We are hiring! I am the chair of the search committee! Make my life miserable by sending in applications to our temporary full-time cell- and microbiologist position (also listed at the official University of Minnesota human resources site), so I'll have stacks and heaps and piles of paperwork to read and evaluate! Also, because we want to hire a really good person for this job.
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A few weeks ago I had dinner and drinks with an old friend who works for the firm which invented the x86 series of microprocessors. He's doing well financially right now, and was very bullish on his firm.
With the "dressing up as a dinosaur makes for a challenging interview" post yesterday, I thought it would be kind of interesting to hear what other odd or creative interview techniques are out there.
Chad got to this first (cursed time zones), but I want to say a bit about the Inside Higher Ed article on the tumult in
The other big gender-disparity graph making the rounds yesterday was this one showing the gender distribution in the general workforce and comparing that to science-related fields:
Now I'm tempted to apply even though I'm nowhere near qualified and only have a rudimentary understanding of biology.
@Kobra: me too.
I'm from Michigan. You'll have to explain that strange word, what was it, er, "hiring".
Are you going to get grief from Michelle Bachmann (or her ilk) for advertising this on your godless blog?
Does it pay in the mid six figures and do I need to know anything about cell or micro biology?
What about cute lab assistants? Hiring any of those?
If I apply and I'm hired, can I have a sabbatical so I can play computer games all day long?
Do you have to be able to count?
If you ever need a secular janitor, lemme know.
Is this anything like becoming a "research fellow" at the Discovery Institute, or do I have to, like, know things about biology and cells and that hard stuff?
@10: I wonder... do real scientists have real standards for hiring?