Nice to see something to balance out the near-constant negativity about a career in academia.. Especially on here
RT @PatSchloss: ~2 yrs ago the frustrated feelings about life as an academic also boiled up on twitter. This started as a response to a for…
RT @PatSchloss: ~2 yrs ago the frustrated feelings about life as an academic also boiled up on twitter. This started as a response to a for…
RT @pdersch: In Defense of an Academic Career in Microbiology | mSphere https://t.co/89CONrKbtz
RT @FrankBioNano: "We seriously risk scaring away excellent researchers from academic careers because we do not help them to see the factor…
RT @AtomicVirology: This is a fabulous, balanced article about all the things we can take for granted as academics. Essential reading for a…
RT @PatSchloss: ~2 yrs ago the frustrated feelings about life as an academic also boiled up on twitter. This started as a response to a for…
RT @PatSchloss: ~2 yrs ago the frustrated feelings about life as an academic also boiled up on twitter. This started as a response to a for…
RT @FrankBioNano: "We seriously risk scaring away excellent researchers from academic careers because we do not help them to see the factor…
RT @PatSchloss: ~2 yrs ago the frustrated feelings about life as an academic also boiled up on twitter. This started as a response to a for…
RT @PatSchloss: ~2 yrs ago the frustrated feelings about life as an academic also boiled up on twitter. This started as a response to a for…
Like this article a lot, especially the first paragraph. While struggling four-year postdoc life in the US with tons of frustrations not to mention and being on the edge of collapse, I still made great steps in June and kept learning. And I know next month
RT @PatSchloss: ~2 yrs ago the frustrated feelings about life as an academic also boiled up on twitter. This started as a response to a for…
RT @FrankBioNano: "We seriously risk scaring away excellent researchers from academic careers because we do not help them to see the factor…
RT @jfcryan: Great post by @PatSchloss on all that is good about a career in academia & countering the well-discussed negative perceptions…
An interesting read
RT @PatSchloss: ~2 yrs ago the frustrated feelings about life as an academic also boiled up on twitter. This started as a response to a for…
RT @PatSchloss: ~2 yrs ago the frustrated feelings about life as an academic also boiled up on twitter. This started as a response to a for…
RT @PatSchloss: ~2 yrs ago the frustrated feelings about life as an academic also boiled up on twitter. This started as a response to a for…
RT @PatSchloss: ~2 yrs ago the frustrated feelings about life as an academic also boiled up on twitter. This started as a response to a for…
RT @sshekhr: Reasons to be an academic, refreshingly positive read on the topic! https://t.co/gmz0gIMaM2
RT @FrankBioNano: "We seriously risk scaring away excellent researchers from academic careers because we do not help them to see the factor…
RT @FrankBioNano: "We seriously risk scaring away excellent researchers from academic careers because we do not help them to see the factor…
RT @PatSchloss: ~2 yrs ago the frustrated feelings about life as an academic also boiled up on twitter. This started as a response to a for…
"We seriously risk scaring away excellent researchers from academic careers because we do not help them to see the factors that keep us in academia" https://t.co/YrpYVr3itY
RT @PatSchloss: ~2 yrs ago the frustrated feelings about life as an academic also boiled up on twitter. This started as a response to a for…
RT @PatSchloss: ~2 yrs ago the frustrated feelings about life as an academic also boiled up on twitter. This started as a response to a for…
RT @PatSchloss: ~2 yrs ago the frustrated feelings about life as an academic also boiled up on twitter. This started as a response to a for…
RT @enders_lab: It'd be good to remind ourselves why we love academia and share those thoughts w/ students & colleagues more often! So here…
RT @Roy_Lab_Thinks: "I suspect many of our tales of woe are told because we think the grass is greener elsewhere. For me, I am not sure whe…
Incredibly well said and an important message. I feel I’m one of the luckiest people to have the job I have.
Spot-on insight to pleasures and privileges of #AcademicLife!
