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I was a research assistant for a professor at my university. He's won many distinguished teaching awards, though I won't mention which so he can't be identified. He was very well known and liked in his area of research and I was able to participate at a conference thanks to him.
I've recently found out that he was arrested for something serious and distasteful in late 2013 :(
Currently my resume contains a work history section with a header like so:
Research Assistant
Under the supervision of XX XX
Department of XX, University of XX
Should I change this to:
Research Assistant
FIELD OF STUDY
Department of XX, University of XX
Or do something else?
What steps should I take to distance myself from him? Do I remove mention of his name? Or are those charges, deplorable as they are, not reflected in his work?
I'm not at a point in my career where I have tons of experience and can remove this position from my resume. Having had that opportunity in uni is a great talking point in interviews.
Note: This wasn't lab-based research, so I wasn't helping him with his research, he was just providing direction to mine.
work-experience references unprofessional-behavior
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I was a research assistant for a professor at my university. He's won many distinguished teaching awards, though I won't mention which so he can't be identified. He was very well known and liked in his area of research and I was able to participate at a conference thanks to him.
I've recently found out that he was arrested for something serious and distasteful in late 2013 :(
Currently my resume contains a work history section with a header like so:
Research Assistant
Under the supervision of XX XX
Department of XX, University of XX
Should I change this to:
Research Assistant
FIELD OF STUDY
Department of XX, University of XX
Or do something else?
What steps should I take to distance myself from him? Do I remove mention of his name? Or are those charges, deplorable as they are, not reflected in his work?
I'm not at a point in my career where I have tons of experience and can remove this position from my resume. Having had that opportunity in uni is a great talking point in interviews.
Note: This wasn't lab-based research, so I wasn't helping him with his research, he was just providing direction to mine.
work-experience references unprofessional-behavior
asked Mar 3 '15 at 20:54
Jean-Bernard Pellerin
568413
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I vote number 2. Even if it is not a taken as a negative reflection he cannot readily be contacted as a reference in jail. If it was not his research then your work as a research assistant can stand on its own.
– paparazzo
Mar 3 '15 at 21:36
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Is it customary to list one's research supervisors on academic resumes? (I don't see a lot of them so I don't know.) That is, would its omission stand out, or is this something that could go either way as far as the people reading your resume are concerned?
– Monica Cellio♦
Mar 3 '15 at 22:12
5
Just saying: it took me less than thirty seconds to find out the professors name from the info given here. No one can hide on the Internet.
– Ernest Friedman-Hill
May 14 at 20:04
@ErnestFriedman-Hill so what makes you so very sure it could not be disinformation then? A made up situation very resemblant to someone you want others to think badly about.
– mathreadler
May 15 at 10:27
@mathreadler Indeed — although in this case I didn’t actually identify who the OP worked for, which would probably be much harder, but rather just where he went to school and then who was arrested for this charge on their faculty.
– Ernest Friedman-Hill
May 15 at 13:52
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I was a research assistant for a professor at my university. He's won many distinguished teaching awards, though I won't mention which so he can't be identified. He was very well known and liked in his area of research and I was able to participate at a conference thanks to him.
I've recently found out that he was arrested for something serious and distasteful in late 2013 :(
Currently my resume contains a work history section with a header like so:
Research Assistant
Under the supervision of XX XX
Department of XX, University of XX
Should I change this to:
Research Assistant
FIELD OF STUDY
Department of XX, University of XX
Or do something else?
What steps should I take to distance myself from him? Do I remove mention of his name? Or are those charges, deplorable as they are, not reflected in his work?
I'm not at a point in my career where I have tons of experience and can remove this position from my resume. Having had that opportunity in uni is a great talking point in interviews.
Note: This wasn't lab-based research, so I wasn't helping him with his research, he was just providing direction to mine.
work-experience references unprofessional-behavior
asked Mar 3 '15 at 20:54
Jean-Bernard Pellerin
568413
I was a research assistant for a professor at my university. He's won many distinguished teaching awards, though I won't mention which so he can't be identified. He was very well known and liked in his area of research and I was able to participate at a conference thanks to him.
I've recently found out that he was arrested for something serious and distasteful in late 2013 :(
Currently my resume contains a work history section with a header like so:
Research Assistant
Under the supervision of XX XX
Department of XX, University of XX
Should I change this to:
Research Assistant
FIELD OF STUDY
Department of XX, University of XX
Or do something else?
What steps should I take to distance myself from him? Do I remove mention of his name? Or are those charges, deplorable as they are, not reflected in his work?
I'm not at a point in my career where I have tons of experience and can remove this position from my resume. Having had that opportunity in uni is a great talking point in interviews.
