This post is part of Editing After Academia, a series that spotlights editors who have found fulfilling careers outside academia. As an editor, Pia Kohler gets to embrace interdisciplinarity in a way she couldn’t in her years as an academic. With three interdisciplinary degrees under her belt (physical geography, environmental science, and international environmental policy),Continue reading ““The exciting work happens here, and editors can work at that intersection”: Academic Developmental Editor Pia Kohler”
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“I get to invigorate my life now by reading widely again”: Academic Editor Sarah O’Brien
This post is part of Editing After Academia, a series that spotlights editors who have found fulfilling careers outside academia. After Sarah O’Brien defended her dissertation, she walked into the office of her department’s Director of Graduate Studies and was handed a list of Mellon postdoctoral positions. At the time of her graduation, in 2012,Continue reading ““I get to invigorate my life now by reading widely again”: Academic Editor Sarah O’Brien”
“I don’t care if it was sweeping floors–everything I’ve done has been valuable”: J. Colleen Berry, Editor
This post is part of Editing After Academia, a series that spotlights editors who have found fulfilling careers outside academia. As a first-generation student, Colleen Berry had already adopted an mindset of chasing the value rather than the title. Whether it was sweeping floors or teaching abroad or at a university, early on she developedContinue reading ““I don’t care if it was sweeping floors–everything I’ve done has been valuable”: J. Colleen Berry, Editor”
References & Slides for “How to Read Research Grant Proposals like an Editor” (EARMA webinar, May 2023)
References, in order of discussion: I write a monthly academic writing advice column for the magazine University Affairs called “Ask Dr. Editor.” You can search for examples of funded and unfunded grants submitted by their authors via Open Grants. Writingwellishard.com is a text analysis tool that helps academics to understand the patterns they use inContinue reading “References & Slides for “How to Read Research Grant Proposals like an Editor” (EARMA webinar, May 2023)”
References & Resources for “Research Grant Applications: Unwritten Rules & Best Practices from University Affairs’ Ask Dr. Editor”
If you have any questions for my column, please send them to me. I’d also be happy to meet you for a free virtual coffee—you can sign up for a time here. My column for University Affairs, “Ask Dr. Editor,” has lots of advice on writing effective grant applications, including 01 | The Written RulesContinue reading “References & Resources for “Research Grant Applications: Unwritten Rules & Best Practices from University Affairs’ Ask Dr. Editor””
References & Resources for “Quantifying Your Editing Impact”
I began my presentation with a land acknowledgement, and I used native-land.ca to learn more about the Indigenous people on whose lands we have met. I work to begin to repay part of the debt that I owe as a settler by donating to Indspire, who provide financial support to Indigenous students so they canContinue reading “References & Resources for “Quantifying Your Editing Impact””
“That enthusiasm for learning really takes you a long way”: Fiction Editor Erin Parker
This post is the first installment of “Editing After Academia,” a series that spotlights editors who have found fulfilling careers outside academia. Nearing the end of her PhD, Erin Parker realized that academia wasn’t going to be a sustainable path for her. “There was so much I loved about the PhD that I wanted toContinue reading ““That enthusiasm for learning really takes you a long way”: Fiction Editor Erin Parker “
“A very long and very twisted journey”: Academic Editor Eden Kaiser
This post is part of Editing After Academia, a series that spotlights editors who have found fulfilling careers outside academia. In the middle of an interview for a tenure-track job, Eden Kaiser (edeneditorial.com) realized she was in the wrong profession. Throughout her PhD program in Linguistics, no one had explained to her that she couldContinue reading ““A very long and very twisted journey”: Academic Editor Eden Kaiser”