![]() ![]() But the unwritten rules of academic job hunting are to learn the hard way. What was wrong with me? Why employers would not notice my enthusiasm, my allegedly excellent publication and funding record? Wasn’t this all they wanted, according to the the job ads they published?Īs of today, I know that it was not. However, whilst learning to accept rejection as part of of the game, I was left on wondering why applicants with apparently weaker regularly CVs got the jobs I was applying for. People kept telling that my profile was strong and I would eventually find a job. Out of 60 applications I submitted in 2010/2011, only two were followed up by an invitation to an interview but, in no case, I was offered a job. My 3-year fellowship in Edinburgh was ending and I had no concrete employment perspectives. In May 2011 I woke up, for the first time in my life, in the grip of a panic attack. You can find him, and learn about next #scopusdiaries workshops, on Twitter at and. The book is a reflection on academic life, research careers and the choices and obstacles young scholars face at the beginning of their career. In this post, Abel shares the story behind his book “ The SCOPUS Diaries and the (il)logics of Academic Survival : A Short Guide to Design Your Own Strategy and Survive Bibliometrics, Conferences, and Unreal Expectations in Academia”. He is also interested in Science Excellence, Open Science and alternatives indicators to measure science performance. This post is by Dr Abel Polese, a researcher, trainer, writer, manager and fundraiser dealing with development and capacity building in Europe and Asia. ![]()
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