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Post-doctoral position @otago New Zealand

Posted by , on 22 December 2016

An exciting opportunity has arisen for an enthusiastic full-time Postdoctoral Fellow with a passion for developmental and molecular biology. Our research aims to understand adolescence idiopathic scoliosis (AIS) pathogenesis at ...

Developmental Biology, Neuroscience and Reproduction PhD Projects in New Zealand.

Posted by , on 28 April 2016

Applications are invited for PhD projects in the Department of Anatomy at the University of Otago, New Zealand. Competitive PhD scholarship funding is available. See the following link for project ...

PhD opportunities @Otago, New Zealand.

Posted by , on 8 July 2014

Applications are invited for PhD projects in the Department of Anatomy at the University of Otago, New Zealand, including  developmental biology based projects and neuroscience. Competitive PhD scholarship funding is ...

Queenstown NZ Developmental Biology meeting 2014

Posted by , on 20 June 2014

Registration is now open for the Queenstown Molecular Biology meeting, Queenstown, New Zealand including the Developmental Biology and Reproduction satellite meeting. August 28-29th 2014, Rydges Hotel, Queenstown, New Zealand Sessions ...

Getting on the short list: academic job applications

Posted by , on 18 June 2014

After serving on some academic selection committees recently, I’m worried about the future of some of our young scientists. Especially concerning are the number of applications where the candidate, pursuing ...

Recent comments by Megan Wilson

Thanks for all the interesting comments! IF certainly isn't a great metric but it is one of many that selection committee may consider when evaluating CVs and many people do include them on their CV. Basically use want ever metric makes your CV stand out and this may differ depending upon the stage of your career. It is really about emphasizing your research impact in the field you work on to a group of people who may not work in that exact field. As an aside: in NZ we have a performance based research model of funding (PBRF) for tertiary education organisations, ran every 6 years - in which we are required to include IF, H-index, journal ranking etc as part of the "Quality Evaluation" of your research. Which means there is now a bit of a drive for University departments to employ people who will rank highly in PBRF = more $ for the Uni.
by Megan Wilson in Getting on the short list: academic job applications on June 18, 2014