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<p>Anybody know anyone who controls an endowed guest professorship or annual lecture (series)? One that could be manned with a fun and lively Swedish archaeologist? Please put my name forward! I know French and German.</p><p><a href="/tags/academia/" rel="tag">#academia</a> <a href="/tags/getfedihired/" rel="tag">#getfedihired</a> <a href="/tags/archaeology/" rel="tag">#archaeology</a> <a href="/tags/humanities/" rel="tag">#humanities</a></p>

<p>I&#x27;m involved now and then in hiring our department&#x27;s sessional instructors (adjuncts, in the southern North American dialect). While there are always a few applicants who really have no business even thinking they could teach the course (often the same who argue they are &quot;uniquely qualified&quot;), a good chunk have CVs that are as impressive or more than many tenure-track colleagues. This isn&#x27;t surprising (we all know the score), just always more than a little discouraging.</p><p><a href="/tags/academia/" rel="tag">#academia</a></p>

<p>Today and tomorrow colleagues and I are organising a two-day workshop on the use of LLMs for linguistics research at <span class="h-card"><a href="https://wisskomm.social/@UniKoeln" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">@<span>UniKoeln</span></a></span>: <a href="https://sfb1252.github.io/llm-workshop/" rel="nofollow" class="ellipsis" title="sfb1252.github.io/llm-workshop/"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">sfb1252.github.io/llm-workshop</span><span class="invisible">/</span></a>. This was originally intended as a small, university-internal event, but we have found that there is a lot of interest from colleagues and students about this topic so we are delighted to have 15 poster presentations, in addition to four brilliant keynote speakers, and a concluding panel discussion. 1/🧵 </p><p><a href="/tags/llm/" rel="tag">#LLM</a> <a href="/tags/genai/" rel="tag">#GenAI</a> <a href="/tags/research/" rel="tag">#research</a> <a href="/tags/academia/" rel="tag">#academia</a> <a href="/tags/linguistics/" rel="tag">#linguistics</a></p>

<p>Pff <a href="/tags/academia/" rel="tag">#academia</a> <a href="/tags/research/" rel="tag">#research</a> <a href="/tags/funny/" rel="tag">#funny</a> <a href="/tags/memes/" rel="tag">#memes</a> <a href="/tags/humour/" rel="tag">#humour</a> <a href="/tags/jokes/" rel="tag">#jokes</a> <a href="/tags/lol/" rel="tag">#lol</a></p>

<p><a href="/tags/duke/" rel="tag">#duke</a> <a href="/tags/university/" rel="tag">#university</a> is firing 10% of all staff across the board.</p><p><a href="/tags/academia/" rel="tag">#academia</a></p>

<p>Lovely people of Mastodon! You can now register for the Scientist Responsibility Summit. This interdisciplinary 1 day conference takes place in Berlin on Saturday, 11th Oct 2025. We will discuss the role of scientists in the context of the polycrisis with experts from different fields.</p><p>On-site attendance in Berlin is free but registration is mandatory. <br>You can register here: <a href="https://blogs.fu-berlin.de/scientistsresponsibilitysummit/" rel="nofollow" class="ellipsis" title="blogs.fu-berlin.de/scientistsresponsibilitysummit/"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">blogs.fu-berlin.de/scientistsr</span><span class="invisible">esponsibilitysummit/</span></a> (it will also be livestreamed, no need to register for that) </p><p><a href="/tags/polycrisis/" rel="tag">#polycrisis</a> <a href="/tags/academia/" rel="tag">#academia</a></p>

<p>Hi, <a href="/tags/academicmastodon/" rel="tag">#AcademicMastodon</a></p><p>📊First results from our <a href="/tags/research/" rel="tag">#research</a> project on the role of <a href="/tags/mastodon/" rel="tag">#Mastodon</a> in <a href="/tags/academia/" rel="tag">#academia</a> are in. n=346</p><p>1️⃣94.7% say they would increase their professional use of Mastodon if more academic peers from their field joined the platform</p><p>2️⃣71.4% report a lack of institutional support for using Mastodon<br> <br>3️⃣66.1% indicate their professional Mastodon use would increase if their organizations were present on Mastodon </p><p>Stay tuned for more results.</p><p><a href="/tags/openscience/" rel="tag">#OpenScience</a> <a href="/tags/academicchatter/" rel="tag">#AcademicChatter</a> <a href="/tags/socialmedia/" rel="tag">#SocialMedia</a></p>

