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Research Centered

75% administration, 25% research… life on the alt-ac track.

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Posts from Research Centered

By Minerva Cheevy April 23, 2012
Set daily goals, identify and avoid productivity enemies, and monitor how you’re doing from week to week, says Minerva Cheevy.
By Minerva Cheevy March 13, 2012
Becoming known as an authority in a little-studied field can leave an academic feeling uncertain that the attention is deserved.
By Minerva Cheevy February 17, 2012
Gender inequality in academia is about more than just family-friendly policies.
By Minerva Cheevy February 1, 2012
If you can answer your emails quickly and effectively, people will think you are a superhero.
By Minerva Cheevy January 25, 2012
Sometimes, the skills you need most come from things that people advise you not to do.
By Minerva Cheevy January 17, 2012
An introvert’s insecurity and worry about attending ScienceOnline2012.
By Minerva Cheevy January 12, 2012
When I moved my blog over here to The Chronicle, one of the things I was worried about was keeping up with expectations. What on earth was I going to write about? My fellow Chronicle bloggers are a pretty high-level crowd, always writing about Important Issues and stuff. I do that sometimes too,…
By Minerva Cheevy December 14, 2011
Now that I have the freedom to pursue some new projects, I don’t know where to start.
By Minerva Cheevy December 5, 2011
Academia and roller derby are similar in a couple of ways - for example, perserverance is key, and you fall down a lot - but they are so very different.
By Minerva Cheevy November 15, 2011
The reason my work tires me so much is, most likely, that I am an introvert, and being an administrator means interacting with people all day long.