by astro-admin | Sep 12, 2025 | Career conundrums, Outreach, community service, humanitarian work
As someone who has been working at various positions (even beyond academia) for more than two decades, I have passed through working environments of various sorts. It was an absolute pleasure working as a remote TA with code/astro workshop year and I am honored to...
by astro-admin | Jul 23, 2025 | Career conundrums
Thought 1 I can travel with my kids and arrange my work and childcare if they are with me. I can hire a caregiver there. But I can’t because it costs a lot of money. Thought 2 I have to face arguments by people who don’t understand my situation or...
by astro-admin | Jun 29, 2025 | Career conundrums, Finnish Language, Travel
Turku sounds a lot like “Turkey” to my ears (and pretty much to everyone I knew before coming to Finland), but is not the same place. In fact, Turku is the ancient capital of Finland. I found myself in that city in my chase for my dream career of astronomy...
by astro-admin | Jun 18, 2025 | Career conundrums, PhD tips
1. Continue to apply for funding and career growth opportunities even if discouraged by senior researchers who love pointing out any deficiencies in your CV (while overlooking such deficiencies in their protégés :D).I made that mistake one year, as someone I trusted...
by astro-admin | May 13, 2025 | Career conundrums
There are many challenges associated with life. Then, there are certain challenges when you pursue a career, a job, a profession. I focus here on a few challenges that I face in pursuit of a career in astronomy. This is from my subjective experience, so, take it with...
by astro-admin | Apr 10, 2025 | Career conundrums
“You should not overwhelm people with your problems.” Over and over I heard in a seminar about networking in a country where supposedly authenticity is valued high (#Finland), as well as honesty. Who defines a problem? And who defines the level of the...
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