A CV of failures - Melanie Stefan

1 a cv of failures Melanie I Stefan University of Edinburgh 24 November 2017. ( MelanieIStefan) a cv of failures 24 November 2017 1 / 16. Who am I? Who am I? ( MelanieIStefan) a cv of failures 24 November 2017 2 / 16. Who am I? Who am I? Studied Mathematics and Genetics, 1999-2005. University of Salzburg, Austria ( MelanieIStefan) a cv of failures 24 November 2017 3 / 16. Who am I? Who am I? Studied Mathematics and Genetics, 1999-2005. University of Salzburg, Austria MSc research student, 2004. Max Planck Institute for Developmental Biology, T.

2 Ubingen, Germany ( MelanieIStefan) a cv of failures 24 November 2017 3 / 16. Who am I? Who am I? Studied Mathematics and Genetics, 1999-2005. University of Salzburg, Austria MSc research student, 2004. Max Planck Institute for Developmental Biology, T . ubingen, Germany PhD, 2005-2009. EMBL-EBI, Cambridge, UK. ( MelanieIStefan) a cv of failures 24 November 2017 3 / 16. Who am I? But who am I really? Postdoctoral Fellow, 2010-2013. California Institute of Technology, Pasadena, US. ( MelanieIStefan) a cv of failures 24 November 2017 4 / 16.

3 Who am I? But who am I really? Postdoctoral Fellow, 2010-2013. California Institute of Technology, Pasadena, US. Curriculum Fellow, 2013-2014. Harvard Medical School, Boston, US. ( MelanieIStefan) a cv of failures 24 November 2017 4 / 16. Who am I? But who am I really? Postdoctoral Fellow, 2010-2013. California Institute of Technology, Pasadena, US. Curriculum Fellow, 2013-2014. Harvard Medical School, Boston, US. Edinburgh-Zhejiang Lecturer, since 2015. University of Edinburgh, UK. ( MelanieIStefan) a cv of failures 24 November 2017 4 / 16.

4 Who am I? But who am I really? Studied Mathematics and Genetics, 1999-2005. University of Salzburg, Austria ( MelanieIStefan) a cv of failures 24 November 2017 5 / 16. Who am I? But who am I really? Studied Mathematics and Genetics, 1999-2005. University of Salzburg, Austria Interrupted maths degree for a few years, took it up again later with the Open University; took 13 years in total to complete. ( MelanieIStefan) a cv of failures 24 November 2017 5 / 16. Who am I? But who am I really? Studied Mathematics and Genetics, 1999-2005.

5 University of Salzburg, Austria Interrupted maths degree for a few years, took it up again later with the Open University; took 13 years in total to complete. MSc research student, 2004. Max Planck Institute for Developmental Biology, T . ubingen, Germany ( MelanieIStefan) a cv of failures 24 November 2017 5 / 16. Who am I? But who am I really? Studied Mathematics and Genetics, 1999-2005. University of Salzburg, Austria Interrupted maths degree for a few years, took it up again later with the Open University; took 13 years in total to complete.

6 MSc research student, 2004. Max Planck Institute for Developmental Biology, T . ubingen, Germany Supervising postdoc suggested I should look for jobs outside of science. ( MelanieIStefan) a cv of failures 24 November 2017 5 / 16. Who am I? But who am I really? PhD, 2005-2009. EMBL-EBI, Cambridge, UK. ( MelanieIStefan) a cv of failures 24 November 2017 6 / 16. Who am I? But who am I really? PhD, 2005-2009. EMBL-EBI, Cambridge, UK. Only PhD programme I was actually admitted to. ( MelanieIStefan) a cv of failures 24 November 2017 6 / 16.

7 Who am I? But who am I really? PhD, 2005-2009. EMBL-EBI, Cambridge, UK. Only PhD programme I was actually admitted to. Postdoctoral Fellow, 2010-2013. California Institute of Technology, Pasadena, US. ( MelanieIStefan) a cv of failures 24 November 2017 6 / 16. Who am I? But who am I really? PhD, 2005-2009. EMBL-EBI, Cambridge, UK. Only PhD programme I was actually admitted to. Postdoctoral Fellow, 2010-2013. California Institute of Technology, Pasadena, US. Applied for four fellowships, received only one.

8 Lab experiments did not go as planned. ( MelanieIStefan) a cv of failures 24 November 2017 6 / 16. Who am I? But who am I really? ( MelanieIStefan) a cv of failures 24 November 2017 7 / 16. Who am I? But who am I really? Curriculum Fellow, 2013-2014. Harvard Medical School, Boston, US. ( MelanieIStefan) a cv of failures 24 November 2017 7 / 16. Who am I? But who am I really? Curriculum Fellow, 2013-2014. Harvard Medical School, Boston, US. Previous boss told me this would be the end of my academic career.

9 ( MelanieIStefan) a cv of failures 24 November 2017 7 / 16. Who am I? But who am I really? Curriculum Fellow, 2013-2014. Harvard Medical School, Boston, US. Previous boss told me this would be the end of my academic career. Edinburgh-Zhejiang Lecturer, since 2015. University of Edinburgh, UK. ( MelanieIStefan) a cv of failures 24 November 2017 7 / 16. Who am I? But who am I really? Curriculum Fellow, 2013-2014. Harvard Medical School, Boston, US. Previous boss told me this would be the end of my academic career.

10 Edinburgh-Zhejiang Lecturer, since 2015. University of Edinburgh, UK. Well .. So far, so good. ( MelanieIStefan) a cv of failures 24 November 2017 7 / 16. CVs of failure Am I alone? Scientific career failures (informal Google poll). ( MelanieIStefan) a cv of failures 24 November 2017 8 / 16. CVs of failure Am I alone? Scientific career failures (informal Google poll). Rejected (and not wait-listed) from all 9 PhD programs I applied to in a given year Not having the guts to enrol in an engineering degree because I.