The Academic Pathfinder: From PhD to Professor
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Insider strategies & tips to transform your research career - from PhD to Professor
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Every Wednesday, receive one powerful, actionable technique used by successful academics to secure funding, publish in top journals, land tenure-track positions, and build a thriving research career.
Each evidence-based strategy takes just 4 minutes to read and implement.
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#118 - How I Cut My Literature Review Time by 65% Using AI Tools (Without Compromising Quality or Ethics)
Today, I'm sharing the exact step-by-step process that helped me reduce my literature review time from four months to just one month without sacrificing quality or violating any ethical standards.
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15 October 2025
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Oct 15, 2025
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#117 - 5 Email Templates That Get Responses From Busy Academics (Even When They Ignore Everyone Else)
Today, I'm sharing five proven email templates that consistently get responses from even the busiest professors, helping you build the connections that advance your career.
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8 October 2025
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Oct 08, 2025
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#111 - 5 Ways to AI-Proof Your Research Papers (Before Reviewers Reject Them for AI Concerns)
Today, I'm sharing the exact preparation strategy that helped one of my postdocs navigate a challenging peer review process with complete AI transparency, satisfy skeptical reviewers, and ...
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27 August 2025
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Aug 27, 2025
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#110 - 6 Simple Steps to Turn Your Overwhelming Dissertation Into Doable Daily Tasks (Without Panic or Burnout)
Today, I'm sharing the exact roadmap system that helped me break down my dissertation into daily actions, complete my PhD in three and a half years, and avoid the mental breakdowns that derail many PhD students
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20 August 2025
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Aug 20, 2025
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#109 - How I Turned My Most Devastating Paper Rejection Into My Best Publication (5 Steps to Transform Failure Into Success)
Today, I'm sharing the exact five-step process I used to transform my most painful paper rejection into my highest-cited publication.
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6 August 2025
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Aug 13, 2025
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#108 - How to Transform Generic Cover Letters into Job-Winning Applications (That Actually Get Read)
Today, I'm sharing the exact five-step formula that helped my mentees turn their generic template into tailored letters that generated interview requests at 60% of the institutions where they applied.
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6 August 2025
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Aug 06, 2025
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#107 - 7 Critical Questions to Ask Before Using Any AI Tool in Your Research (To Avoid Career-Ending Mistakes)
Today, I'm sharing the exact decision-making framework I use to evaluate every AI tool before implementation.Â
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23 July 2025
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Jul 23, 2025
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#106 - 5 Unconventional Ways to Stand Out in Postdoc Applications
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Today, I'm sharing five proven techniques that helped my mentees land postdoc positions at top institutions even when their publication records weren't the strongest in the pool.
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16 July 2025
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Jul 16, 2025
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#104 - 5 Rules for Choosing Postdocs That Actually Lead to Faculty Jobs (Not Career Dead Ends)
Today, I'm sharing these data-driven insights to help you choose strategically, not emotionally.
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2 July 2025
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Jul 02, 2025
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#102 - 6 Simple Rules to Avoid Co-Authorship Disasters (Before They Ruin Your Research and Relationships)
Today, I'm sharing the exact 6-step co-authorship system that has helped me complete over 30 collaborative papers without a single authorship dispute
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18 June 2025
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Jun 18, 2025
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#101 - 5 Simple Steps to Build Your Academic Personal Brand (And Become the Go-To Expert in Your Field)
Today, I'm sharing the exact 5-step system that helped me go from an unknown postdoc to being invited to speak at conferences.
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11 June 2025
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Jun 11, 2025
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#100 - 7 Must-Have Elements in Your Research Statement That Make Search Committees Want to Hire You
Today, I'm sharing the exact 7-part blueprint that helped five of my mentees land tenure-track interviews at top universities
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4 June 2025
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