#earlycareer

Jasmine Janes

Feb 11, 20194 min read

What made you pursue a career in biology?

I have been asked this question many times. Friends, family, strangers, hiring committees, students... many people are interested in...

Jasmine Janes

Jun 10, 20182 min read

What are the (personal) odds?

Many people publish a Shadow CV of sorts, including Jeremy Fox at Dynamic Ecology and Manu Saunders at Ecology is not a dirty word....

Is my wagon broken? – Talk about academic mental health

Jasmine Janes

May 29, 20184 min read

Is my wagon broken? – Talk about academic mental health

Over the years I have seen a number of friends/colleagues suffer through tough times, uncertainty and poor mental health. We all know...

Jasmine Janes

Apr 7, 20184 min read

Do postdocs have a use by date?

You’re at a conference volunteering at a career information session for graduates and postgraduates. You sit as part of a panel of...

What to expect when applying for academic jobs: selection panels versus endurance tests

Jasmine Janes

Feb 22, 20186 min read

What to expect when applying for academic jobs: selection panels versus endurance tests

This is not a blog that tells you how to do well in an interview. Those can be found in many other places (e.g. here and here). Rather,...

Is a European PhD comparable to a North American one?

Jasmine Janes

Nov 27, 20174 min read

Is a European PhD comparable to a North American one?

It’s a common question. A REALLY common question! Many countries throughout Europe and the Southern Hemisphere (e.g., Australia, New...

PART III – Peer review of grants: Researcher thoughts on making it better

Jasmine Janes, Manu Saunders, Sean Tomlinson

Oct 31, 20177 min read

PART III – Peer review of grants: Researcher thoughts on making it better

By Jasmine Janes, Manu Saunders and Sean Tomlinson Last month we posted a two-part blog post about the peer review of grants. In part one...

Questions asked in the 'making grant review process better' survey

Jasmine Janes, Manu Saunders, Sean Tomlinson

Oct 24, 20172 min read

Questions asked in the 'making grant review process better' survey

In case you missed it, or in case you forgot, here is a list of the questions that we asked regarding the grant application review...

PART II - Peer Review of Grants:
Can the grant peer review experience be improved?

Jasmine Janes, Manu Saunders, Sean Tomlinson

Sep 28, 20176 min read

PART II - Peer Review of Grants: Can the grant peer review experience be improved?

By Dr Jasmine Janes, Dr Manu Saunders & Dr Sean Tomlinson Yesterday we asked if peer review in funding circles was biased, particularly...

PART I - Peer Review of Grants:
Can we make it better for ECRs?

Jasmine Janes, Manu Saunders, Sean Tomlinson

Sep 27, 20175 min read

PART I - Peer Review of Grants: Can we make it better for ECRs?

By Dr Jasmine Janes, Dr Manu Saunders & Dr Sean Tomlinson The current system of peer reviewing grant proposals is recent, relative to...

Jasmine Janes

Jun 7, 20171 min read

The Lonesome Postdoc – blog series

Most days I feel a little like Lonesome George. You know, the tortoise that had no mate or friends. (My friend working on Galapagos...

Jasmine Janes

May 15, 20176 min read

Notes from the “Opening the black box of NSERC’s Discovery Grant” session at CSEE 2017

Recently, I had the pleasure of attending the Canadian Society for Ecology and Evolution (CSEE) conference in Victoria (Canada), where...

Jasmine Janes

Nov 27, 20168 min read

How (not) to write a successful DECRA – Pearls of wisdom, or fool’s gold?

In May this year I wrote a little post about my experience applying for a DECRA. Now that the results are out, I thought I should write a...

Jasmine Janes

May 27, 20168 min read

Are you ready to apply for a DECRA? A candid account from personal experience.

Many ambitious, early career researchers around the world will be considering applying for an Australian Research Council (ARC) Discovery...

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