Research scientist (Chargée de recherche)
@Anses_fr
🇫🇷 All things animal disease, epidemiology & surveillance. Fan of
#bats
,
#cats
&
#scicomm
🇺🇸 🇭🇺 🇪🇺✡️
Me: I'm so excited my analysis worked, look at the clusters!
Husband: So... you get paid to make colored circles
Me: They are NOT just colored circles, I made them using a hierarchical clustering algorithm, and each one indicates -
H: Ok, ok I believe you!
#AcademicChatter
Back when I still did fieldwork I noticed that some captured
#bats
were really calm and others wanted to destroy me. I developed a scale to quantify this aggressiveness. Now published in the latest issue of
@BarbastellaJ
!🥳
#BatResearch
#BehavioralEcology
After a 3 year drought on first-author papers:
"Dear Dr. Shapiro,
I am pleased to inform you that your paper has been accepted for publication."
What a good way to start the week!
#MondayMorning
#MondayMotivation
#phdchat
#ecrchat
Just catching up on the weekend twitter drama.
Honestly, if this (satirical) headline offends you, it's probably because it hits too close to the truth.
As a Jew, I fully condemn the Hamas terrorist attacks but they don't justify killing 1000's of Palestinian civilians & children
I mean once you have a permanent job, sure. But the stress of being on short-term contracts and never knowing if your current position will be your last one tends to eat away at the satisfaction/passion of even those who love their research.
I started my
#PhD
knowing that I loved
#bats
#research
and even writing/publishing papers. But I was pretty sure I didn't want to stay in
#academia
. In my applications, I wrote about wanting to work in the
#government
or
#NGO
. But over time I became convinced otherwise. A🧵 (1/)
Find a way to pay undergrads working for/with you. At the end of my PhD I used money left on a grant to pay an undergrad intern for the summer. Also hire undergrads who are enthusiastic but don't yet have field-specific experience, esp if they have worked other, more general jobs
Have you had success in promoting inclusion, equity or diversity in
#STEM
? Let us know what's worked in the thread or at our googledoc!
#inclusiveSTEM
@BiologyCarly
Also no one ever says "you need to be good at writing to do science" (which I resent just a teeny bit as someone who's biggest strength is in writing) and I think most of us spend a lot more time writing than doing actual math-math.
I was going to wait until I'd finished a full week but OMG, I LOVE my new job! Amazing colleagues, super cool projects, tons of academic freedom.
Oh and did I mention the 9 weeks paid vacation? (Yup you read that right, NINE WEEKS paid vacation 🤯)
#AcademicChatter
#ECRchat
I'm so excited to share that in just a couple weeks I will be heading back to
#Lyon
to join
@Anses_fr
's Epidemiology and Surveillance Support Unit as a (permanent!) research scientist. Thank you to all my family, friends, and mentors who have helped me reach this point 😊
Got the first paper rejection of my
#postdoc
today. My tolerance has definitely gone up over the past few years. It definitely doesn't feel good but now I can manage to just shrug up until rejection 4 or 5.
#phdlife
#phdchat
#AcademicChatter
It's official - I'm really excited to announce that we'll be moving to Israel this fall! I received a postdoctoral fellowship to work with Shai Pilosof at
@bengurionu
in Be'er Sheva.
@academic_exit
Not one bit, I LOVE my job. As a government scientist I still get to do research, apply for grants (but with much less pressure), supervise grad students, and give guest lectures while doing research that directly advances OneHealth.
@CatsOfYore
What about the price of getting the photo taken? The formal / planned pictures make me think of how much they must have loved their cats. Puts my hundreds (ok probably thousands) of pictures of Xippie into perspective (as totally reasonable of course 😹).
@CatsOfYore
Ugh for even asking "do they make sensible pets?" NO! Why can't humans just appreciate what we can have. No one needs a creature any wilder than a domestic cat as a pet!
@CarlyAnneYork
Going to add bats -- the moms fly around all night carrying a baby that can weigh up to 1/3 mom's body weight!
(Sorry for not wearing gloves, this picture is 12 years old!)
