Assistant Prof @UGA_MarineSci (joint with @UGA_iob). Sequencing the ocean one handful of mud at a time. I write code in a ballgown. Views expressed are my own.
Aug 17, 2022 • 18 tweets • 5 min read
The hardest thing I've done in 2022 was prep and submit my Tenure & Promotion dossier, which is now happily moving thru dept + uni committees. This took me ALL of spring semester (as big a time suck as writing a new grant), so here a 🧵 illuminating the T&P process #academiclife
First, I had to write my T&P dossier entirely *from scratch* since I never had a 3rd year review due to UCR->UGA lab move. Every uni has its own format/system for T&P dossiers, so your 3rd year review is usually "practice" for this process (+ forces you use correct formats, 2/n)
May 29, 2019 • 13 tweets • 6 min read
In an attempt to claw back some work-life balance this year (and fight some longstanding feelings of burnout at work), I've been taking a data-driven approach tracking how I spent my time as a #NewPI (THREAD - 1/n)
Every day since Jan 1, 2019 I have been keeping track of my "science work" on a daily basis - calculating the number of hours I spent on Research (anything leading to grants or publications), Teaching (course prep & lecturing) and Service (all the admin duties & other stuff) 2/n
