Tag Archives: careers

Terrane Accretion: the end of Chris’s postdoc odyssey

Posted on December 2, 2012 by Chris Rowan

Almost six years ago, I left the lab in Southampton where I had studied for my PhD on a quest to stay in academia and get paid to do interesting science. Thus began a period of my life which can … Continue reading →

Categories: academic life, bloggery

Stay broad! Why you should fight the intellectual narrows

Posted on September 30, 2011 by Chris Rowan

For this month’s Accretionary wedge, my co-blogger Anne is asking us to mark the beginning of a new teaching year by pondering the nature of education in the geoscience. As a post-doc, I may not be in the best position … Continue reading →

Categories: academic life, geology, ranting, science education

Hydrologist + professor = Anne’s answers to career profile questions

Posted on April 26, 2011 by Anne Jefferson

A few weeks ago, I was asked to answer some questions for a career profile section of a website aimed at students looking at college degree options. The website creators wanted to use me as their profile of a hydrologist, … Continue reading →

Categories: academic life, by Anne, hydrology, science education