[Grad-postdoc-assn] [Postdocs] Great resource for grad students and postdocs

[Scott Briggs]

The perils of not setting the "moderate new members" to on...

On Mon, Aug 30, 2021 at 10:15 AM Valerie Sloan <vsloan at ucar.edu> wrote:

> yikes!
>
> Good catch.
>
> Val
>
> On Mon, Aug 30, 2021 at 9:50 AM Scott Briggs via Grad-postdoc-assn via
> Postdocs <postdocs at mailman.ucar.edu> wrote:
>
>> Be wary of websites and recruitment schemes which solicit work and
>> samples of your skills which could be used in other ways. For example your
>> "referee style reviews" [via Figbox’s "double-blind review mentorship
>> option", "a skill that is required when you are asked by an elite journal
>> to review an academic paper"] could be used in numerous ways to do the work
>> that others are paid for and over which you have no control: "You grant
>> Figbox a royalty-free and non-exclusive license to display, use, copy,
>> transmit, and broadcast the content you upload and publish."
>> Read their Terms of Use: https://figbox.co/terms-of-use/
>> <https://www.researchgate.net/deref/https%3A%2F%2Ffigbox.co%2Fterms-of-use%2F> and
>> be aware of the data-mining potential of any information you hand over.
>>
>> On Mon, Aug 30, 2021 at 9:11 AM Ifedayo-Emmanuel Adeyefa-Olasupo via
>> Grad-postdoc-assn <grad-postdoc-assn at mailman.ucar.edu> wrote:
>>
>>> Dear Colleagues,
>>>
>>>
>>> Ran across this FREE excellent academic platform called figbox I would
>>> like to share with everyone. Click here: https://figbox.co/
>>> figbox <https://figbox.co/>
>>> figbox helps you get quick quality reviews of qualitative or
>>> quantitative figures you plan to include in an upcoming submission or
>>> presentation from published and experienced researchers. Get the help you
>>> need, improve your overall message, advance your career!
>>> figbox.co
>>>
>>> According to their FAQs  fIgbox allow early career researchers (e.g.,
>>> postdocs) and junior scholars the ability support each other through the
>>> exchange of feedback and academic content in the following categories:
>>>
>>>
>>>    - PhD admissions/application advice
>>>    - Thesis selection/ literature review
>>>    - Quantitively and qualitative analyses
>>>    - Methodological approach and design
>>>    - Feedback on working scholarship/grant
>>>    - Feedback on working paper
>>>    - Feedback on working thesis
>>>    - Submission/publication advice
>>>    - Replying to referee reviews from journal
>>>    - Handling academic conflicts
>>>    - General career advice
>>>    - Transitioning from academia into workplace
>>>
>>> In exchange postdocs:
>>>
>>> increase their mentorship/ peer-review experience
>>> receive lunch money from mentees they support
>>> receive verified mentorship certificates in support of CV and career
>>> get mentorship (e.g., career advice) from other postdoc scholars &
>>> junior professors
>>>
>>> Note I opted to connect my ORCID account when signing up.
>>>
>>>
>>> Best Regards,
>>> Emmanuel
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>>
>>
>> --
>> Scott Briggs
>> (he/him)
>> Administrator
>> Advanced Study Program
>> National Center For Atmospheric Research
>> *phone: 303.497.1607*
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-- 
Scott Briggs
(he/him)
Administrator
Advanced Study Program
National Center For Atmospheric Research
*phone: 303.497.1607*
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