How to keep implicit biases from impacting choices made during times of stress - Life at OSU - "One thing I think is really important for us to keep in mind as a professional community is the impact of the implicit biases we carry. We are all facing alarming and unprecedented vulnerable decision points in which research shows our implicit bias can most easily be validated as invisibly over-ruling our explicit beliefs and intentions."
Remotely hands-on - Inside Higher Ed - Teaching lab sciences and the fine arts during COVID-19
Lab work under isolation - Tomorrow's Professor - "Not being able to do lab work means we cannot make much progress on any of our experimental projects. This doesn’t mean we cannot get any work done, though. I share our experiences here with the hope that they may be useful to other researchers during the current shutdown, or in planning for the possibility of future disruptions."
Tope Mitchell on her career transitions from sociology graduate student to corporate insights director to tech founder (PODCAST) - Gradschooled with Fatimah Williamns, Ph.D. - "Her curiosity for applied sociology combined with her relentless desire to create a more inclusive world for her young daughter led her to a $30K startup award and a new career in record-breaking time."
How to retain women of color and indigenous women grad students - Inside Higher Ed - "Kimberly D. McKee and Denise A. Delgado highlight three crucial components that can help such students not only survive but also thrive at their institutions."
Remote teaching while introverted - The Chronicle of Higher Education - "Remote instruction is not an introvert’s paradise."
The perils of survivorship bias in science and academia - Small Pond Science - "We focus on the ‘survivors’, while forgetting those who went through a similar process and did not ‘survive’."
Career preparation resources from Aurora
Everyone at Oregon State has access to Aurora. Aurora's online tools and videos help you navigate the job market through two programs: faculty careers and professional careers.
The theme for May: negotiating and interviewing for academic jobs
Log in to Aurora before clicking the links below.
How to prepare for a job talk in a STEM discipline (VIDEO)
Negotiating your academic job offer (ARTICLE)
The academic job interview (ARTICLE)
Online career conference
Beyond the Professoriate is hosting its 7th Annual Online Career Conference for Graduate Students and Ph.D.s on May 2 and May 9, 2020. The conference teaches graduate students and postdocs proven job search strategies to launch non-faculty careers.
Since we are a subscribing institution to Aurora you attend the conference free of charge. Advanced registration is required. To register:
- Login into Aurora
- Visit the conference page to register
The program features 16 Ph.D.s from all academic disciplines, who will discuss networking, resume writing, online job search strategies, and how to manage a career transition. This year’s conference will also directly discuss tips and strategies for navigating the job market during the COVID-19 crisis.
Graduate Student Commons updates for spring term
The Grad Commons will continue to follow the Valley library closures, but the academic support services have moved online.
The Statistics Department will continue to hold drop-in consulting hours held remotely over Zoom. One hour appointments are available on Wednesday afternoons, 2 to 5 p.m. during weeks 2-10. To schedule an appointment, use the Google calendar to pick a time AND complete the intake form. Links found on their website.
Representatives from the Graduate Writing Center are available for expert online writing consultations. Please make an appointment to schedule a time.
The Institutional Review Board (IRB) will be available for remote advising by appointment via Zoom. Students seeking to consult should send an email to irb@oregonstate.edu to request an appointment. Please provide a brief description of the reason for the meeting, and the existing IRB study number or title if available.
Inspiration Dissemination
Featuring OSU graduate students and their work Sunday nights at 7 p.m. on FM 88.7 KBVR or streaming at http://www.orangemedianetwork.com/kbvr_fm/.
Check out the ID blog for amazing stories about the students featured on the show and podcast!
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