Top Ten Mistakes to Avoid in Wri2ng CAREER...
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TopTenMistakestoAvoidinWri2ngCAREERProposals
CISEMixedAdvisoryTaskforceonTechnology,Educa2on,ResearchandScience(CISEMATTERS)
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Number10:FontsTooSmall
• Smallfontspromotereaderfa2gue
• ReviewersHATEsmallfonts
• GPGmandates:• 11pointfontminimum• 1inchmargins• 6linesmaxperver2cal
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Number9:FiguresIllegible
• Avoid“crowded”visuals
• Don’tassumereaderwillprintincolor
• Usevectorgraphicformats
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Number8:Acronyms&Abbrevia2ons
• AcronymsareUGLY,andmaketexthardtoread.
• Acronymslimityouraudiencetothosewhoalreadyknowthem…
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Number7:DissingtheCompe22on• Goodidea:Ci2ngothers’work• Badidea:Sligh2ngothers’work
(“Others”mightbesi\ngonthepanel)
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Number6:Poordis2nc2onbetweenpreliminaryresultsandproposedwork
• Makeacleardemarca2on• Dis2nguishyourresultsfromothers’
• Provideclearroadmapforfuturework
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Number5:LacklusterEduca2onPlan
• Shouldbeintegratedwithresearchplan• Thinkbeyondyourpresentteachingdu2es
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Number4:DullBroaderImpacts• BroaderImpactsask:– Howwillthisworkchangesociety?
• Don’tconfusethiswith“extracurricularac2vi2es”notsupportedbytheresearchplan
• Outreachplansshouldbeac2onable
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Number3:ConfiningyourselftoyourPhDwork• CAREERproposalshouldbeforward-looking• MoveaboveandbeyondyourPhDwork• “Imagineaworld…”
(yes) (no)
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Number2:“Itwasn’tclear…”
• Long-windedexplana2ons• Toomanysuperfluousdetails• Poororganiza2onofthoughtsintowords
Symptoms:
Remedies:• Usefewerwords• Readfirsttwopagesaloud• “Makeeverywordtell”
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Number1:ResearchPlanlackingCohesion
• Don’tstapletogetherunrelatedideas
• Don’tofferalaundrylistwithnopriori2za2on
• Don’tmakeeverythinglooklikeanailtoyouronehammer
• Tellastorywithyournarra2ve
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Ques2ons?