On the Art and Politics of Chairing Panels
I have considered chairing panels at academic conferences for a while as a topic for a potential blog post. This aspect of academic life isn’t self-evident and there are only a few guides on...
Epigrammetry How to Academia
Why “just do more yoga” is beside the point: Performance Pressure in Academia
This is just a quick post to tell you, in case you needed to hear, that it’s completely natural to ever be grappling with performance pressure in academia. And why advice like “just do...
How to stand out [Applications in Academia 101: A Survival Guide, Part 4]
In this series, I explain how you can get better at academic job applications (see the first part Applications in Academia 101: A Survival Guide (Part 1)). Now I’m going to provide some more...
Building your CV and understanding the competition [Applications in Academia 101: A Survival Guide, Part 3]
In the last post, I outlined how you can get better at academic job applications (Applications in Academia 101: A Survival Guide (Part 1)). Now I’m going to provide some more detail on what...
What is a motivation letter for? [Applications in Academia 101: A Survival Guide, Part 2]
In the last post, I outlined how you can get better at academic job applications (Applications in Academia 101: A Survival Guide (Part 1)). Now I’m going to provide some more detail on what...
Applications in Academia 101: A Survival Guide (Part 1)
Applications in an academic context are hard. And confusing if you don’t have lots of experience. How are you supposed to know what people are looking for? This blogpost will provide you with lots...
Time-blocking my way through #postdoclife – part I
You might have heard about time blocking (or time chunking) by now. If not, this is the short Wikipedia definition of it: Timeblocking or time blocking (also known as time chunking) is a productivity...
Lessons learned – 4 weeks away from Academia
So, I did it. I was away. I was out. I packed my stuff and took a plane to Mexico and stayed there for 22 days. Not just like that, it was actually a...
Academic New Year Blues- still the same unfinished tasks to do!?
Happy New Year, everyone! Wherever you are, I hope you came good into this 2023. May it be a healthy, successful and marvellous year for all of you! So… a new beginning. Well, that’s...
#AcWriMo2022 – Re-establishing a writing routine
This post is basically my academic writing walk of shame, because – really, guys, I am embarrassed to tell you this – but, okay… I must confess: I have a summer writing to-do-list, like...
Why the PhD is the most un-zen phase in your life
I’m currently travelling for a teaching gig and just had this epiphany (which ultimately was a long time in the making, I guess). The PhD phase is the most un-zen thing you will ever...
Post PhD Submission Fatigue. Part 2
In a post last year about Post PhD Submission Fatigue I promised to follow up and then I never did. Post Phd Submission fatigue got me 😀 So now, you’ll get both an update...
(PhD) Life Wisdom from Bouldering. Part IV
Our posts on “wisdom from bouldering” have turned into quite a series. I’m surprised myself each time that bouldering has something more to teach me about life. But I guess you’ll always take away...
Research stay abroad or How to get into my Rome Office
Dear online readers, my name is Philipp and I am a PhD student of archaeology at the universities of Mainz and Erlangen (Germany). This year I am enjoying the full academic jet-set life with...
Travel Hacks for Academia, Part I: The right apparel
As you all probably don’t know yet – I’m a huge travel gadgets nerd. I own tons of them and spend way more money than I should testing the newest fancy shit from Kickstarter....