Really important point. The *ancestor* of
#COVID19
may have come from bats but COVID19 DID NOT directly infect people from bats. You won't catch COVID19 from a
#bat
. Disease transmission from wildlife to humans is often VERY complex; we may never know the exact chain of events.
I'm very excited this paper is finally published. A major group effort!
We found that
#Ebola
spillover to humans occurs where
#bat
diversity is high & anthropogenic disturbance is low
#MondayMotivation
#ecology
@DrWendyRocks
Oh the horror of shoulders when you live and work where it's hot as balls all the time.
How about we just blindfold the men if they're so easily distracted? Problem solved
#ModestAcademic
@KaushikLab
Yesterday I was introduced as Julie but the other guy (granted, older and a professor) was introduced as Dr. I was a little shy about it, but I gently said, "Oh, if we're using titles, then it's Dr. Julie." It was barely even awkward and everyone was good-natured about it.
Another thing that bothers me about this is many grad students get their own funding. I had an NSFGRFP, then dept funding, and raised the money for my field AND labwork. And I know I'm not the only one. Also whose dept isn't giving tuition waivers???
#AcademicChatter
#PhDChat
How much does a graduate student cost per year?
Salary: $35,793
Benefits + Tuition: $26,463
Supplies: $12,000
Travel: $3,000
Overhead: $42,491
Total: $119,747
@PeretzLange
The Topic doesn't have to be super narrow though -- my One True Passion was "bats" and I went in a lot of different directions -- landscape ecology, acoustics, disease ecology, modeling... Being passionate about what you're researching can help get you through the rough patches.
New Rule: If you go >60 seconds over your allotted presentation time, you are banned from oral presentations for 5 years.
It shows a lack of preparation and is disrespectful of other presenters and the audience 😠
#AcademicChatter
#AcademicTwitter
I'll go first! I'm a research scientist
@Anses_fr
, the French National Agency for Food, Environmental, and Occupational Health and Safety, where I research animal disease surveillance and how to improve it, along with statistical / modeling support for various projects as needed.
After a few experiences and making it to interview rounds for
#academic
(professor) jobs (a 🧵for another time), I realized I *really* didn't want to be a professor. All the pre-tenure profs I knew were miserable, I don't like teaching, and it felt like a Ponzi scheme (5/)
I worked A LOT of weekends, probably most of them, during my PhD. I wish I hadn't. Apart from times it was unavoidable (deadlines, fitting in labwork in a high-demand space), it just made me tired, burned out, inefficient, and miserable.
#AcademicChatter
#phdchat
#phdlife
#Cats
are an
#academic
's best friend because they understand that sometimes you just have to sit in one place and not get up for hours on end. They're so supportive that they'll even help you stay on task by staying at your side as long as it takes.
#PhDlife
#postdoc
#ECRchat
@PhDVoice
@PostdocVoice
Oh, cat for sure. Couldn't have finished my PhD (or two postdocs) without this furball, who we adopted during the last year of my PhD.
@AcademicChatter
I think we have to constantly remind ourselves that most, if not all, people are slow at research too. But we usually only see the finished products of others, not all the rejected papers, failed experiments, data that never sees the light of day...
My supervisor just invited me to dinner with the guest speakers for tomorrow's workshop because I'm "American and talkative." 😂He's counting on me to keep the conversation going if everyone else runs out of things to say
#phdlife
#phdchat
#phdforum
After a 6 month delay due to
#COVID19
lockdowns, embassy closures & travel restrictions, I'm so excited to finally arrive in Israel to start my
@stem_program
#postdoc
@bengurionu
! Very grateful to my supervisor & uni staff who worked very hard to get us here.
#AcademicChatter
@1NativeSoilNerd
Definitely! I have a section on my CV under "Professional Service" and list all the journals I've reviewed for. You can also keep track of your reviews using
@Publons
(I recently made an account).
@manithegarcia
Thank you for sharing. Infuriating that you were treated that way. Thank you for making the future so much better for everyone, including your students!
@PhDVoice
If you can finish your dissertation and defend it, you will be able to apply your skills to new topics / fields afterward. My PhD was on bat ecology but for my first postdoc I worked in a hospital modelling antibiotic resistance. (Still loved bats, just needed a change).
