In this episode of Science Sisters, Tamarah King (postdoc at Oxford University) and I talk about how we managed to land our current postdoc jobs, what it is like to do a postdoc, and how terribly incompetent we feel all of the time. Also, we discuss the typical image of a 'scientist' and wonder whether it is possible for a scientist to have a personality.

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***** More Science Sisters ***** Announcement - https://youtu.be/StyunNJ-JzY Trailer - https://youtu.be/vdqvYx_3VYg Ethical fieldwork | Thirze Hermans - https://youtu.be/dofyDP70mZI Switching careers | Leah-Nani Alconcel - https://youtu.be/er0ZwkYK5wg Science communication | Simon Clark - https://youtu.be/hagf8KMnBzE Postdoc Life | Tamarah King - https://youtu.be/qvajLpWI4AM Leadership | Richard Ghail - https://youtu.be/Gnc3GSGjilQ Women in science | Diana Avadanii - https://youtu.be/yiAyNPTqWGs Job applications | Paula Koelemeijer - https://youtu.be/_h9CDL1VhN8

Resources*: Articles in Nature by Woolston (2020) on the postdoc-phase of an academic career based on a global survey:

• Results of the postdoc survey: https://www.nature.com/articles/d41586-020-03235-y
• Job prospects for postdocs: https://www.nature.com/articles/d41586-020-03381-3
• How the pandemic affected postdocs (disproportionately): https://www.nature.com/articles/d41586-020-02548-2

• Note: very incomplete. These are just some suggestions for starting points.

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Secret paper: Boneh et al., 2019 (GRL): Intermediate‐Depth Earthquakes Controlled by Incoming Plate Hydration Along Bending‐Related Faults https://doi.org/10.1029/2018GL081585

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