RT @PatSchloss: ~2 yrs ago the frustrated feelings about life as an academic also boiled up on twitter. This started as a response to a for…
This piece well articulates some of the things I love about being an academic! In Defense of an Academic Career in Microbiology | mSphere https://t.co/5ouZikqrps
What a great article! Definitely a fun/worth read!
RT @PatSchloss: ~2 yrs ago the frustrated feelings about life as an academic also boiled up on twitter. This started as a response to a for…
"I suspect many of our tales of woe are told because we think the grass is greener elsewhere. For me, I am not sure where it is in fact greener" https://t.co/XvActw1rE7
RT @PatSchloss: ~2 yrs ago the frustrated feelings about life as an academic also boiled up on twitter. This started as a response to a for…
RT @PatSchloss: ~2 yrs ago the frustrated feelings about life as an academic also boiled up on twitter. This started as a response to a for…
Reasons to be an academic, refreshingly positive read on the topic!
RT @ZTSlab: Thanks @PatSchloss for taking the time to put this down in writing. Must-read for anyone thinking about an academic career. htt…
RT @pdersch: In Defense of an Academic Career in Microbiology | mSphere https://t.co/89CONrKbtz
RT @pdersch: In Defense of an Academic Career in Microbiology | mSphere https://t.co/89CONrKbtz
RT @KimInSingapore: Great piece on academic life from @PatSchloss. Worth a read for anyone who has considered entering, staying in, or leav…
RT @PatSchloss: ~2 yrs ago the frustrated feelings about life as an academic also boiled up on twitter. This started as a response to a for…
RT @XavHarrison: Love this piece by @PatSchloss discussing the multitude of benefits of an academic career, that I think go a long way to c…
RT @PatSchloss: ~2 yrs ago the frustrated feelings about life as an academic also boiled up on twitter. This started as a response to a for…
RT @enders_lab: It'd be good to remind ourselves why we love academia and share those thoughts w/ students & colleagues more often! So here…
RT @PatSchloss: ~2 yrs ago the frustrated feelings about life as an academic also boiled up on twitter. This started as a response to a for…
RT @PatSchloss: ~2 yrs ago the frustrated feelings about life as an academic also boiled up on twitter. This started as a response to a for…
RT @PatSchloss: ~2 yrs ago the frustrated feelings about life as an academic also boiled up on twitter. This started as a response to a for…
Very interesting thoughts about academia
RT @PatSchloss: ~2 yrs ago the frustrated feelings about life as an academic also boiled up on twitter. This started as a response to a for…
Excellent article. Highly recommended for all students ans trainees. https://t.co/dWmn4tRNpG
Thanks @PatSchloss for taking the time to put this down in writing. Must-read for anyone thinking about an academic career.
RT @VUMC_MedPSTP: The upsides of academia, from @PatSchloss In Defense of an Academic Career in Microbiology | mSphere https://t.co/agl5y…
A fantastic reminder of the great things of my job are! Thanks @PatSchloss - Now roll on Monday.
