A story that these numbers don't tell, however, is the generations of classicists and ancient historians who are being really severely let down and blocked from career advancement. My job should have been a freshy PhD's first job, and I should be a senior lecturer somewhere. But...

I really love teaching first year Greek history. That is all.

I'll be on a panel debating "rogue" AI on RTE Prime Time tonight, 9:30pm stay tuned

Reflecting on "just because we can, doesn't mean we should"

What’s an underrated skill in research that you wish more people talked about?

Negotiation. Not just for research access, but for everything to do with running interdisciplinary projects in a way that creates transdisciplinary knowledge and enduring, ENJOYABLE partnerships between people whose epistemological orientation and disciplinary training may be very different.

Consultant-bro self-marketing for the job market. Not everyone can do it well.

Multidisciplinarity.

Relationship building. With colleagues. With partners. There is a LOT of informal communication and activity that goes into building relationships that are crucial to research.

"Looks like it is patentable and profitable" is the latest definition of "best" according the the current New Zealand government. IMHO, that's the way to kill a public research system.

Understanding that not everything you do needs to be earth-shattering or paradigm shifting. Good research happens in small steps that may seem obvious or boring to you, but are in fact solid, presentable research that moves your career and agenda forward.

Designing a good web survey. Not just writing good items (which is very important!), but actually using the available features to set your survey up in a way that is good for the respondent and limits the ways people can give you bad data.

I once heard the suggestion that everyone who’s taught for a long time should also be learning something completely new, to remind them of what it’s like to be a beginner.

Agreed!