I am the responsible lecturer for a graduate course on assessment of existing concrete structures, which runs between September and November in Delft. During that period, I am not physically in Delft, so we have to find a solution for…
I recently served as reporter/committee member for a PhD thesis at the University of Toulouse. As the thesis was codirected by a professor from the National Polytechnic School, the defense was held in hybrid form, with those of us in…
I have a fair number of students, work on a number of projects, am involved with a number of technical committees and editorial boards and am moving collaborations to writing proposals. All of these interactions generate emails - lots of…
Building an international academic network is a journey that requires intention and time. It’s a process that involves reaching beyond your local circles, seizing opportunities to connect, and sometimes even learning new skills, such as languages, to bridge cultural gaps.…
I would not be my analytical, introspective self if I would not want to draw lessons from the semester I just sailed through. So, what did I learn from deliberately overloading myself? All in all, I have come out tired,…
This post is part of the series PhD Talk for AcademicTransfer: posts written for the Dutch academic career network AcademicTransfer, your go-to resource for all research positions in the Netherlands. These posts are sponsored by AcademicTransfer, and tailored to those…
I thought I had my template all figured out, and then my teaching schedule changed. So, I adjusted my template. But, since I have a fair amount on my plate (and allll the meetings), I did not adjust my template…
I recently received a reader's question that I thought would be worth addressing in a Q&A post: Do you have a systematic way or method that you use in expanding your network? My first thought was: well, no, I just…
Today, I have the pleasure of hosting Dr. Noelle Sterne (Ph.D., Columbia University) with a guest post on spirituality. Noelle is a dissertation coach and editor, academic and mainstream writing consultant, author, workshop leader, spiritual counselor, and persistent encourager. She publishes…
My Spring 2025 template looks quite similar to my Spring 2024 and Fall 2024 templates. As I am not preparing any new courses at the moment, the block of time for class preparation is gone. I have kept more open…
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