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Janet D. Stemwedel (whose nom de blog is Dr. Free-Ride) is an associate professor of philosophy at San Jose State University. Before becoming a philosopher, she earned a Ph.D. in physical chemistry. Email her at dr.freeride@gmail.com.
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Category: Academia
Complicating the "two cultures" framing of research (and of what undergraduates should be learning in a research methods course).
Posted by Janet D. Stemwedel at 10:03 PM • 5 Comments • 0 TrackBacks
Category: Academia
Being an able-bodied member of the workforce is not a permanent position. What are your duties if you're collecting sick-pay?
Posted by Janet D. Stemwedel at 5:42 PM • 17 Comments • 0 TrackBacks
Category: Academia
From what exactly is the First Amendment supposed to protect me when I include a piece of my writing in a dossier on the basis of which my job performance is to be evaluated?
Posted by Janet D. Stemwedel at 1:51 PM • 6 Comments • 0 TrackBacks
Category: Academia
I've just gotten back from a conference, and I was blaming the travel and time zones for the fact that I feel like this: However, from the looks of things, it seems there is some kind of zombie epidemic on...
Posted by Janet D. Stemwedel at 2:34 PM • 6 Comments • 0 TrackBacks
Category: Academia
Via Abi, I learn that Chemistry Blog has posted an interesting letter from a PI to his postdoc dated July 27, 1996. The letter, on official Caltech Division of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering letterhead, suggests that not all the stories...
Posted by Janet D. Stemwedel at 4:21 PM • 10 Comments • 0 TrackBacks
Category: Academia
One of the most interesting sessions at the NSF IGERT 2010 Project Meeting was a panel of men and women who participated in the IGERT program as students and are now working in a variety of different careers. The point...
Posted by Janet D. Stemwedel at 8:46 AM • 1 Comments • 0 TrackBacks
Category: Academia
Hey kid, wanna major in philosophy? (Be sure to clear your browser history so your mom doesn't find out.)
Posted by Janet D. Stemwedel at 12:19 PM • 11 Comments • 0 TrackBacks
Category: Academia
As mentioned in an earlier post, I was recently part of a panel on Digital Science at the NSF IGERT 2010 Project Meeting in Washington, D.C. The meeting itself brought together PIs, trainees, and project coordinators who are involved in...
Posted by Janet D. Stemwedel at 9:33 PM • 1 Comments • 0 TrackBacks
Category: Academia
Chad has posted an interesting discussion of a study of students' academic performance and how it is correlated to their evaluations of the faculty teaching them. The study in question is Carrell, S., & West, J. (2010). Does Professor Quality...
Posted by Janet D. Stemwedel at 1:33 PM • 2 Comments • 0 TrackBacks
Category: Academia
In the midst of the ongoing conversation about managing career and housework and who knows what else (happening here, here, here, here, here, here, here, here, and likely some places I've missed), ScientistMother wondered about one of the blogospheric voices...
Posted by Janet D. Stemwedel at 5:28 PM • 7 Comments • 0 TrackBacks
