Source: Open research unlocks career opportunities: An interview featuring Meredith Niles

In this PLOScast, Elizabeth Seiver speaks with Meredith Niles, an early career researcher and a member of the Board of Directors at PLOS. They discuss all things Open and how Open Access research played a role in Meredith’s path to becoming an assistant professor of Nutrition and Food Sciences at the University of Vermont.

If you’re a researcher interested in how Open research can impact your career, this episode is for you.

Together they cover:

How Meredith landed her current position at UVM
The benefits and risks of publishing open access research
How to create a data management plan
Things to check before making your data open
How to handle impostor syndrome
Advice for early career researchers interested in making their research open

Interested in learning more? Check out the links below and follow Meredith Niles on Twitter @MeredithNiles1

Meredith’s faculty profile at the University of Vermont.
Meredith’s dissertation chapter in PLOS ONE.
Open datasets on climate change and agriculture from the Consultative Group on International Agricultural Research (CGIAR) / Climate Change, Agriculture and Food Security (CCAFS).
Open National Socio-Environmental Synthesis Center (SESYNC) case studies on socio-environmental systems.
Open Textbook Library at the University of Minnesota.
Tracy Teal PLOScast episode queued to begin at data standards.
Essay about impostor syndrome and how to fight it.
Right to Research Coalition link to more info.
Student PIRG Textbook Campaign.
More info on this year’s OpenCon.
PLOS information on fee assistance.