tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29059245.post4893676039274490400..comments2024-03-25T02:33:41.590-05:00Comments on FemaleScienceProfessor: Academic Rankings of All SortsFemale Science Professorhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15288567883197987690noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29059245.post-24678546846539297062006-12-20T23:56:00.000-06:002006-12-20T23:56:00.000-06:00It's hard to separate personality from a generaliz...It's hard to separate personality from a generalization about fields, but if I had to generalize.. I'd say that the biomed people were more supportive of pure biomed candidates and more critical of people who were trying to integrate bio with other science/engineering fields. In contrast, I think that attempts to merge bio with engineering, chemistry, astronomy, geology and so on are kind of cool.<br /><br />Service played no part in the evaluation for this particular early career award. The ability to write a statement/proposal for a general audience with minimal jargon was essential (why is your research important? can you convince a general audience that your research is cutting edge, rather than just very competent?), and it didn't hurt to have some publications and grants (though we assessed each case in the context of the norms for that field). Teaching was also critical -- both in-class teaching and grad/undergrad advising/mentoring -- but it had to be a complete package of excellent research and teaching, not either/or. <br /><br />Some committee members assigned points for each category, but others of us took a more holistic approach for getting a sense for each candidate. It was rather free form, but overall the results came out consistent, with only a few outliers. I think that's kind of fascinating. It seems to be an example of 'you know it when you see it'.Female Science Professorhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15288567883197987690noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29059245.post-88966328420678809932006-12-20T23:26:00.000-06:002006-12-20T23:26:00.000-06:00So, can you say how your rankings were different f...So, can you say how your rankings were different from the biomedical (read: my field) faculty? Were they more political, more sexist, more something or less something than you, in general? Was there a pattern?<br /><br />What do you think makes an award-winning early-career faculty member, in any field? Do you have a formula (3 parts teaching + 2 parts research + 1 part community service)?Ms.PhDhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11050354864577547294noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29059245.post-68443967589203314962006-12-20T19:37:00.000-06:002006-12-20T19:37:00.000-06:00I can't explain in detail -- it was an internal un...I can't explain in detail -- it was an internal university award thing for early-career faculty.Female Science Professorhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15288567883197987690noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29059245.post-72844789000657968932006-12-20T18:21:00.000-06:002006-12-20T18:21:00.000-06:00I am sorry, can you explain why you were trying to...I am sorry, can you explain why you were trying to compare philosophers with aerospace engineers? And can you give some names from lists proposed?<br /><br />Thanks.Zeynelhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01370851120603382088noreply@blogger.com