A scientist and an engineer being the change we want to see
ScienceWoman is an assistant professor in -ology. She blogs about the intersection of science and real life - primarily based on her first-hand experiences. Her older posts can be found here.
Alice Pawley is an assistant professor of engineering education at Purdue University. She blogs at the intersection of women's studies and engineering, a pretty empty space but with potential to grow. She wants to be a feminist-but-tenured professor when she grows up.
August 31, 2008
From Wikipedia: Labor Day is a United States federal holiday observed on the first Monday in September. The holiday originated in 1882 as the Central Labor Union (of New York City) sought to create "a day off for the working...
Posted by ScienceWoman at 10:15 PM • 2 Comments •
August 29, 2008
Category: ScienceWoman says...
This post is for Scientiae's call to share what we did on our summer vacation. I've been fairly silent about my personal life the last few months, But I was hugely encouraged by all the wonderful comments that so many...
Posted by ScienceWoman at 2:39 PM • 93 Comments •
Category: whining
Musings on getting up in the dark
Posted by Alice at 6:59 AM • 3 Comments •
August 28, 2008
Category: climate change
I'm part of a team submitting a proposal to NASA, and as such, I had to register in the NASA proposal tracking system, creatively named NSPIRES. But I was a little less than inspired when I got to the first...
Posted by ScienceWoman at 12:52 PM • 16 Comments •
Category: books
My week-long experiment with "actively waiting" to write.
Posted by Alice at 7:37 AM • 3 Comments •
August 26, 2008
Category: let's talk about solutions
Following up on Alice's excellent discussion-starter post on "negotiating the illegal questions on an academic job interview," I'd like to offer a few thoughts from the departmental side of the equation. Anyone with more or different experiences should also chime...
Posted by ScienceWoman at 8:52 PM • 13 Comments •
Category: Scientiae
Lots of photo-taking, traveling, and blogging, apparently!
Posted by Alice at 7:52 AM • 2 Comments •
August 25, 2008
Category: academic adventures
How to answer the "are you married?" and "do you have kids?" questions on an interview.
Posted by Alice at 5:21 PM • 58 Comments •
August 24, 2008
Category: women in science
How would you handle a drinking party as part of your tenure-track faculty interview?
Posted by Alice at 7:55 PM • 102 Comments •
August 23, 2008
Category: let's talk about solutions
Over at FairerScience they are looking for a Clinical/Social Science Research Associate to work on a project about "Career Decision-Making of Future Minority Biomedical Science Faculty." Here's an excerpt of the job description: This new position is responsible for the...
Posted by ScienceWoman at 11:00 AM • 0 Comments •
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