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Jane is an assistant professor in a computing field, and a new mother. Join her as she navigates the tenure track, deals with gender issues, figures out how to be a parent, and tries to have some semblance of a life.

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Blogging about teaching: the miniseries
Introduction
The intro courses
The intro courses, part 2
The mid-tier courses
The upper-level courses

Stuff I should probably be working on:
Journal paper #1 -- resubmitted, pending review
Journal paper #2 -- 95% complete
Journal paper #3 (abstract accepted) -- submitted for review!
Cool Extension project -- temporarily on hold
Next Stage project -- 70% complete
Easy Conference Paper project -- 65% complete

work-life balance:

An update on my mental state

Rather than responding to all of the comments on my last post (and thanks once again---really, you all have done so much to help put me in a better mental state than I've been in in a while!), I thought...

When coping mechanisms fail (the dark side of junior faculty life)

You may have noticed that there's been some "radio silence" around here, as they say, lately. Never fear, I'm still here, and I'm....coping. Sort of. Executive summary: I haven't been myself lately, and it's really, really starting to take a...

Operating outside my comfort zone

In the spirit of this year's theme, "Fearless", I have signed up to run a race that's a bit longer distance than I'm normally comfortable running. Not significantly longer, but longer. At the time I signed up for it, it...

Waiting

I have been waiting for my summer to begin. May was a nightmarish whirlwind of deadlines and heavy amounts of work and way too many obligations, that spilled over into June. (But on the bright side, I did get another...

Taking up space

The theme of this month's Scientiae carnival is "Added Weight: Taking up Space." This theme is very timely for me, since I've been thinking about this topic lately---a lot. And, readers of the old blog may remember that my "theme"...

Thinking in tens

I just saw this meme at ScienceMama's, which I believe originated at Sciencewomen. Yeah, so I'm late to the party on this one, but what the hell, it's late and I'm too wired to sleep, so here goes:...

Things I've learned by virtue of being a mom

In honor of Mother's Day, and in honor of the one-year anniversary of Baby Jane's appearance on Planet Earth, here, in no particular order, are the top five things I've learned from being a mom this past year. And, as...

Fantasy career lists

Do you ever play the game in which you fantasize about what you would do, career-wise, if you couldn't do what you're currently doing? I do, particularly when I'm having an especially bad week or when someone is droning on...

Weekend by the numbers

A numerical synopsis of my weekend:...

Things I've been pondering lately

It's been quiet around here lately, I realize. As you can tell from the last few posts, life has been busy and angsty and not a lot of fun lately. But a very large burden has been lifted (which I...

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