Note: This wasn't lab-based research, so I wasn't helping him with his research, he was just providing direction to mine.
work-experience references unprofessional-behavior
asked Mar 3 '15 at 20:54
Jean-Bernard Pellerin
568413
edited May 15 at 16:04
asked Mar 3 '15 at 20:54
Jean-Bernard Pellerin
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Jean-Bernard Pellerin
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I vote number 2. Even if it is not a taken as a negative reflection he cannot readily be contacted as a reference in jail. If it was not his research then your work as a research assistant can stand on its own.
– paparazzo
Mar 3 '15 at 21:36
10
Is it customary to list one's research supervisors on academic resumes? (I don't see a lot of them so I don't know.) That is, would its omission stand out, or is this something that could go either way as far as the people reading your resume are concerned?
– Monica Cellio♦
Mar 3 '15 at 22:12
5
Just saying: it took me less than thirty seconds to find out the professors name from the info given here. No one can hide on the Internet.
– Ernest Friedman-Hill
May 14 at 20:04
@ErnestFriedman-Hill so what makes you so very sure it could not be disinformation then? A made up situation very resemblant to someone you want others to think badly about.
– mathreadler
May 15 at 10:27
@mathreadler Indeed — although in this case I didn’t actually identify who the OP worked for, which would probably be much harder, but rather just where he went to school and then who was arrested for this charge on their faculty.
– Ernest Friedman-Hill
May 15 at 13:52
 |Â
show 1 more comment
1
I vote number 2. Even if it is not a taken as a negative reflection he cannot readily be contacted as a reference in jail. If it was not his research then your work as a research assistant can stand on its own.
– paparazzo
Mar 3 '15 at 21:36
10
Is it customary to list one's research supervisors on academic resumes? (I don't see a lot of them so I don't know.) That is, would its omission stand out, or is this something that could go either way as far as the people reading your resume are concerned?
– Monica Cellio♦
Mar 3 '15 at 22:12
5
Just saying: it took me less than thirty seconds to find out the professors name from the info given here. No one can hide on the Internet.
– Ernest Friedman-Hill
May 14 at 20:04
@ErnestFriedman-Hill so what makes you so very sure it could not be disinformation then? A made up situation very resemblant to someone you want others to think badly about.
– mathreadler
May 15 at 10:27
@mathreadler Indeed — although in this case I didn’t actually identify who the OP worked for, which would probably be much harder, but rather just where he went to school and then who was arrested for this charge on their faculty.
– Ernest Friedman-Hill
May 15 at 13:52
1
1
I vote number 2. Even if it is not a taken as a negative reflection he cannot readily be contacted as a reference in jail. If it was not his research then your work as a research assistant can stand on its own.
– paparazzo
Mar 3 '15 at 21:36
I vote number 2. Even if it is not a taken as a negative reflection he cannot readily be contacted as a reference in jail. If it was not his research then your work as a research assistant can stand on its own.
– paparazzo
Mar 3 '15 at 21:36
10
10
Is it customary to list one's research supervisors on academic resumes? (I don't see a lot of them so I don't know.) That is, would its omission stand out, or is this something that could go either way as far as the people reading your resume are concerned?
– Monica Cellio♦
Mar 3 '15 at 22:12
Is it customary to list one's research supervisors on academic resumes? (I don't see a lot of them so I don't know.) That is, would its omission stand out, or is this something that could go either way as far as the people reading your resume are concerned?
– Monica Cellio♦
Mar 3 '15 at 22:12
5
5
Just saying: it took me less than thirty seconds to find out the professors name from the info given here. No one can hide on the Internet.
– Ernest Friedman-Hill
May 14 at 20:04
Just saying: it took me less than thirty seconds to find out the professors name from the info given here. No one can hide on the Internet.
– Ernest Friedman-Hill
May 14 at 20:04
@ErnestFriedman-Hill so what makes you so very sure it could not be disinformation then? A made up situation very resemblant to someone you want others to think badly about.
– mathreadler
May 15 at 10:27
@ErnestFriedman-Hill so what makes you so very sure it could not be disinformation then? A made up situation very resemblant to someone you want others to think badly about.
– mathreadler
May 15 at 10:27
@mathreadler Indeed — although in this case I didn’t actually identify who the OP worked for, which would probably be much harder, but rather just where he went to school and then who was arrested for this charge on their faculty.
– Ernest Friedman-Hill
May 15 at 13:52
@mathreadler Indeed — although in this case I didn’t actually identify who the OP worked for, which would probably be much harder, but rather just where he went to school and then who was arrested for this charge on their faculty.
– Ernest Friedman-Hill
May 15 at 13:52
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If it's standard practice to name your research supervisor on a resume, I would just go ahead and name him and not worry about it. Most crimes are kept secret by the perpetrator/user. No reasonable employer would assume that you had anything to do with it, any knowledge of it, or that's it's any reflection of you.
