Tag Archives: interview

big researchers don’t cry?

Posted on October 5, 2017 by pat thomson

This is a guest post from Jozica Kutin. Jozica is a researcher and PhD candidate at RMIT University, Melbourne. At the end of each research interview I tell the person I’ve interviewed how appreciative I am of their time and … Continue reading →

Posted in Emotion, emotional research, interview, interviews, research, Uncategorized | Tagged emotion, interview, Jozica Kutin, research | 11 Comments

imagination and “the interview”

Posted on January 25, 2016 by pat thomson

Many of you may well now be starting your field work. And at least some of you will be conducting interviews. That’s an interesting word – “conduct”. One definition of conduct is simply “to organise and carry out”, so to … Continue reading →

Posted in empathy, imagination, interview, listening, Maxine Greene | Tagged empathy, interview, listening, Maxine Greene, Pat Thomson | 2 Comments

the importance of doing your homework

Posted on July 19, 2012 by pat thomson

I’ve just been involved in selecting for a postdoctoral bursary and a PhD studentship. In both instances some of the people who applied had good ideas, the kinds of track records that garnered attention, and wrote well structured applications about … Continue reading →

Posted in conversation, homework, job interview, postdoc, scholarship, synergies | Tagged conversation, homework, interview, Pat Thomson, studentship | 6 Comments

can you write about mess in your thesis, and if so, how? part one

Posted on July 13, 2012 by pat thomson

This post is written by Dr Peter Matthews who works in the School of the Built Environment at Herriott Watt. Peter’s blog is Urbanity…History and he tweets as @urbaneprofessor. I asked him to show and tell how he talked about … Continue reading →