Zaposa blog – Eleanor C Sayre

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Consulting

Design Consult

Do you need help with your research project or design? Here’s how to prepare for a design consult.

Brilliant new theory

Have you discovered that quantum mechanics or thermodynamics is wrong? Probably not.

Requests to review

Policy for journal review requests

Advice for faculty

Reference letters

A practical guide for writing letters, aimed at the faculty who write them.

Requests to review

Policy for journal review requests

Negotiating a faculty job

What to think about when you’ve got an offer.

Job interviews

The flow of a typical flyout visit in a physics department and issues to look for.

Academic job talks

An introduction to the genre of job talks, and how to make a great one.

More posts

How big is PER

Some common questions about the size and shape of PER, aimed at curious physics departments.

Affirmation cards

Affirmation cards tell other people how you appreciate them and affirm the value of their work.

H-indices in PER

The h-index is a measure of how well-cited a person is; I calculated them for PERers as a function of job maturity.

Quarto reference

Some cool parts for writing in quarto