There is something really shameful to me about institutions of higher education shilling AI &quot;microcredentials&quot; while simultaneously contributing to making higher education inaccessible to the majority of people.<br><br>They are offering you crumbs of an education, on which they hope to profit still, while hollowing out their own institutions.<br><br>Eating the seed corn.<br><br><a href="/tags/highered/" rel="tag">#HigherEd</a> <a href="/tags/academia/" rel="tag">#academia</a> <a href="/tags/usuniversities/" rel="tag">#USUniversities</a> <a href="/tags/microcredentials/" rel="tag">#microcredentials</a><br>

<p>If you hear about a job where it helps to have over 200 publications in academic and popular <a href="/tags/archaeology/" rel="tag">#archaeology</a>, plus 20 years&#x27; experience as a journal editor, plus a solid record as a popular teacher, then please give me a nudge!</p><p><a href="/tags/jobs/" rel="tag">#jobs</a> <a href="/tags/academia/" rel="tag">#academia</a> <a href="/tags/getfedihired/" rel="tag">#getfedihired</a> <a href="/tags/fedihire/" rel="tag">#fedihire</a></p>

<p>We’re so sorry to hear that Guppe Groups have shut down.</p><p><span class="h-card"><a href="https://social.growyourown.services/@FediTips" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">@<span>FediTips</span></a></span>/115164286964463451</p><p>Guppe was a really big influence on us when we first joined the Fediverse and served communities across the Fediverse.</p><p>Fortunately, conversations and communities can continue! Here are 3 ways how:</p><p>1/3 Keep the conversation going by hopping over to Newsmast Channels:</p><p>Bookstodon 👉 Follow <span class="h-card"><a href="https://newsmast.community/@books" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">@<span>books</span></a></span> &amp; use <a href="/tags/books/" rel="tag">#books</a></p><p>Histodons 👉 Follow <span class="h-card"><a href="https://newsmast.community/@history" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">@<span>history</span></a></span> &amp; use <a href="/tags/history/" rel="tag">#history</a></p><p>Academic Chatter 👉 Follow <span class="h-card"><a href="https://newsmast.community/@academia" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">@<span>academia</span></a></span> &amp; use <a href="/tags/academia/" rel="tag">#academia</a></p><p>Photography 👉 Follow <span class="h-card"><a href="https://newsmast.community/@photography" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">@<span>photography</span></a></span> &amp; use <a href="/tags/photography/" rel="tag">#photography</a></p>

<p>Latest comic on the convenience of making less ethical choices</p><p><a href="/tags/comic/" rel="tag">#comic</a> <a href="/tags/cartoon/" rel="tag">#cartoon</a> <a href="/tags/journalism/" rel="tag">#journalism</a> <a href="/tags/academia/" rel="tag">#academia</a> <a href="/tags/ethics/" rel="tag">#ethics</a> <a href="/tags/socialmedia/" rel="tag">#socialmedia</a></p>

<p>Hey academics - if you have colleagues in the USA on a H1-B (or a J1 where the next step would be a H1-B): reach out! These are scary times, not just for people&#x27;s work but also for their whole life (imagine suddenly having to leave the country you built a life in - or not being able to leave to see family).</p><p><a href="/tags/academicchatter/" rel="tag">#AcademicChatter</a> <a href="/tags/academia/" rel="tag">#academia</a></p>

