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The inclusion of “full time” is promising. You definitely haven’t had that.

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Oh wait, do you mean if you did that you’d have aged out so you want to spin it otherwise? Hmm maybe. That would be good. I hate that eligibility is based on employment patterns that really aren’t how it is

I hope you are. Because you’ve definitely been research active. So maybe ask it that way “I’ve been research active but not necessarily employed to do research”

Or even working in a different project or writing a lecture.

Exactly. Nit all the work appears in the document immediately. It’s still work. Thinking is work. It requires time and effort. It also sometimes requires time to percolate in the background while you do other things. Load bearing bullshit tasks, maybe, or non-work things

nor do you need to denigrate fast writers There are many ways to do intellectual work and communicate it to others through writing. If you aren’t finishing things, there is a problem. But it’s not a race.

I’d also like scholars to stop describing themselves as “slow writers” as if that were a flaw you need to overcome. In my experience the people who do this are careful, methodical, thoughtful, etc. You can lean into who you are. You don’t need to become someone else

So the other thing to consider is what stage of the process you are in. Sometimes you’ve figured a bunch if things out and words flow really fast. Sometimes you need to figure stuff out as you go so the words come more slowly. You are not running a production line.

You can’t control whether hiring or Funding panels will be ridiculous and only accept employment as evidence. You can make a claim and support it with evidence. Good luck

In addition to employment as a postdoctoral fellow on someone else’s project, etc As far as I can tell you can confidently claim many years of postdoctoral research.

in the current landscape, it would be ridiculous to only use “employed to do research” as evidence of research experience. Projects undertaken, funding received to support (parts of) those projects, publications, etc are all evidence in support of a claim you were doing research

Btw 1-3 hours is not a snack. It’s a meal. 5+ hours is more of a feast and even if you like a feast you don’t want one every day. A snack is more like 15-30 minutes and definitely has its uses.

Further to yesterday’s convo, I would really like academics who ARE writing, to stop telling themselves they aren't writing ENOUGH. Allow yourself to be pleased with what you did today. Show up again tomorrow, even if its only to review things over coffee. Enjoy your writing!

The advantage of an electronic piano is tgat it is not as heavy and takes less space. Also you can plug in headphones when playing which may be important in a multi-person household or if adjoining walls to neighbours Good ones are at least £1000 new.

The actual pianos are probably good instruments. They are difficult to move (you should pay for moving) and need tuning at least annually. They are also lovely pieces of furniture. They are a good option if you have space.

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Some people think the whole point is to separate the high academic attainers and let the failures suffer. This is the political debate underpinning the policy debate: Do we care about meeting everyone’s needs?

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Good point. Don’t want to be tempting them to stay too long 😉