For newly minted Ph.D. s as
well as postdocs considering jobs in industry, that frequently may be the question.
Obsequious and self - effacing to superiors («I have so many papers I'm working on»), SciZ is rude, verbally abusive, and calculating with subordinates (including sanitation and support staff, as
well as postdocs like me).
Would you like to target graduate students as
well as postdocs?
The concept is described in a paper in the journal Energy and Environmental Science, co-authored by Kyocera Professor of Ceramics Yet - Ming Chiang, Pappalardo Professor of Mechanical Engineering Alexander Slocum, School of Engineering Professor of Teaching Innovation Gareth McKinley, and POSCO Professor of Materials Science and Engineering W. Craig Carter, as
well as postdoc Xinwei Chen, graduate student Brandon Hopkins, and four others.
... You should do what you've done really
well as a postdoc and try to focus on that.»
Senior Special Investigator Brian Baudendistel interviewed Harran, as
well as the postdoc who was said to have demonstrated the transfer to Sheri, the two postdocs who tried to help her and her boss at Norac Pharma, where she worked before UCLA.
It's possible to function quite
well as a postdoc or grad student while giving little thought to your future.
I've met many more faculty and postdocs here, as
well as postdocs at other institutions.
and Ph.D. graduates, as
well as postdocs, in chemistry, physics, and material sciences for positions in research, development, and technology.
Not exact matches
And, she told me, at least one of her lab mates also interviewing for
postdocs was asked about the negligence
as well.
Did you continue to do
well when you reentered the lab
as a
postdoc / fellow?
When Eric Cornell started
as a
postdoc with Carl Wieman at JILA, an institute run jointly by the National Institute of Standards and Technology and the University of Colorado in Boulder, in 1990 he did his
best to transform their second - floor lab into a basement.
While I was having a great time
as a
postdoc, my by - then husband was doing
well as an assistant professor.
As a
postdoc at the University of Iowa Carver College of Medicine in Iowa City, Rogers used the pig model to
better understand the genetic underpinnings of cystic fibrosis — research that earned him a first - author publication in Science in the 26 September 2008 issue (p. 1837).
How
well you do
as a
postdoc will be critical to finding a job afterward.
Some schemes require that the supervisor and
postdoc, and sometimes the institution
as well, design an individual career development plan, and some
postdocs in Ireland have to report on their progress every 6 months.
The message is clear — if you decide to gain additional scientific experience, say
as a
postdoc, you'd be
well advised to seek training in an area different from your current field.
Climbing the Ladder A large department that spans the university's graduate and medical schools
as well as several campuses in the Twin Cities area, BMBB has some 40 tenured and tenure - track faculty and about 60
postdocs — or, more precisely, about 60 scientists who other departments would lump together
as postdocs.
He advises prospective industry
postdocs to look closely at the conditions of their contracts,
as well as the publishing record of the company, before signing on, because it could have serious implications downstream.
Tables were also available to learn more about the newly created National
Postdoc Association (NPA)
as well as the CCR - FYI Steering Committee.
The
postdoc provides a reservoir of very
well - qualified candidates for academic positions, and other professional positions
as well.
Postdoc at the Department of Food Science at the University of Copenhagen Pia Snitkjaer has carried out a series of experiments with alcohol in liquid dishes to figure out how to control the alcohol content during cooking for the benefit of large kitchens, the food industry, the gastronomy and restaurant sector
as well as in the kitchen at home.
In response to this challenge, Löffler and her team (
as well as other institutions and their TTOs) have come up with creative funding mechanisms, including fellowships supported by private companies and philanthropies, which provide
postdocs the freedom to chase entrepreneurial ambitions.
Just
as faculty members want to recruit the
best doctoral students, so, too, do PIs seek blue - chip
postdocs.
The company, which employs more than 100
postdocs, places a premium on basic (
as well as translational) research, encouraging its scientists to publish in top journals.
You've heard
good, bad, and ugly stories from
postdocs as they navigate the murky area between the roles of student and junior faculty, between trainee and professional, and between apprentice and employee, often with the burdens of each role and the benefits of none.
