Date      Topic/Reading
5 Sep   Course introduction pdf logo
8 Sep   The publication process slides pdf: Eloquent Science, Ch 1
12 Sep   Writing a paper slides pdf: Is the scientific paper a fraud? | The write stuff
15 Sep   Where to send your paper?
19 Sep   Reviewing a paper slides pdf: Knuth pg 31-35, Knuth hints, Bernstein 2008, example review
22 Sep   Scientific funding and the grant review process slides pdf: Getting Funded (from Making the Right Moves)
26 Sep   Writing a grant slides pdf: grant tips; advice on NSF proposals; writing analysis plans
29 Sep   Writing an abstract slides pdf: writing center advice; six easy steps
3 Oct   Giving talks slides pdf: David Stern on “How to Give a Talk”
6 Oct   The 2 min “elevator” speech: How to sell your thesis; Deconstructing the elevator speech
10 Oct   Elevator speech practice (see Karl’s example)
13 Oct   Preparing and presenting a poster: “Better scientific poster”; Designing research posters video icon
17 Oct   Keeping a lab notebook: Ten simple rules; Open notebook science
20 Oct   Overcoming unconscious bias: Kolehmainen and Carnes (2018); Pritlove et al. (2019)
24 Oct   Success in collaboration (listening): HBR re listening, How to talk so kids will listen… (ch 1)
27 Oct   Social media: Carl Sagan effect; Building a brand
31 Oct   Success on the tenure-track: Fernandes et al. (2020) pdf icon
3 Nov   Non-tenure-track university jobs (guest, via zoom)
7 Nov   No class
10 Nov   Predominantly undergraduate institutions (guest, via zoom)
14 Nov   Jobs in industry (guest, via zoom)
17 Nov   Discussion of different types of jobs
21 Nov   Postdocs: Reading 1, Reading 2, Reading 3
24 Nov   Applying for jobs; application materials: Reading 1, Reading 2 pdf icon, Building a career (Ch 6)
28 Nov   No class
1 Dec   Job interviews: preparing for academic interviews; academic interviews gone bad;
    Building a career in data science Ch 7, Appendix
5 Dec   Teaching: Teach Tech Together (Ch 10)
8 Dec   Time management: Laura Albert video video icon

Readings available at the course Canvas site.