I might have neglected explicitly saying this, but I got the position of Postdoctoral Researcher at the University of Helsinki! So the past few weeks have been very hectic, and this week I’ve spent settling in to academic life. I’m part of a wider research group called the Centre of Excellence: Ancient Near Eastern Empires …
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Finland, Finland, Finland!
I GOT THE JOB, PEOPLE!!!!! You are now reading the blog of the new Postdoctoral Research at the University of Helsinki’s Centre of Excellence: Ancient Near Eastern Empires! My research is going to involve using computer code to work out the cultural associations of words relating to ‘masculinities’. So I am essentially finding out what …
Week 2: One Helluva Pizza Order!
I have had a doozey of a week. So on Saturday, as part of my new ‘Ellie will do ALL THE WALKING’ I walked up a hill with Erik. It was lovely, but we accidentally walked 11km when we should have done, like, 4. Woops…. So to celebrate (and soothe my aching hip) we ordered …
Week 1: It begins…
Good Friday, everyone! By which I don’t mean the religious holiday, but my weekly update of what I’ve been up to academically. It’s been dominates by applications, VIVA prep, working on my masculinities paper, and a lot of confusion. Postdoctoral positions require a very long CV and a research proposal that would fit with the …
What am I doing?
Hi everyone! My name’s Ellie, and I’ve just completed the mammoth task of submitting my PhD thesis. When I say mammoth, I am NOT exaggerating. In the few weeks since handing in this epic 75,000 word essay, a lot has happened, and I realised that writing everything down was probably good idea. If nothing else, …
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