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

Readings available at the course Canvas site.