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The benefits of doing math for a living

Notwithstanding a previous post, I love doing academic research. Until now, my main argument for why my job is so great is that I get paid to do what I love. A recent study has, however, added some unexpected icing … Continue reading

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Academic biology job wiki

Many moons ago my friend Ryan Sensenig brought to my attention the existence of the academic biology job wiki. This is a wiki page where academic job applicants can post vacancies for jobs they have applied for and get feedback … Continue reading

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Can blogging land you a sweet job?

The concept of landing a sweet job by virtue of blogging has never crossed my mind until I came across the fate of Bora Zivkovic (yes the same Bora that published The Open Laboratory: The Best Writing on Science Blogs … Continue reading

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