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that's -> that.
– Faheem Mitha
May 15 at 6:49
The perpetrator may attempt to keep it secret but if they were arrested, there's likely a news story about it (at least in the US).
– alroc
May 15 at 17:09
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If it's standard practice to name your research supervisor on a resume, I would just go ahead and name him and not worry about it. Most crimes are kept secret by the perpetrator/user. No reasonable employer would assume that you had anything to do with it, any knowledge of it, or that's it's any reflection of you.
edited May 15 at 21:40
Jean-Bernard Pellerin
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answered Mar 3 '15 at 21:02
Past9
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that's -> that.
– Faheem Mitha
May 15 at 6:49
The perpetrator may attempt to keep it secret but if they were arrested, there's likely a news story about it (at least in the US).
– alroc
May 15 at 17:09
suggest improvements |Â
up vote
23
down vote
accepted
If it's standard practice to name your research supervisor on a resume, I would just go ahead and name him and not worry about it. Most crimes are kept secret by the perpetrator/user. No reasonable employer would assume that you had anything to do with it, any knowledge of it, or that's it's any reflection of you.
edited May 15 at 21:40
Jean-Bernard Pellerin
568413
answered Mar 3 '15 at 21:02
Past9
442313
2
that's -> that.
– Faheem Mitha
May 15 at 6:49
The perpetrator may attempt to keep it secret but if they were arrested, there's likely a news story about it (at least in the US).
– alroc
May 15 at 17:09
suggest improvements |Â
up vote
23
down vote
accepted
up vote
23
down vote
accepted
If it's standard practice to name your research supervisor on a resume, I would just go ahead and name him and not worry about it. Most crimes are kept secret by the perpetrator/user. No reasonable employer would assume that you had anything to do with it, any knowledge of it, or that's it's any reflection of you.
edited May 15 at 21:40
Jean-Bernard Pellerin
568413
answered Mar 3 '15 at 21:02
Past9
442313
If it's standard practice to name your research supervisor on a resume, I would just go ahead and name him and not worry about it. Most crimes are kept secret by the perpetrator/user. No reasonable employer would assume that you had anything to do with it, any knowledge of it, or that's it's any reflection of you.
edited May 15 at 21:40
Jean-Bernard Pellerin
568413
answered Mar 3 '15 at 21:02
Past9
442313
edited May 15 at 21:40
Jean-Bernard Pellerin
568413
edited May 15 at 21:40
Jean-Bernard Pellerin
568413
edited May 15 at 21:40
Jean-Bernard Pellerin
568413
568413
answered Mar 3 '15 at 21:02
Past9
442313
answered Mar 3 '15 at 21:02
Past9
442313
answered Mar 3 '15 at 21:02
Past9
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2
that's -> that.
– Faheem Mitha
May 15 at 6:49
The perpetrator may attempt to keep it secret but if they were arrested, there's likely a news story about it (at least in the US).
– alroc
May 15 at 17:09
suggest improvements |Â
2
that's -> that.
– Faheem Mitha
May 15 at 6:49
The perpetrator may attempt to keep it secret but if they were arrested, there's likely a news story about it (at least in the US).
– alroc
May 15 at 17:09
2
2
that's -> that.
– Faheem Mitha
May 15 at 6:49
that's -> that.
– Faheem Mitha
May 15 at 6:49
The perpetrator may attempt to keep it secret but if they were arrested, there's likely a news story about it (at least in the US).
– alroc
May 15 at 17:09
The perpetrator may attempt to keep it secret but if they were arrested, there's likely a news story about it (at least in the US).
– alroc
May 15 at 17:09
suggest improvements |Â
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I vote number 2. Even if it is not a taken as a negative reflection he cannot readily be contacted as a reference in jail. If it was not his research then your work as a research assistant can stand on its own.
– paparazzo
Mar 3 '15 at 21:36
10
Is it customary to list one's research supervisors on academic resumes? (I don't see a lot of them so I don't know.) That is, would its omission stand out, or is this something that could go either way as far as the people reading your resume are concerned?
– Monica Cellio♦
Mar 3 '15 at 22:12
5
Just saying: it took me less than thirty seconds to find out the professors name from the info given here. No one can hide on the Internet.
– Ernest Friedman-Hill
May 14 at 20:04
@ErnestFriedman-Hill so what makes you so very sure it could not be disinformation then? A made up situation very resemblant to someone you want others to think badly about.
– mathreadler
May 15 at 10:27
@mathreadler Indeed — although in this case I didn’t actually identify who the OP worked for, which would probably be much harder, but rather just where he went to school and then who was arrested for this charge on their faculty.
– Ernest Friedman-Hill
May 15 at 13:52