She now has a permanent technician who was provided by the institute,
as well as two
postdoc fellows and two Ph.D. students, for whom she was able to secure funding from French agencies.
Meet any potential supervisor face to face but don't forget to have a beer with their students and
postdocs as well.
For years, the Massachusetts Institute of Technology - associated biotechnology research institute has been ranked
as one of the
best places in the world for
postdocs to work.
As a consequence, it's not unusual for scientists to find themselves
well along a scientific career path before recognizing that their interests are waning or aren't quite strong enough to carry them through a Ph.D., a
postdoc, and tenure.
These will be designed for freshly graduated PhDs,
as when they are looking for a first
postdoc «is the
best time to get somebody to switch» to another field, says Hall.
During that year, and subsequent years spent
as a
postdoc in Morata's lab (and later with Konrad Basler at the University of Zurich, Switzerland), Moreno was able to link the previously isolated phenomenon of cell competition to the
well - established process of programmed cell death.
It was an animated discussion; students and
postdocs stayed
well past the close of the program to gain
as much wisdom
as possible from these women.
Major challenges include convincing lab chiefs that higher paid staff scientists are
as good an investment of scarce grant dollars
as lower paid
postdocs or graduate students.
An assistant professor who wrote her first successful R01 when she was still a
postdoc, Suter believes that «young investigators who are in the position to make that transition to independence with their first R01,» and who recently submitted a proposal that was «very
well - crafted and very
well - received by their study sections but still couldn't meet pay lines,» will get a second look
as funding agencies focus on applications that are already in - house.
I am suggesting, rather, that it would be a
good thing if that event were to motivate some self - analysis within our community about whether we're paying
as much attention
as we should be to the psychological
well - being of science trainees and early - career scientists, from the undergraduate years through the
postdoc and beyond.
Well, not only does postdoc dissatisfaction have an impact on current research productivity, it may have far - reaching consequences as w
Well, not only does
postdoc dissatisfaction have an impact on current research productivity, it may have far - reaching consequences
as wellwell.
Federal policy might establish a uniform employment status
as well as guidelines for assuring
postdocs the fringe benefits worthy of their education and training.
There was a take - home message for institutions
as well:
Postdoc involvement is strongly influenced by their adviser's support.
Such training
best prepares young scientists to fill specialist positions, such
as technician, permanent
postdoc, and staff scientist — not necessarily to perform all the tasks needed to conduct studies of their own and eventually become a PI.
You need to be in a position where you can talk freely about the scientific merits of your previous project, the skills you can bring to the next company, and what you gained from your
postdoc (
as well as some documentation to back this all up).
From a
postdoc's perspective, being fired after 3 years is hardly a
better outcome than continuing to be employed
as a
postdoc.
Many
postdocs use internships,
as Andringa did,
as bridges to jobs outside research, but some continue on
as researchers and are
better rounded for it, says David Taylor, who, after doing a
postdoc at the Children's Hospital of Philadelphia (CHOP), completed an internship in the hospital's administration department.
Although specialization remains a key factor to trainees» success, «[t] he paper tells me
as a PI... I should keep in mind not to specialize... my students and
postdocs [too much], to train them
well.»
«Studies like this one are extremely important to
better understand scientific career [s],» notes Geuna, who recently edited a book on the global mobility of research scientists, although the study's results «might not be generalized to the population
as the sample includes only «stars»» and excludes
postdocs.
In this installment, we'll talk about a widely available resource that can help
postdocs,
as well as other members of the research community, deal with conflict at an informal stage — the ombudsman.
The full employment enjoyed by those surveyed shows that the skills gained by
postdocs are valued by employers outside HE
as well as in.
Clues
as to my next move came during my editorial career;
as the
well - known editorial assistant in the biology department, I had often been approached by PhD students and
postdocs to look over their CVs and application letters to check the grammar and spelling.
I was fortunate in that the JHPDA was already
well established and had a record of success in petitioning the university administration for changes, such
as adopting minimal salary guidelines and providing basic health insurance for all
postdocs.
As the speakers made their presentations, several general themes emerged around the topic of ensuring
good postdoc participation in surveys.