RT @PatSchloss: ~2 yrs ago the frustrated feelings about life as an academic also boiled up on twitter. This started as a response to a for…
The upsides of academia, from @PatSchloss In Defense of an Academic Career in Microbiology | mSphere https://t.co/agl5yoqHKz
RT @PatSchloss: ~2 yrs ago the frustrated feelings about life as an academic also boiled up on twitter. This started as a response to a for…
RT @Armstrws: Many of these reasons ring true for the joys (despite the challenges) of academic medicine as well. https://t.co/d5eRI9caWf
RT @PatSchloss: ~2 yrs ago the frustrated feelings about life as an academic also boiled up on twitter. This started as a response to a for…
RT @PatSchloss: ~2 yrs ago the frustrated feelings about life as an academic also boiled up on twitter. This started as a response to a for…
Recognizable, if not 100% because countries/institutions differ. If not for these perks/pros, the first paragraph (a.k.a. reality) would surely scare anyone away. At the same time, I think we should be honest about what it takes to get there & that
It'd be good to remind ourselves why we love academia and share those thoughts w/ students & colleagues more often! So here goes - Intellectual freedom is priceless, students/postdocs are the best part of the job and I can be a force for change. Thx fo
RT @GebhardLab: This is a great read and I totally agree. I love my job as an academic despite its many challenges. It’s great to read some…
RT @PatSchloss: ~2 yrs ago the frustrated feelings about life as an academic also boiled up on twitter. This started as a response to a for…
RT @PatSchloss: ~2 yrs ago the frustrated feelings about life as an academic also boiled up on twitter. This started as a response to a for…
RT @XavHarrison: Love this piece by @PatSchloss discussing the multitude of benefits of an academic career, that I think go a long way to c…
RT @PatSchloss: ~2 yrs ago the frustrated feelings about life as an academic also boiled up on twitter. This started as a response to a for…
Being a lifelong academic is not for everyone, but we should do a better job of expressing the positives about our jobs and our lives, and give our trainees a more holistic impression of this life. #academia @Kamo_Valenzuela 😃
RT @PatSchloss: ~2 yrs ago the frustrated feelings about life as an academic also boiled up on twitter. This started as a response to a for…
RT @SzparaLab: This is a great piece enumerating many of the “up” sides of academic jobs — a good counterpoint to the co-called “Quit Lit”.…
In Defense of an Academic Career. 😀
RT @PatSchloss: ~2 yrs ago the frustrated feelings about life as an academic also boiled up on twitter. This started as a response to a for…
RT @PatSchloss: ~2 yrs ago the frustrated feelings about life as an academic also boiled up on twitter. This started as a response to a for…
RT @drdanbrayson: A must read for anyone who only hears negativity in academia... https://t.co/FqYVyJoECq
Great article!
RT @PatSchloss: ~2 yrs ago the frustrated feelings about life as an academic also boiled up on twitter. This started as a response to a for…
RT @PatSchloss: ~2 yrs ago the frustrated feelings about life as an academic also boiled up on twitter. This started as a response to a for…
This is a good article. Thanks for taking the time to share!
RT @PatSchloss: ~2 yrs ago the frustrated feelings about life as an academic also boiled up on twitter. This started as a response to a for…
RT @PatSchloss: ~2 yrs ago the frustrated feelings about life as an academic also boiled up on twitter. This started as a response to a for…
A fantastic article that really nails what is so great about being an academic, and why we do it despite the downsides.
RT @PatSchloss: ~2 yrs ago the frustrated feelings about life as an academic also boiled up on twitter. This started as a response to a for…
RT @PatSchloss: ~2 yrs ago the frustrated feelings about life as an academic also boiled up on twitter. This started as a response to a for…
Many of these reasons ring true for the joys (despite the challenges) of academic medicine as well.
Some good points here
RT @AtomicVirology: This is a fabulous, balanced article about all the things we can take for granted as academics. Essential reading for a…
I think this largely misses the point re: academia’s issues. The problem with feudalism wasn’t that being a lord was too hard.
RT @KonovalovaLab: What a great piece. I could not agree more. In Defense of an Academic Career in Microbiology https://t.co/P1vbbQVTUC
RT @PatSchloss: ~2 yrs ago the frustrated feelings about life as an academic also boiled up on twitter. This started as a response to a for…
RT @LabWaggoner: My colleagues and trainees, and those still considering starting down the academic path, all need to see more articles abo…
RT @PatSchloss: ~2 yrs ago the frustrated feelings about life as an academic also boiled up on twitter. This started as a response to a for…
RT @PatSchloss: ~2 yrs ago the frustrated feelings about life as an academic also boiled up on twitter. This started as a response to a for…
RT @PatSchloss: ~2 yrs ago the frustrated feelings about life as an academic also boiled up on twitter. This started as a response to a for…
RT @SzparaLab: This is a great piece enumerating many of the “up” sides of academic jobs — a good counterpoint to the co-called “Quit Lit”.…
RT @pdersch: In Defense of an Academic Career in Microbiology | mSphere https://t.co/89CONrKbtz
RT @PatSchloss: ~2 yrs ago the frustrated feelings about life as an academic also boiled up on twitter. This started as a response to a for…