#AcademicAuntie

End of term time, time for student #evaluations, sometimes hurtful ones. How should you take them? A new #AcademicAuntie video 😊 youtu.be/gmPsuv5PSWE

🧪Your #AcademicAuntie reminder that if you want to hang out in academic spaces after your PhD, you should do yourself a favor and look for academic staff positions (not postdocs) that will give you full benefits, higher pay, and the potential to keep the door open for a faculty position

Haven't done an #AcademicAuntie post in a while, so just reminding all the postdocs and grad students out there, especially those in my trans family, to take care of yourselves this week and reconnect with your support networks. We survive by taking care of each other. 💜

#AcademicAuntie: do as I say not as I do, kids 😆👀🤦🏽‍♀️

This morning's #AcademicAuntie post is just a reminder for everyone doing emotional labor in the academy to find your people and work collectively. Miriame Kaba's reminder for building collective care (vs. self-care) is crucial for our work these days.

The Science of Effective Mentorship in STEMM Read online, download a free PDF, or order a copy in print or as an eBook.

🧪 Faculty, staff, and dept. leaders, this is #AcademicAuntie Fatu reminding you that #mentorship skills can be learned, and there are evidence-based, tested workshops you can take to build confidence in these skills. See nap.nationalacademies.org/catalog/2556... for more info and resources

Recommendations for empowering early career researchers to improve research culture and practice Around the world, early-career researchers are working to improve research culture and practice by addressing systemic challenges. This consensus statement provides expert guidance for individuals inv...

🧪 Grad students and postdocs, this is your #AcademicAuntie reminding you that now more than ever, organizing locally and building community with each other will be crucial for solidarity, support, and labor protections. A piece from colleagues with actionable recs: journals.plos.org/plosbiology/...

Grad students and postdocs, this is your #AcademicAuntie Fatu reminding you that it's not on you to concede your rights as workers to engage in knowledge production and research. We cannot continue sustaining academia on the exploitation of your labor 🧪

Grad students, this is your #AcademicAuntie giving you permission to do career exploration at around your 3rd year. Give yourself time to decide and prepare for what you want to do with your PhD, especially if your program and/or PI are very academic-career focused 🧪