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The Three-Postdoc Postdoc
This new year, I will be starting a new job. Sort of. This will be my third postdoc in as many years. Because my first mentor left the institution one year after I started (coinciding with the birth of my … Continue reading
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A Tale of Three Labs: Reflections on Environment Dynamics
Sticking to the scenario in which I am a fish, I’d like to reflect on having been a variably sized fish in various sizes of pond… and learning to swim in corresponding tides. In this metaphor, ponds have tides. Before … Continue reading
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Encountering new levels of diversity… and lack of diversity
I just started a new job in a big city. This has been a huge change for me in many ways, and one refreshing change has been the new level of diversity I’ve experienced. I am a white woman who … Continue reading
Posted in academia, conflict, diversity, Laboratory, postdoc, strengths and weaknesses
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