Tag Archives: applications

Leaving academia: Whether or not to work in a large corporation

Posted on January 29, 2015 by zinemin

I had two job interviews last week, and I am currently trying to figure out whether or not I want to work in a large multinational corporation. At least one of the jobs sounds very attractive, with a likable boss, … Continue reading →

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Existential crisis on Linkedin

Posted on November 8, 2014 by zinemin

Isn’t it interesting how the big life insights of people always sound trivial? Like “and then I realized it doesn’t matter what others think.” This kind of insight is everywhere, in every second self-help book and motivational poster. And yet … Continue reading →

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Too easy explanations

Posted on January 12, 2014 by zinemin

I spent a lot of my final years in academia being really angry about how ridiculously uncritical many of my fellow scientists are, and how little they actually care about the truth. Here is why: The goal of my subfield … Continue reading →

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Should you do another postdoc?

Posted on November 23, 2013 by zinemin

Here is yet another article about the negative effect that having to do 2-3 postdocs before being able to apply for tenure-track positions has on people’s life, which has been widely shared and discussed on my facebook. I left academia … Continue reading →

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Some advice for academic search committees

Posted on March 6, 2013 by zinemin

It is very easy to find articles and blog posts about how to behave as an academic job candidate. What not to say, how to dress, how to appear self-confident and flatter the egos of the search committee members at … Continue reading →

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