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Tuesday, March 9, 2010

interdisciplinary research

My department in grad school was very supportive as I dedicated myself to teaching and doing research in a cutting edge, brand new, interdisciplinary specialty. It was and has been wonderful to do what I really like. Unfortunately, what I didn't know then, but know now, is that cutting edge, new, interdisciplinary research can have severe draw backs when looking for a job.

For starters, very few departments advertise positions in most types of cutting edge research (no matter the field), and these departments are usually the ones getting 300 applicants per position. That is, the places who have positions dedicated to new specialties are generally the Harvards and other top r1s of the world. For every position in my specific subfield, there are at least 15 to 20 positions advertised looking for generalists who can teach methods, intro or theory. As such, I wish I had taught or done more research in the more general areas.

Second, while new research can lead to more publications (and publications with more impact) down the road, doing so actually takes longer initially. It is easier to publish quickly in a established subfield in a established subfield journal than it is in interdisciplinary journals where you have to satisfy people coming from very different places in terms of assumptions and back grounds.

Not that I wouldn't still focus on what I currently do, but I would have spent more time doing it in a way where it was easier to market myself as a generalist/methods guy too.

Tuesday, January 12, 2010

Saturday, October 3, 2009

50 brilliant & creative advertisements for your inspiration

50 brilliant & creative advertisements for your inspiration: "

Companies send a lot of money on trying to catch your attention, in this collection you’ll find creative advertisements that probably reached their goal.


1. Bounty’s big spills campaign


bounty advertising


2. Tyskie beer


tyskie beer ad


3. Johnnie Walked


johnnie walked


4. Bad Dog Breath


dog breath ad


5. Google Street View


google street view ad


6. Hospital Aleman


hopita aleman


7. Ibuprofen advil


ibuprofen 50 brilliant & creative advertisements for your inspiration


8. Audi Sculpture


audi sculpture


9. Fight smoking


fight smoking


10. Give a hand to wildlife


wildlife hand


11. What goes around comes around


stop iraq war


12. Pollution is closer than you think


pollution 50 brilliant & creative advertisements for your inspiration


13. Tibits, vegetarian restaurant


vegetarian restaurant


14. Axe schedule


axe schedule


15. DHL online tracking


dhl online tracking


16. Law & Order billboard


law order billboard


17. Before it’s too late


wwf forest lung


18. Don’t let them get too comfortable


too comfortable


19. The power of Viagra


viagra ad


20. Reading Humo can have serious consequences


humo ads


21. Gillette ambient ad


gillette 50 brilliant & creative advertisements for your inspiration


22. Get them off your dog


get them off your dog


23. Weight watcher ambient


weight watcher


24. Pringles campaign


pringles 50 brilliant & creative advertisements for your inspiration


25. Disney Star Wars week-end


disney star wars


26. Direct Ski


direct ski


27. Slimfast


slimfast1 50 brilliant & creative advertisements for your inspiration


28. iPod shuffle campaign


ipod shuffle ad


29. Silvikrin


silvikrin 50 brilliant & creative advertisements for your inspiration


30. Lego Advertisement


lego advertisement


31. Sci Fi Channel


humans are among us


32. Rowenta


rowenta 50 brilliant & creative advertisements for your inspiration


33. Old Timer restaurant


old timer restaurant


34. Aquafresh Floss


aquafresh floss


35. Career Builder: maybe it’s time to move on


career builder


36. YKM bag


ykm bag


37. Lays Potatoes


lays potatoes


38. Clearex Israel


clearex wall


39. The Guitar Store


the guitar store


40. Yellow Pages, restaurant found


restaurant found


41. Monster.com, stuck in the wrong job?


monster ballet


42. Rona, we recycle your painting leftovers


rona apple


43. Ballet classes


ballet classes


44. Moserbaer, mega storage capacity


moser baer


45. Spontex, maximum absorption


spontex kitchen


46. Death by iPod


death by ipod


47. Nikon D700 Billboard


nikon d700


48. Animal Planet, authentic documentaries


animal planet


49. Harley Davidson, stop dreaming


stop dreaming harley


50. Papa John’s delivery


papa johns


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