• PhD to be by Elizabeth Moritz

    The final year of graduate school is upon me and my quest to be a PhD is invariably thwarted by the whimsy path research tends to meander down. A little guidance and a lot of patience will be paramount as I make the final push!

    • CV + blog = ?

      Friday, 15 May 2009 - 18:07 UTC

      How did you mention your science-related blog on your CV/resume?

      I am trying to finish up my CV in the next week for applying to postdocs and have decided am pretty sure I will include the link to my NN blog in one of the sections.

      The two examples I have seen in the CVs of friends are as follows:

      Under the “Special Talents” section
      Active science blogger at: http://network.nature.com/people/XXXXXXX

      Under the “Awards and Affiliations” section
      Nature Network member (http://network.nature.com/people/XXXXXX)

      All suggestions and other examples welcome!!!

      Last updated: Friday, 15 May 2009 - 18:07 UTC

      • Comments

        • Date:
          Friday, 15 May 2009 - 20:19 UTC
          Sabine Hossenfelder said:

          I put it under “Misc,” together with memberships.

        • Date:
          Friday, 15 May 2009 - 20:22 UTC
          Bob O'Hara said:

          I have mine in the “header” section with my email address, phone number etc.

        • Date:
          Friday, 15 May 2009 - 20:29 UTC
          Cath Ennis said:

          “Other science communication experience”, but that was for a job where such things were highly relevant, which will not always be the case.

        • Date:
          Friday, 15 May 2009 - 20:58 UTC
          Elizabeth Moritz said:

          Thanks for the suggestions so far!

          Did you just list the blog link or did you give it a descriptor?

        • Date:
          Friday, 15 May 2009 - 21:05 UTC
          Lee Turnpenny said:

          Might be worth considering that, if you’re going for a laboratory postdoc position, it may land in the inbox of a certain species of PI that considers such activity a distraction from data mining on their behalf. Could list under ‘Other Interests/Hobbies’, or some such. Just a thought.

        • Date:
          Friday, 15 May 2009 - 21:21 UTC
          Elizabeth Moritz said:

          @Lee: That is always a concern. It is actually being debated on NN currently here

          I’ve made the decision (for now) to include it with my CV since I think it would be stranger to not mention it, be googled by my prospective employer, and they find that I do have a blog (its the first hit when you google my name)

        • Date:
          Friday, 15 May 2009 - 21:49 UTC
          Lee Turnpenny said:

          Elizabeth, thanks for the pointer to the forum, which I hadn’t picked up on.

          (Bloody Google – scary.)


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