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On December 10th, I applied for a position in the University Professors\u2019 body in the Department of Didactics and School Organization at the Faculty of Education, University of Murcia. As I mentioned in a recent post, when I prepared for my tenure-track position, I shared some insights from the process with you (you can find it in this post from September 12, 2018<\/a>). However, I see little value in that approach today, mainly due to the various methods used in Spanish universities.<\/p>\n

That said, I think I can share some materials and reflections from preparing for the public defense of the position (some universities do not require this) in case it might help anyone.<\/p>\n

The most challenging part, from my perspective, is making sense of the position you\u2019re applying for. By this, I mean defining what a university chair means, in my case, what it means to be a Chair Professor today and why you, specifically, deserve that title. This involves overcoming impostor syndrome and breaking free from stereotypes about what a professor should be, focusing instead on defining who you are and what all those papers, projects, conferences, and the list you submitted to ANECA mean to you and to academia.<\/p>\n

In my search for answers, I found refuge where I feel most creatively comfortable: in design (though I lack talent, enthusiasm helps). Inspired greatly by the Dear Data project, which I read about a few years ago (https:\/\/www.dear-data.com\/theproject<\/a>), I started following some Instagram accounts of professionals who specialize in visual – I would say artistic – data design and visual presentations. To name a few, which will surely connect you with others, I recommend the work of Federica Fragapanne (https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/federicafragapane<\/a>\/, who also offers short courses on platforms like Domestika) and the Master Slides account (https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/themasterslides<\/a>\/). I took some Domestika courses (you can see my professional level, haha) as an introduction to these topics, like this one<\/a> and this one<\/a>, and read the books recommended to me on the subject\u2026<\/p>\n

Ultimately, I created this slideshow (I\u2019ve trimmed it because I\u2019ve removed the project details, hoping we will find funding for them) to make sense of it all.<\/p>\n