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I started searching for a permanent position academic position since last July and eventually got an offer in February. Here are some of my thoughts about the process. Tips There is very high competitions in academics. Be ready to leave for the industry at any time. Learning some practical skills that can help you get a job outside universities. Apply early. The pandemic slows things down a lot. Do not apply for too many jobs. It is a waste of time. Only apply for positions that you have an obvious advantage. ...

latexindent is a perl script that can help you format LaTeX files. It is shipped with texlive (at least 2020 version). To use it you have to install some other perl packages. @@colbox-blue Warning!! Don’t try to install latexindent in a conda environment. It does not work at the moment of writing. Some perl packages cannot be installed. @@ Step 1. Install perl sudo apt install perl Step 2. Install the perl package management tool cpanm. ...

I have been using VIM (actually GVIM) to write papers with LaTeX for almost a decade now. My setup for this has not changed for most of the time. One advantage of using VIM is that once you have learned it, you can expect to use it for a life time. That been said, a decade seems to be a good time to have an update. So here’s my new VIM setup for LaTeX in 2021 and perhaps for the next decade. ...