Tackle the Feeling of Inadequacy

Julia Scheel
Nationality: German
Work Institution: Rostock University, Germany
Research Interests: Systems Biology, Data Science, Neuroscience
Favourite Ice Cream Flavour: Double dulce de leche

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“ There must have been a mix-up”
“ ...maybe there was another candidate named Julia, and they confused us - it is such a common name”
“ ...maybe they had a stack of applications on their desk- then a gust of wind came - threw the stack off the desk- and suddenly the last application was the first - mine” 
“What happens when they find out?”

​These are some of the things I heard myself say on the phone, talking about my new position. It took some time until I realized how crazy that sounded. The following is not an article, but a summary of my thoughts. 

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