I had applied for a post-doc -- the only one I ever applied to -- at the University of Pennsylvania, in their center where they study the science of science communication. Yeah, that probably sounds really boring. But I thought it might be kind of cool! Any case, I got such a nice rejection note… Continue reading The most gentle job rejection I ever got
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Job rejection: “never got through”
(Back in February 2019) I applied for a job in October at an environmental research center at UNC Chapel Hill. One of those jobs through a university application system where you get the feeling you're tossing your information into a black hole. But for a wonder, this black hole chucked something back out, because they… Continue reading Job rejection: “never got through”
Exploitative western scientists in foreign countries
I am still trying to get the last chapter of my PhD published, two years after graduating, and I have no idea if this is an average or super-long delay. I like the paper, though, at least the form it's finally taking. It's about the marshes in southern Iraq. Back in 2003, these marshes were… Continue reading Exploitative western scientists in foreign countries
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