careers… Wondering if you should apply for a DECRA? 7 Feb 20227 Feb 2022 Do you love doing job applications, but wish they were longer and more involved? If so, applying for an Australian Research Council (ARC) Discovery Early Career Researcher Award (DECRA) should…
careers… PhD opportunity in control strategies of feral deer 1 Oct 2021 In collaboration with Biosecurity South Australia, the Global Ecology Lab at Flinders University is happy to announce a wonderful new PhD opportunity in feral deer control strategies for South Australia.…
careers… Job: Research Associate in Mammalian Morphology-Environment Interactions 15 Feb 202115 Feb 2021 The Research Associate will investigate how the skull of extant mammal populations varies according to their environment, with a focus on the interaction between mega-herbivores and vegetation change. The project…
careers… I’m nearing the end of my PhD/postdoc … What the hell am I supposed to do now? 13 Jul 2020 What do you want to be when you grow up? The term ‘job security’ seems a fanciful idea to budding biologists — you may as well be studying unicorns (and…
careers… A new environment for personal transformation: what Australia has meant to me 12 Sep 2019 When developing an academic career, sticking in one’s homeland has its pros and cons. -- On your home turf there will usually be at least a few family members with…
careers… Being empathetic for better interdisciplinarity 4 Jun 2019 Scientists appear to have mixed feelings when it comes to interdisciplinarity in science — the reaction spans from genuine enthusiasm right through to pure disdain. I myself have crossed many…
careers… 11 things academic research and surfing have in common 2 May 2019 The last time I went surfing the waves were very slow and between sets I had a lot of time to contemplate life. This was when it occurred to me…
careers… Skydive your PhD 23 Apr 201923 Apr 2019 Many students start a PhD by just continuing in the same subject and same institution from their Masters or Honours project. But this is not necessarily the best way…
careers Good English and the scientific career: hurdles for non-native English speakers 13 Feb 2019 It's no secret that to be successful in academia, it's not enough just to be a good scientist — being able to formulate and test hypotheses. You also need to…
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