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Rock Your Research with Chris Jones

Chris Jones

Rock Your Research is a podcast created for you, the graduate student. If you are looking for inspiration, community, and actionable advice then we have you covered. Each episode brings you...

Episodes

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028: Ivan struggled with focusing on a research area but found his research at the intersection of his two areas of passion biology and astronomy and landed an amazing postdoc at NASA.

Ivan struggled with focusing on a research area but found his research at the intersection of his two areas of passion biology and astronomy...

32:25Feb 9, 2016

027: Richard was persistent in finishing his PhD and obtaining a tenure track research professor position!

Richard was persistent in finishing his PhD and obtaining a tenure track research professor position! Dr. Richard Prather is an assistant pr...

39:54Feb 2, 2016

026: Denise struggled with self confidence but landed her perfect job as a researcher at the US Geological Survey.

Denise struggled with self confidence but landed her perfect job as a researcher at the US Geological Survey. Denise is a geomicrobiologist...

38:03Jan 26, 2016

025: Leah overcame failing her first oral proposal defense to find work she loves at NEON

Leah is the supervising scientist of education and public engagement at NEON. Her research involves remote sensing and data informatics. To...

47:31Jan 19, 2016

024: Jennifer overcame her nervous voice during presentation to land an amazing job co-managing multiple programs at the National Science Foundation.

Jennifer overcame her nervous voice during presentation to land an amazing job co-managing multiple programs at the National Science Foundat...

41:13Jan 12, 2016

023: Vivian overcame her struggles with work life balance to choose a career that brought her closer to her family and the lifestyle she wanted to live while still pursuing her passion for science.

Vivian overcame her struggles with work life balance to choose a career that brought her closer to her family and the lifestyle she wanted t...

48:30Jan 5, 2016

022: Justin struggles with perfectionism but doesn't let that stop him from doing work he loves and that matters.

Justin struggles with perfectionism but doesn't let that stop him from doing work he loves and that matters. He made connections that helped...

40:36Dec 29, 2015

021: Valerie overcame her struggles with imposter syndrome and procrastination to go on to become an international speaker and author.

Valerie is internationally known speaker and expert on imposter syndrome. She has written multiple books on impostor syndrome and finding wo...

45:21Dec 22, 2015

020: Ed realized that his research didn't lend itself to large grants that are required to be hired at an R1 university. He used this to his advantage to learn what it took to become a consultant for higher education.

Ed realized that his research didn't lend itself to large grants that are required to be hired at an R1 university. He used this to his adva...

44:23Dec 15, 2015

019: Emily overcame doubts about her ability to be a scientist to ultimately be an amazing science communicator using her skills and passion to the fullest.

Emily overcame doubts about her ability to be a scientist to ultimately be an amazing science communicator using her skills and passion to t...

59:49Dec 8, 2015

018: Juan overcame isolation as a graduate student to ultimately build a fantastic network of friends and become the chair of his department at the University of Florida

Juan struggled with being the only African American PhD student but used this to build a network and expand his way of thinking by interacti...

34:16Dec 1, 2015

017: David overcame a difficult candidacy exam to land an amazing position as an assistant research professor

David overcame a sub-par performance during his candidacy exam to go on to not only overcome the weakness seen during the exam but to land a...

33:28Nov 24, 2015

016: Jia overcame losing a field seasons worth of data to finish her dissertation and ultimately land her dream job

Jia is an assistant professor in the Ecology department and Montana State University. Her research focuses on plant ecophysiology. To learn...

47:08Nov 17, 2015

015: Sydney overcame lack of motivation and follow through to become the arctic policy lead for the US Department of State

Sydney overcame lack of motivation and follow through to become the arctic policy lead for the US Department of State. Listen to her describ...

37:48Nov 10, 2015

014: Raul Pacheco-Vega combined his passion for education and research to land a job that allowed him to live close to his family and friends

Raul Pacheco-Vega combined his passion for education and research to land a job that allowed him to live close to his family and friends. He...

45:12Nov 3, 2015

013: Jessica Ball defeated her imposter syndrome to land the prestigious postdoc she wanted.

Jessica struggled with overcame imposter syndrom to get land a prestigious postdoc at the USGS. Listen to how she did it and her method for...

33:25Oct 27, 2015

012: Kaitlyn Bunker landed her dream NGO position at Rocky Mountain Institute immediately after graduate school.

Kaitlyn landed her dream NGO job at RMI immediately after graduate school. She made connections within the Association of Women Engineers an...

26:15Oct 20, 2015

011: Katie Mack pursues her academic career and a passion for science communication.

In addition to being a stellar (pun intended) astrophysicist, Katie Mack is a popular science communicator and writer. Listen to Katie's wor...

41:56Oct 13, 2015

010: From Ecology to Silicon Valley--Ted Hart found work he loved in industry

Ted leveraged his knowledge of computer programming and data management, gained while an ecology grad student, to become a data scientist. L...

42:16Oct 6, 2015

009: Hannah Gaines Day overcomes lack of motivation to finish her PhD

Hannah struggled with motivation while finishing her dissertation, but she developed techniques to complete her PhD. Listen to her share her...

31:09Sep 29, 2015