Not exact matches
Most universities have resources to
help contract researchers: Swansea University, for example, has personal appraisal forms designed specifically for
postdocs who are planning transitions.
«We want to identify incredibly talented people and
help them in their early career,» says Emmott, «believing that usually the first 2 years of a
postdoc are the
most crucial and productive in terms of intellectual growth and data production.»
For
most postdocs, «a lot of the skills and techniques and expertise that you need for that project to succeed are already established [in the lab], whereas if you start off as an independent
postdoc, it may be that you want to do something that you don't have very much experience with, so you then need to either seek outside
help or get these things set up on your own,» Stolt - Bergner says.
Although Crazy Paving seems to be aimed primarily at undergraduates, it's often postgrads and
postdocs who need the
most help with career changing, and they're not exactly flush with spare time.
You must, of course, comply with all Immigration and Naturalization Service rules and regulations in order to work in the U.S.. That's a complicated business, and
most universities have special offices to
help PI's,
postdocs and students deal with immigration issues.
Doing a good industry
postdoc, however, can
help you develop a great rolodex of industry contacts and have a sense of what it is like to work in a company, which can indeed be a plus, for
most hiring managers, if you sell it well.
Postdocs who come to the group are kept anonymous, and there are currently five postdocs actively involved in counseling, most of whom are doing it simply because they want to help their fellow postdocs or because they've had their own harrowing experiences, according t
Postdocs who come to the group are kept anonymous, and there are currently five
postdocs actively involved in counseling, most of whom are doing it simply because they want to help their fellow postdocs or because they've had their own harrowing experiences, according t
postdocs actively involved in counseling,
most of whom are doing it simply because they want to
help their fellow
postdocs or because they've had their own harrowing experiences, according t
postdocs or because they've had their own harrowing experiences, according to Busch.
Of a dozen characteristics that the survey provided, 96 percent of respondents regarded good mentoring — including availability when
postdocs need advice, the provision of career guidance, and
help in resolving problems — as the
most critical factor.
«Right now I have two
postdocs, two Ph.D. students [who] are close to finishing, three technicians, and three undergrads, so I spend
most of my day
helping them look at and interpret data and plan the next set of experiments,» he says.
And a PDP can
help you get the
most out of your PhD research or
postdoc period by showing you how to articulate your unique skills and abilities, agrees Nynke Schreurs, an HR professional at the Dutch Science Foundation, a sponsor of Next Wave Netherlands.