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lynnietheelf.bsky.social
Immunologist by day. Couch potato by night. Core interests include sitting in water at 40-42C temperatures (yes, specifically) and watching my partner play video games. Technically no longer an elf since I grew wings in 2017.
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🧵5 Top Free Alternatives to BioRender for Scientific Illustrations! These five websites offer free scientific illustrations for biologists. Great for presentations, research papers and other research communication needs. Save and share the post!

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This makes me so happy

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Wrapping up our Conversations with Recruiters series, yEFIS Task Force member Lyn @lynnietheelf.bsky.social reflects on the key takeaways — from tailoring your CV ✍️ to networking 🤝 — all from the perspective of a fellow long-time academic 👩‍🏫. ▶️ youtu.be/JOnilNssDjE

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Episode 12 in Conversations with Recruiters: We end by asking our recruiter friends how to learn from rejections ❌ and ask for feedback 🗣️ effectively, so that every application ✍️ is better than the last ✅. ▶️ youtu.be/3y47YEgJa54 @lynnietheelf.bsky.social

submitted 37 days ago • 1 comment

Episode 11 in Conversations with Recruiters: When jobs turn sour, short tenures can look bad on your CV. But they don’t have to! ✅ We discuss what “job hopping” means to recruiters, and how to counter that narrative with your own. 🧠💬 ▶️ youtu.be/PXK7Lt5AUYc @lynnietheelf.bsky.social

submitted 38 days ago • 1 comment

🎥🔥Episode 10 in Conversations with Recruiters: Skills are a big part of the story, but they’re not the WHOLE story! What’s the secret sauce employers are looking for, and how do you show you have it? ✨ ▶️ youtu.be/YOxScPbeOyk @lynnietheelf.bsky.social

submitted 39 days ago • 1 comment

🎦 Episode 9 in Conversations with Recruiters: Not every job listing on the internet is worth your time ⏳💻 We discuss how to weigh your skills ⚖️ against the requirements, and how to tell which jobs give you the best chance of success 🎯✅ ▶️ youtu.be/Y7w2jXGcseI @lynnietheelf.bsky.social

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There have been cherry blossoms and magnolias, primroses and crocuses, but these say "springtime" in a way all their own.

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🎥 Episode 8 in Conversations with Recruiters: What to do – and what NOT to do – when you’re applying and interviewing for jobs! 🚩✅🤝 ▶️ youtu.be/X8lzme1fen4 👉 Tomorrow: to apply or not to apply? 👀 @lynnietheelf.bsky.social #JobSearchTips #InterviewAdvice #CareerGrowth #RecruiterInsights

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🎦 Episode 7 is out👇 Our recruiter friends share their top tips for a great CV ✍️ what catches their eye 👀 and what really deserves the space on your all-important piece of paper. ▶️ youtu.be/QIV7yrsK0Ug Tomorrow: Green ✅ and red flags 🚩in an interview @lynnietheelf.bsky.social

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▶️Episode 6 in Conversations with Recruiters: Is there such a thing as a “sell-by date” for academics looking for an industry job? Find out what challenges you might face as a senior postdoc – and how to deal with them. 🧪💼⏳ ▶️ youtu.be/OFRg-nko65s

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🎥 Episode 5 in Conversations with Recruiters: What’s the best strategy when looking for your first industry job out of academia? Watch now! 🎯💼🔍 youtu.be/sU-LdBvngLU Tomorrow: have you stayed in academia TOO long…? ⏳🤔 @lynnietheelf.bsky.social

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Episode 4 in Conversations with Recruiters: What’s hot and what’s not for trained immunologists in the current job market? We discuss AI skills 🤖, clinical experience 🧪, and more ways to boost your profile 📈. ▶️https://youtu.be/rvaklrlN0gw @lynnietheelf.bsky.social

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▶️ Episode 3 in Conversations with Recruiters: “A lot of jobs aren’t advertised” – what does this mean, and why does this happen? ✍️ Learn how to navigate the hidden job market – with the help of a recruiter, of course! Watch now 👉 youtu.be/K8ULkWtDAcI @lynnietheelf.bsky.social

submitted 50 days ago • 1 comment

🎥 Episode 2 is live! 🗣️Conversations with Recruiters: find out what role a recruiter plays in your job hunt, from providing access to more job openings to helping negotiate a better salary (!) 💼 @lynnietheelf.bsky.social ▶️ Watch now: youtu.be/xqs36JQuMzk ➡️ Tomorrow: The “hidden” job market...?

submitted 51 days ago • 1 comment

🎥 Episode 1 in Conversations with Recruiters: meet our 5 recruitment professionals, find out who they are and what they do! 🔍 @lynnietheelf.bsky.social Watch now on our YouTube channel ▶️ youtu.be/H0tHq-j4aTI 👉 Tomorrow: what can recruiters do for you?

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🚀 We're launching a brand new Conversations with Recruiters video series from the yEFIS Careers and Education Working Group, prepared by Lyn Lim @lynnietheelf.bsky.social! 🎥✨ New episodes dropping every day for the next 2 weeks! 📅🔥 Don’t miss out! 👉 youtube.com/shorts/cNk_r...

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📣 Call for Participation: Supervisory Practices & Mental Health in Academia The #yEFIS Improving Academia WG supports a study on how supervision impacts PhD students’ and postdocs’ mental health. 📝 Take the anonymous survey (5–10 min): lnkd.in/ekVFFN78

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2000 days as a captive of the owl And almost exactly 4 years to finish(!) the German course And I still can't speak German 🤡 But that's it I'm done I'm uninstalling I'm FREE ... (I have to learn French now but I'm gonna need to make faster progress than the above 🫠 language #6 - or 7? let's gooo)

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📣 Happening today! Register now: germanpostdoc.net/power-abuse-...

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Been obsessively working on a big project for the past few weeks and I've just left the house/looked at anything other than a screen for the first time in 6 days. Even the grey rain on the grey tram tracks feels good at this point

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I recently had the wonderful opportunity to speak to @johannajoyce.bsky.social about the retention of women in academic STEM research. These are some of my favourite bits but do watch the full interview linked below 👇

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🌸Happy Women's Day! 💪👩‍🔬 As we wrap up our campaign, we celebrate the incredible contributions of women in science and beyond. 🌟 A big shoutout to the amazing women of the #yefis Task Force! ✨ Let’s keep inspiring and empowering each other. 💜 #WomensDay #WomenInScience #WomenInStem

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The sheer nicheness of this reference

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Long walk in the sun There's a bright blue lake too, but Today is for flowers

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Look I know this is not the point right now, but why...? are 80% of these senior scientists not tenured? They're clearly important, so when were they going to be given job security?

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This is my favourite Strange Planet @nathanwpyle.bsky.social calendar page so far 🤣 (16 days in, the race has only just begun)

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Holidays officially started yesterday. I have a month left as a German resident. We're making the month count, starting with Christmas markets in Schwetzingen and Mannheim in the rain/sleet/snow 1/

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I'll be hosting Magda for the first yEFIS webinar of 2025! Join us to see how career coaching could be worth your 💰, and possibly get a taster session live online 🤓

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goat anti-rabbit #Immunology #antibodies #ELISA #SciSky

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