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Transitioning a Computation Research Team Between Institutions
Context: Academic researchers look at transitioning institutions for a range of reasons – to immerse in a different research culture, to decrease distance of their team to vital research instrumentation, to follow their partner who is taking a new position, etc. A transition that is good in the long term can nonetheless cause a dip in…
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Getting and starting your first faculty appointment (tenure-track)
Overview: Each fall, academic institutions start advertising open faculty positions and those interested in being faculty start to polish their application packets. The process is time consuming- with institutions now often requiring letters of recommendation, diversity, and vision statements in addition to the standard C.V., research statement and teaching statements. As a faculty member, my involvement varies each…
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Tips on facilitating your multi-institution research grant
Overview: To assemble a team that can both author a high-quality grant proposal and complete the outlined research, faculty often need to reach across institutions. Having researchers from multiple institutions brings horsepower, but it also brings administrative headaches. Knowing this, many funding agencies ask investigators to describe how the research team will operate during the…
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Five tips on facilitating an academic research group for new faculty
Overview: While I was part of a larger research group during graduate school, I did not mindfully consider how that group was structured to encourage communication, professional development, and research productivity. It seemed to me that everyone just thrived in that research group, and we never discussed a need for ‘pixie dust’ or new formats…
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Discussing sabbaticals with Dr. Amber Genau, an associate professor of materials science and engineering within the University of Alabama at Birmingham
Overview: This post is one of 23 interviews with scholars about their research process and career. My discussion with Dr. Amber Genau focused on what she learned by taking a sabbatical and advice for other faculty who are interested in embarking on one. Dr. Genau recently completed her first sabbatical in Germany (Spring 2019). Most…
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Interview with Dr. Jennifer Carter, the founder of the Mesoscale Science Lab at Case Western Reserve
Overview: This post is part of series of interviews with 23 scholars about their research process and path that will be conducted until the end of 2023. Dr. Jennifer Carter founded the Mesoscale Science Lab at Case Western Reserve in 2013 and is now a tenured associate professor and director of the Case School of…