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Five Surprises from My Computer Science Academic Job Search
Next in series: The job talk is a performance I’ve just about settled into a rhythm at Princeton — classes started two weeks ago — and next year’s academic job search cycle is already underway! Indeed,...
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Embracing failure: How research projects are like startups
As an academic who’s spent time in the startup world, I see strong similarities between the nature of a scientific research project and the nature of a startup. This boils down the fact that most...
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The job talk is a performance
This is the second in a series of posts with advice for computer science academic job candidates. One shot, one opportunity The philosopher Marshall Mathers once asked rhetorically, “Look, if you had...
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How to pick your first research project
At Princeton I get to advise many gifted graduate and undergraduate students in doing research. Combining my experience as a mentor with reflecting on my experience as a student, I’d like to offer some...
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How to prepare a technical talk
I used to suck at giving technical talks. I would usually confuse my audience, and often confuse myself. By the time I became a prof, I sucked a lot less. These days I enjoy giving technical talks and...
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