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StephZihms

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#AcademicWriting Lecturer | Academic Writing Centre @ GCU | Inclusive #ReseacherDevelopment | Managing life with #MS since 2016. Working towards more equity in #academia. 98% my views.

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My 1st PhD student passed her viva today! So proud and can’t wait to share her thesis about the Research-Teaching-Public Engagement triple nexus and lecturer’s experiences - https://researchblog.scot/about @academicchatter

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Working on my first book review for a book proposal - it's quite interesting to see the questions they ask.
I'm also working on my own little booklet series that I will self-publish so going to keep some of these questions in mind.
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I got a lovely email from someone who attended a writing retreat I hosted last year. They used the format to create their own workactions. This blog post is a great breakdown of how they worked.

Definitely something I will try once I return from maternity leave leave

http://lellep.xyz/blog/workation-as-a-phd-student.html

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StephZihms , to AcademicChatter group
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My 1st week of and surprisingly I've been able to stay away from work things. Here's what I did to make the transition easier
Part 1:
1: I added my planned last day to my email signature 3 months before starting mat leave; including when I needed to know things by to action them
2: I started a handover folder and added to it over the last 3 months; so colleagues could ask questions
3: Scheduled research project emails to go out so I can keep collecting data
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@academicchatter Part 2 of prep

4: I set up a mat leave folder in outlook and made a rule to move all emails in there and mark them read (so it looks like nothing was sent to me)
5: Removed outlook from my phone
6: Out of my control but starting over a bank holiday weekend definitely helped too
7: Planned some activities to do before the baby arrives

StephZihms , to AcademicChatter group
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Glad this paper is now out - it’s based on the work and experience of my PhD student and I loved supervising this creative researcher: Poetic Reflexivity. Walking to Inform Poetry as a Response to Disembodied Research During a Pandemic https://journals.sagepub.com/doi/10.1177/16094069241236215 @academicchatter @thesiswhisperer

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Question: would it be fine to email a research project leader, express my interest in applying for a postdoc they offer, and ask if they have advice regarding application materials, like the cover letter? 😅

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StephZihms ,
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@ninokadic @academicchatter Absolutely - ask for an informal chat. That’s a good way to find out their plans, what they’re looking for and what they’re like…all of that helps with CV and cover letter

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My maternity leave cover post is now open for applications (deadline 21st Feb) - Lecturer in & at GCU. 7 months fixed-term with hybrid working (part-time also considered) - happy to chat about the role and team

https://www.myjobscotland.gov.uk/education/glasgow-caledonian-university/jobs/lecturer-academic-writing-and-researcher-development-364796

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