I sometimes think that an objective reason for me never getting a TT position was b/c I was too much of a generalist, jumping from one research topic to the other instead of specializing in one. Then I remembered the white male profs doing the same w no issue. Academic Chatter™

City I dislike: Moscow City I begrudgingly respect: Paris City I think is overrated: Lisbon The city I think is underrated: Copenhagen City I like: Porto City I love: Rome City I dream of living in: Dublin

There is a new EU requirement, according to which employees should register the time they worked. Would love to see how this works out in academia. Ppl competing who worked more w/o being paid for it. Glad I'm in #altac Academic Chatter™

Observation: in 2022 when I was applying for #altac jobs, it took me only two months from the first application to landing a rather prestigious job. Right now I'm in my 4th month, way higher interview rate (20%), still no job.

Gentle reminders for PhD students to get you through the week: You're valuable. You have options. You're not trapped. You're on the right track. You're handling things well. You're doing better than you think.

In my entire academic and #altac life I've seen the worst toxic masculine behaviour coming from women. I've also seen the best empathetic leadership coming from women. Lead like a woman and not a man. Otherwise #dei is not worth it. #womeninSTEM