. Teach us...EcoGeoFemmehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11236907917990309659noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29059245.post-21743660016334985022007-10-26T07:52:00.000-05:002007-10-26T07:52:00.000-05:00I, too, find it frustrating when others show up to...I, too, find it frustrating when others show up to meetings unprepared. It's not a matter of how organized you are, but of what your priorities are. It's insulting to others not to do the work required for a meeting, since they all gave up precious time to attend this meeting. I get really tired of the "Oh gosh, I'm just an absent-minded professor" types -- I think this is very often an excuse for avoiding work and letting other people take up the slack.<BR/><BR/>By the way, excellent advice to job candidates.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29059245.post-10710737019312252982007-10-25T19:24:00.000-05:002007-10-25T19:24:00.000-05:00re spouse issues: maybe the coupel in option 3 doe...re spouse issues: maybe the coupel in option 3 does not see her job as so portable. My husband works in supply chain management, and although one would think it's a very portable job, he is currently in a different city bc he could not find a good job in the large metropolitan areas where I live. I am applying (pretenure) to a different institution, and one of the drives is that it's in a city that would offer more opportunities to hubby. But I did not mention any of this in the application, and tried to be as positive as I possibly could be reg my current job... took some deep breathing ;-)Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29059245.post-50915929635549381752007-10-25T19:21:00.000-05:002007-10-25T19:21:00.000-05:00I may be more efficient, but I am not more organiz...I may be more efficient, but I am not more organized. I lose things too.. <BR/><BR/>One of the committee members who did not read all the files has an extremely neat office, and he came to the meeting with his lunch in little containers -- he even had neat little Condiments and Utensils. My office is stacked high with piles of stuff and I drank my lunch* that day. I think perhaps I prioritize things in a different way than some of my colleagues.<BR/><BR/>(* juice)Female Science Professorhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15288567883197987690noreply@blogger.com