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Just had a wonderful, enriching conversation with another independent scholar in ecocriticism, and she mentioned that while she had looked for Canadian alt-ac or independent scholarly networks, she hadn't been able to find any.

@academicchatter @academics @CouragePhD @academicsunite anyone have […]

Are you interested in having an archivist in the Office of the Historian talk to your class or grad student group about #altAc careers and/or #FRUS? Email history@state.gov and ask to be connected with Amanda Ross! We'll discuss your needs and I'll wrangle my other colleagues as appropriate :)

Somewhere, I took the tenure and the house on the hill. 🏛️
But here, I asked a question and maybe that’s the better life. ⚖️
In this version Schrödinger’s Cat survived because I opened the box. 🐈
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#TheRoadNotTaken #Multiverse #AltAc #Science

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Nice #Altac job in Vancouver. #AcademicSky

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Now Hiring: Interim Director, Transfer & Articulation - BCCAT BCCAT is seeking an Interim Director, Transfer & Articulation. The successful candidate will provide strategic leadership to the British Columbia Council Admissions & Transfer (“BCCAT) operations and ...

#AltAc #job
1-year position in Vancouver
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Illustration of a cloud with two lightning bolts striking a flask containing a bubbling liquid.

To scientists considering working in industry: Size matters

“Big” industry and “small” industry are vastly different, our Experimental Error columnist explains. #AltAc https://bit.ly/48ZGwnR

Illustration of a cloud with two lightning bolts striking a flask containing a bubbling liquid.

To scientists considering working in industry: Size matters

“Big” industry and “small” industry are vastly different, our Experimental Error columnist explains. #AltAc https://bit.ly/48ZGwnR

I love working in #AltAc, and so much of that is because of these collaborative partnerships. Informal conversations over lunch lead to research questions. Shared office spaces lead to collaborative data collection. We naturally collect mixed-methods data, and our work has impact in real time.

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"MSc or PhD in Gender Studies, Development Studies, Social Science, Sociology, Anthropology, Psychology"
£60K-70K
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"experience working with Black & African American community"
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Research Manager (US) <p>$90,000–$130,000</p><p>Full-time (strongly preferred), part-time possible (at least 0.8 FTE)</p><p>Remote-first (US time zones)</p><p><a href="https://airtable.com/app5cvdeXoRE1FvKj/pagvXYO4T3TwDIO...

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"Strong candidates will have some research experience, ideally in AI governance/AI law"
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Digital Learning Specialist <p><strong>Team:</strong> Digital Learning</p><p><strong>Location:</strong> Remote with some UK travel</p><p><strong>Work pattern:</strong> 35 hours per week, Monday to Friday, 8:30am-4:30pm</p><p><st...

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Research Specialist <p>Remote</p><p>Location</p><p><br></p><p>Full-time</p><p>Role type</p><p><br></p><p>$100,000 - $150,000</p><p>Compensation Range</p><h3>About the Role</h3><p><br></p><p>You'll conduct the investigati...

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"Develop and maintain a comprehensive library of resources—tutorials, toolkits, help-center articles, and in-app guides"
💵$95K- $115K
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From the acknowledgements of Michel-Rolph Trouillot's "Silencing the Past". #AltAc

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