While for many academics reviewing is part of the service component of a job, for others (like most graduate students and postdocs) it’s a volunteer activity. So why do it?
Written by Dr. Stephen Heard
Dr. Stephen Heard is an evolutionary ecologist and Honorary Research Professor at the University of New Brunswick in Canada. Over his career he has supervised dozens of his own graduate students, and taught or given advice to hundreds more. He is the author of The Scientist’s Guide to Writing, Teaching and Mentoring Writers in the Sciences, and Charles Darwin’s Barnacle and David Bowie’s Spider. He blogs about academia, science and many other things at Scientist Sees Squirrel, or you can find him on Bluesky as @StephenBHeard.bsky.social.
Why I keep a 37-page version of my CV
I have a 37-page version of my CV, and it’s the most boring document in the world.
Why “boring”? Well, my CV hasn’t reached 37 pages because I’m impressive. I’m not. Instead, my CV has reached 37 pages because I put everything on it – and oh boy, do I mean everything.