<p>Trump Administration Orders USDA Employees to Investigate Foreign Researchers They Work With<br>---</p><p>The new directive asks workers to check the backgrounds of foreign nationals collaborating with the department’s scientists for evidence of “subversive or criminal activity.” Their names are being sent to national security experts at the agency.<br><a href="https://www.propublica.org/article/trump-usda-foreign-scientists?utm_source=mastodon&amp;utm_medium=social&amp;utm_campaign=mastodon-post" rel="nofollow" class="ellipsis" title="www.propublica.org/article/trump-usda-foreign-scientists?utm_source=mastodon&amp;utm_medium=social&amp;utm_campaign=mastodon-post"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">www.propublica.org/article/tru</span><span class="invisible">mp-usda-foreign-scientists?utm_source=mastodon&amp;utm_medium=social&amp;utm_campaign=mastodon-post</span></a></p><p><a href="/tags/news/" rel="tag">#News</a> <a href="/tags/usda/" rel="tag">#USDA</a> <a href="/tags/science/" rel="tag">#Science</a> <a href="/tags/research/" rel="tag">#Research</a> <a href="/tags/academia/" rel="tag">#Academia</a> <a href="/tags/uspolitics/" rel="tag">#USPolitics</a> <a href="/tags/trump/" rel="tag">#Trump</a></p>

<p>Hello <a href="/tags/fediverse/" rel="tag">#fediverse</a>! Thanks to my new DFF grant, I&#x27;m now looking to hire a PhD student to join me at AAU in Aalborg 🇩🇰 to work on &quot;usable decentralization&quot;, i.e. on making distributed and federated cloud services accessible to the everyday user. For more details, see link below, and please don&#x27;t hesitate to DM me with questions!</p><p><a href="https://www.vacancies.aau.dk/phd-positions/show-vacancy/vacancyId/895183" rel="nofollow" class="ellipsis" title="www.vacancies.aau.dk/phd-positions/show-vacancy/vacancyId/895183"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">www.vacancies.aau.dk/phd-posit</span><span class="invisible">ions/show-vacancy/vacancyId/895183</span></a></p><p><a href="/tags/hci/" rel="tag">#HCI</a> <a href="/tags/academia/" rel="tag">#academia</a> <a href="/tags/getfedihired/" rel="tag">#getfedihired</a> <a href="/tags/decentralization/" rel="tag">#decentralization</a> <a href="/tags/aau/" rel="tag">#AAU</a> <a href="/tags/aalborg/" rel="tag">#Aalborg</a> <a href="/tags/denmark/" rel="tag">#Denmark</a> <a href="/tags/selfhosted/" rel="tag">#selfhosted</a> <a href="/tags/selfhosting/" rel="tag">#selfhosting</a></p>

<p>Dear friends, acquaintances, mysterious strangers, I&#x27;m thinking about developing a new online course. Among the following, which would you be most excited to enroll in? Note that all of them would have a philosophical/theoretical bent.</p><p>Boosts appreciated, thanks! 🙏 </p><p><a href="/tags/philosophy/" rel="tag">#philosophy</a> <a href="/tags/ai/" rel="tag">#ai</a> <a href="/tags/academia/" rel="tag">#academia</a></p> <div class="poll"> <h3 style="display: none;">Options: <small>(choose one)</small></h3> <ul> <li> <label class="poll-option"> <input style="display:none" name="vote-options" type="radio" value="0"> <span class="poll-number" title="2 votes">14%</span> <span class="poll-option-text">Psychedelics and Contemporary Philosophy</span> </label> </li> <li> <label class="poll-option"> <input style="display:none" name="vote-options" type="radio" value="0"> <span class="poll-number" title="1 votes">7%</span> <span class="poll-option-text">Political Philosophy and A.I.</span> </label> </li> <li> <label class="poll-option"> <input style="display:none" name="vote-options" type="radio" value="0"> <span class="poll-number" title="5 votes">36%</span> <span class="poll-option-text">Anti-Civilization Thought</span> </label> </li> <li> <label class="poll-option"> <input style="display:none" name="vote-options" type="radio" value="0"> <span class="poll-number" title="6 votes">43%</span> <span class="poll-option-text">Technology and Friendship</span> </label> </li> </ul> <div class="poll-footer"> <span class="vote-total">14 votes</span> &mdash; <span class="vote-end">Ended 34d ago</span> <span class="todo">Polls are currently display only</span> </div> </div>