About Me
Helping scientists achieve their career goals, inside or outside of academia. Follow our page on Scientistt or subscribe to the Stemventurist Youtube channel for tips, tricks and strategies to boost your career, influence, opportunity and collaborative network.
Have you ever thought about transitioning outside of academia but not sure where to start or if it's a good idea?
In this video, I'm detailing the steps and strategies on how to transition, through the lens of my journey of becoming a part-time academic and part-time business owner. This is the third installment of multi-part series exploring what a career in science communication is like, as tol...
How do you get into a scicomm career? Not all paths are the same, so in this talk, I'm detailing my experiences that led me into scicomm as a career.
This is the second installment of multi-part series exploring what a career in science communication is like, as told from my personal experience.
Note that this is an excerpt from the full video. If you want to see the full video, go to the stemve...
Science communication as a career is incredibly diverse.
Today's talk is the first installment of multi-part series exploring what a career in science communication is like, as told from my personal experience.
Topics covered and their time stamps below:
0.50. Introduction: My academic background
2.30. What is science communication?
3.30. What are the diverse career paths of science communica...
You've probably heard it a million times: Academics should be using social media. If this statement is a mystery to you, and you think that your time is bett...
Have you ever been, or ever thought about becoming a part time academic? In August 2019, I made the decision to go part time and I was surprised by some of the reactions I got from the scientific community. I think there's loads of benefits. Let's unpack my experience and start a conversation as to whether complementary careers are something the industry should be embracing more.
Let's face it, presenting science is challenging. Explaining a complex topic in a way that keeps people engaged and retain their attention isn't easy. So today we're talking about how to present your science better using props, pauses and questions.
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If you haven't worked from home before, it can be a challenge to adapt, stay positive and be productive. Today we're talking about eleven different strategies to experiment with and add into your daily routine. These are tips I personally use, or from what others use (crowd-sourced from social media commentary).
For more tips and strategies on advancing your scientific career, within or outsid...
Let's face it, presenting science is challenging. Explaining a complex topic in a way that people can understand and get excited about isn't easy. So today we're talking about how to present your science better with script, style and sound.
In this period of the COVID19 outbreak, we're seeing a lot research institutions and universities shut down their labs and promoting working from home to increase our social distancing efforts. If you're in need of inpiration to keep productive or motivated, we've assembled the #academicCOVIDchallenge. 14 tasks in 14 days, something each day to do that if completed will make you a better position...
Looking for ways to fund your next research project? In today's episode we're discussing different ways to get funding and what you should be thinking about ...
If you're looking to continue your research post-PhD and are looking to do a postdoc, then this weeks episode should be of use. We're talking 8 ways on how to get a postdoc.
Having your research grant rejected sucks. It's something that will happen and something you need to get use to, but can you improve your odds of success? In...
