Alex Fabiano Campos

Scientist, professor at the University of Brasília and occasional musician.

[Alex Fabiano Campos @Chempos]

@TeamIMM2 @Olive_Free @RachelMeallet @SouadAmmarMerah @SBeginColin Congrats, Sendos! It was a pleasure to participate in this PhD committee. I wish you all the best.

[Andrew Akbashev @Andrew_Akbashev]

#PhD student: Makes $30k a year. Works on weekends as well. Zero life-work balance.

"Do you think I have a chance to become a professor?"

Prof: "Yes, of course! Finish this project and we will publish excellent papers. I am sure you will easily find a faculty position."

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2 years later:

Student finishes the project. Professor writes a report. Papers are published.

Student: "Do you think my CV is strong enough?"

Prof: "Yes, you are the best!"

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Next 4 months:

Student submits 50 well-tailored applications for faculty positions.

Zero interviews. A lot of broken dreams.

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Key takeaways:

1. Make sure you distinguish encouragement from reality.
- By encouraging you, your advisor may unintentionally give you too much hope. Keep a cool head.

2. Always ask other faculties for external opinion on your case.
- Your advisor’s opinion is always biased. Look for more input outside your group.

3. Don’t expect fairness during candidate selection.
- Hiring process is subjective by definition. It is done by people with very different views on who is the best. You may put tons of efforts into a research statement only to find out later that no one really reads it.

4. The reality is brutal.
- Departments can receive 300-500 candidates per opening. Many have excellent CVs and cool ideas. At top- and mid-rank universities, selection criteria can become extremely questionable (like, who exactly was your PhD advisor? Is your recomm. letter 3 pages long? etc).

And there is no need to say “You don’t know anything about it. It’s not like this”.

I went through this myself. Many times. Along with many colleagues.

Do not expect fairness. See luck as a big factor.

Apply broadly but have a backdoor ready.

#AcademicTwitter

[Alex Fabiano Campos @Chempos]

@Olive_Free Maybe a "Street Style" from the Paris Fashion Week 2023 😁

[Andrew Akbashev @Andrew_Akbashev]

Instead of serving as Guest Editors of “special issues” in various journals or looking for other ways to waste time, please spend this time on #PhD students.

Your students need your help, time and encouragement. They are your best investment, not journals.

Depth of research and its impact scale with the time you spend on discussions and brainstorms with students and postdocs.

Same goes for the future success of your students. By ignoring it, you ignore the real impact you can make on science and society.

#AcademicTwitter #AcademicChatter

[Alex Fabiano Campos @Chempos]

@MannaLiberato I completely agree!

[Central da Política @centralpolitcs]

✝️Morre Edson Arantes do Nascimemto, Pelé.

[B/R Football @brfootball]

This angle of Richarlison's stunner 🥵

(via @FIFAWorldCup)

[Marisa Monte @marisamonte]

Que vazio, que silêncio na música brasileira💔 Sua voz é eterna dentro de todos nós. Obrigada por ensinar tanto! Gal, luz infinita.

[Alex Fabiano Campos @Chempos]

#PeerReviewWeek22 
#ResearchIntegrity   @ACSPublications 
 @ACS4Authors

[Fabrizio Messina @FabMess1978]

What's better than a fluorescent sol gel nanocomposite to begin a #fluorescentfriday with optimism and good vibes? :)

[Flávio Dino 🇧🇷 @FlavioDino]

163.000 mortos no Brasil. E Bolsonaro fala que “ganhou” ? Qual a vitória ? O atraso de uma possível vacina ? Bolsonaro continua a ser o maior aliado do coronavírus no nosso país.

[Alex Fabiano Campos @Chempos]

@tizzolaura 2!

[Victor Ferreira @VictorFerreira]

Weintraub lutou contra inimigos imaginários durante toda sua gestão no MEC.
O último ato não podia ser diferente.
Deixou o Brasil fugindo... de ninguém. Pois não era perseguido.

Tenta pintar a imagem de um mártir, mas é só um maluco. Sem cargo, voltará à insignificância.

[Guga Chacra @gugachacra]

Jair Bolsonaro é hoje o líder com a pior imagem em todo o mundo democrático. Em relação à performance durante a pandemia da Covid19, talvez seja o com a pior imagem em todo o planeta. Quem discordar disso simplesmente não quer enxergar a realidade

[Joe Biden @JoeBiden]

I can’t believe I have to say this, but please don’t drink bleach.

[Gabriela Prioli @GabrielaPrioli]

Alguém precisa incluir o Boris na lista dos comunistas (que não para de crescer).

[Fernando Haddad @Haddad_Fernando]

É duro ter que lidar com um vírus e um verme, simultaneamente.

[Embaixada da China no Brasil @EmbaixadaChina]

4-@BolsonaroSP Sob a liderança do Presidente Jair Bolsonaro, o Brasil está combatendo a epidemia do coronavírus. Como deputado federal, ao invés de contribuir devidamente para esse combate,  você tem  gastado tempo e energia para atacar deliberadamente a China e espalhar boatos.

[Fernando Haddad @Haddad_Fernando]

Enquanto Bolsonaro desdenha “gripezinha”, seu ministro diz que, em abril, SUS entrará em colapso. Algo vai bem mal nesse governo de insanos!