Brandon's path to becoming a scientist

Start discussing Brandon's career columns in Nature

Grant applications: small vs. big

Postdoc-phase: is my plan crazy?

Different types of contribution/recognition in academia

Negotiation in academia

Contributing to team science

Sabbaticals

Brandon's farm

A book or paper more people should read

Something Brandon wishes he'd learnt sooner

Advice for PhD students/postdocs

Brandon Brown is a professor at University of California Riverside, where he studies global health and ethics. He also writes career columns for Nature and Science, which we talk about: negotiations in academia, his sabbatical, his life owning and working a farm, different types of grants and contributions in academia, and much more BJKS Podcast is a podcast about neuroscience, psychology, and anything vaguely related, hosted by Benjamin James Kuper-Smith. Support the show: <a href="https://geni.us/bjks-patreon">https://geni.us/bjks-patreon</a> Timestamps 0:00:00: Brandon's path to becoming a scientist 0:20:39: Start discussing Brandon's career columns in Nature 0:32:17: Grant applications: small vs. big 0:41:36: Postdoc-phase: is my plan crazy? 0:55:32: Different types of contribution/recognition in academia 1:09:22: Negotiation in academia 1:22:47: Contributing to team science 1:30:30: Sabbaticals 1:39:19: Brandon's farm 1:48:15: A book or paper more people should read 1:49:33: Something Brandon wishes he'd learnt sooner 1:51:43: Advice for PhD students/postdocs Podcast links<ul><li>Website: <a href="https://geni.us/bjks-pod">https://geni.us/bjks-pod</a></li><li>Twitter: <a href="https://geni.us/bjks-pod-twt">https://geni.us/bjks-pod-twt</a></li></ul> Brandon's links<ul><li>Website: <a href="https://geni.us/brown-web">https://geni.us/brown-web</a></li><li>Google Scholar: <a href="https://geni.us/brown-scholar">https://geni.us/brown-scholar</a></li><li>Twitter: <a href="https://geni.us/brown-twt">https://geni.us/brown-twt</a></li></ul> Ben's links<ul><li>Website: <a href="https://geni.us/bjks-web">https://geni.us/bjks-web</a></li><li>Google Scholar: <a href="https://geni.us/bjks-scholar">https://geni.us/bjks-scholar</a></li><li>Twitter: <a href="https://geni.us/bjks-twt">https://geni.us/bjks-twt</a></li></ul> References and links CAMP: <a href="https://www.campstatewide.org/">https://www.campstatewide.org/</a> truEvolution: <a href="https://www.truevolution.org/">https://www.truevolution.org/</a> Brandon's columns (most of which we discussed): <a href="https://www.nature.com/articles/d41586-024-02390-w">https://www.nature.com/articles/d41586-024-02390-w</a> <a href="https://www.nature.com/articles/d41586-022-03184-8">https://www.nature.com/articles/d41586-022-03184-8</a> <a href="https://www.nature.com/articles/d41586-024-00381-5">https://www.nature.com/articles/d41586-024-00381-5</a> <a href="https://www.science.org/doi/10.1126/science.364.6447.1306">https://www.science.org/doi/10.1126/science.364.6447.1306</a> <a href="https://www.science.org/doi/10.1126/science.372.6548.1358">https://www.science.org/doi/10.1126/science.372.6548.1358</a> Coelho (1988). The Alchemist.

Brandon Brown is a professor at University of California Riverside, where he studies global health and ethics. He also writes career columns for Nature and Science, which we talk about: negotiations in academia, his sabbatical, his life owning and working a farm, different types of grants and contributions in academia, and much moreBJKS Podcast is a podcast about neuroscience, psychology, and anything vaguely related, hosted by Benjamin James Kuper-Smith.Support the show: https://geni.us/bjks...

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