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

Readings available at the course Canvas site.