Professors Elizabeth Matsui and Roger Peng talk about life in the academic trenches, telling it like it is.
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2024-04-16 | Elizabeth and Roger discuss what it means to be a professional in academia and what value it has in collaborations.  Show Notes: Roger on Twitter/X Elizabeth on Twitter/X Effort Report on Twitter/X Get Roger’s and Elizabeth’s book, The Art of Data Sci... | |
2024-03-30 |
MicroEpisode 14 - Salary Support and Diversifying Your Portfolio Elizabeth and Roger discuss the different ways that salary support and effort are broken down in academia, as well as strategies for diversifying the sources of your salary. Â Show Notes: Roger on Twitter/X Elizabeth on Twitter/X Effort Report on Twitt... |
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2024-03-19 | Elizabeth and Roger discuss what a promotion letter is and how to write one that promotion committees can use to evaluate faculty.  Show Notes: Roger on Twitter/X Elizabeth on Twitter/X Effort Report on Twitter/X Get Roger’s and Elizabeth’s book, The ... | |
2024-02-29 | Elizabeth and Roger are in a Pro-Am providing both professional and amateur tips about mentoring others.  Show Notes: Roger on Twitter/X Elizabeth on Twitter/X Effort Report on Twitter/X Get Roger’s and Elizabeth’s book, The Art of Data Science Subscr... | |
2024-02-07 | Elizabeth and Roger describe what a search committee is, what it does, who creates it, who serves on it, and whether you want to be on one.  Show Notes: Roger on Twitter/X Elizabeth on Twitter/X Effort Report on Twitter/X Get Roger’s and Elizabeth’s ... | |
2024-01-19 | ||
2024-01-02 | Elizabeth and Roger turn to Roger’s favorite topic: Accounting. But Elizabeth manages to keep Roger on track as they discuss what is a faculty member’s responsibility when it comes to keeping track of the numbers ($$).  Show Notes: Roger on Twitter/X ... | |
2023-12-18 | Elizabeth and Roger discuss the critical question of whether to attend department/division holiday parties. The pros, the cons, and everything in between!  Show Notes: Roger on Twitter/X Elizabeth on Twitter/X Effort Report on Twitter/X Get Roger’s an... | |
2023-12-12 | There are mentors with different purposes: Research mentor, career mentor, etc. Furthermore, advisors are different than mentors. Elizabeth and Roger sort out the variety of people you might have helping with your career and how to choose them.  Show... | |
2023-11-28 | Elizabeth and Roger discuss the concept of “managing up” and how it applies in the world of academia. Most people in academia report to someone in some sort of fashion, although in academia, the nature of the reporting relationship is muddier.  Show N... |