Well, I guess that's a wrap on my first
#postdoc
. Last night I hit submit on the resubmission of my paper and cleared off my desk. I'm excited for the next step (whenever
#COVID
ー19 lets me start) but it still feels a little sad and weird.
#AcademicChatter
#phdchat
#phdlife
Ahhh I can't believe I missed the final moments while doing groceries!
Fantastic showing from
#TeamSkyLion
the energy was exceptional! Hopefully the plight that this little sugared donut is facing has been highlighted throughout
#BWC2021
All hail the Hoary Bat!
🌍🦇🏆
#WBTC2
After the long-expected demise of my Windows computer, I've taken the plunge and gotten my first Mac 😲 My supervisor promised I won't regret it. Luckily using the lab's desktop Mac has gotten me used to it. Looking forward to NOT needing a replacement in 3 years
#AcademicChatter
Well this is just comically bad advice. There is plenty of important and foundational research that is much, much older than 5 years. I was especially pleased to cite both Hippocrates and Darwin in my last paper 😅
@SamWPsychology
@AcademicChatter
I learned how to code in R and how to use statistics. (I didn't even know how to calculate a standard deviation before starting my PhD😅)
@MrAkashTrivedi
@AcademicChatter
🙋🏻♀️My main discipline in undergrad was Romance Languages and Literature with a minor in biology. My PhD is in Ecology.
1/5
#WBTC2
#Con1
Zoonotic diseases, especially those associated with bats are hot topic, even more so since the COVID-19 pandemic. However, there has been an increasing amount of misuse of key terms, which has led to widespread miscommunication and misunderstandings.
Wait, haven't we all been screaming about how messed up it is to evaluate (
#academic
) scientists almost exclusively via # papers and journal prestige? No one has time for "disruptive" science when you have to write grants non-stop & pump out God knows how many papers per year.
'Disruptive' science has plummeted — and no one knows why.
Research in the 2000s is much more likely to incrementally push science forward than to veer off in a new direction.
Check out my latest for
@Nature
with
@russellfunk
,
@dashunwang
,
@yian_yin
Me: Ok, I've re-read my paper 10,000 times, figures are just right, cover letter is written, I'm ready to submit! Should be able to take care of this in an hour, two tops.
Journal Submission System:
#AcademicChatter
#AcWri
#phdchat
#phdlife
Somebody just commented saying that bats are "filthy animals" and, because we all know that bats are sky hobbits, I believe I can safely assume that the account belongs to none other than Gollum
If you don't have kids, you should:
- Be spending 5 hours a day with your cat
- Have a strong bond with your cat
- Be working on 3-4 toys / pieces of furniture for your cat
- Spend as much time as possible with your cat
If you don’t have kids, you should:
- Be hitting the gym 5 times per week
- Have a strong social life
- Be working on 3-4 interesting hobbies
- Traveling as much as possible
You have all the time, there is no excuse
"So let me get this straight - you abandon me at 8 for this thing called 'work', come back at 7, and *then* when you're finally home, you're going to get back on the computer? I don't think so!"
#CatsofTwitter
#AcademicsWithCats
#AltAcCats
Anyways all of this is to say if your
#research
interests don't lend themselves to
#industry
or the private sector or don't produce things that make money, there are also exciting
#AltAc
jobs in government and I'm sure other sectors as well. (10/)
#AcademicChatter
#AltAcChats
@OpenAcademics
1) Currently researching the ecology of antibiotic resistance in hospitals 🦠🏥
2) 🇫🇷
3) The renaissance buildings in Vieux Lyon with their traboules (passageways) 👇
Yesterday my most-rejected paper finally got published after rejections from 8 different journals. Now I'm curious - what is the most rejections you've ever gotten on a single paper that eventually got published?
#phdchat
#AcademicChatter
I'm very excited this paper is finally published. A major group effort!
We found that
#Ebola
spillover to humans occurs where
#bat
diversity is high & anthropogenic disturbance is low
#MondayMotivation
#ecology
It's never good to have too many unfinished projects but I find it very helpful to have a few manuscripts at different stages. The ones that are almost there encourage me to keep going on those I'm just starting or if I'm frustrated with one I can work on another
#AcademicChatter