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Should I Read a Draft of a Recommendation Letter?

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Buffy

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A potential postdoc PI contacted my Ph.D. advisor without asking me for the contact info. Is this common?

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Kostya_I

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Questionable peer review practice in top-tier journal

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sErISaNo

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Should I tell a PhD student's supervisor about a lack of understanding and somewhat ethically dubious conduct?

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Pete L. Clark

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How to deal with author's extensive self-citation?

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Theoretician

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University promised to announce the application portfolios of the fellowship recipients, but now they choose to not to share

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Dmitry Savostyanov

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How to explain typical number of publications during a PhD in a grant application?

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Adam Přenosil

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Is it typical for one review to be made by multiple reviewers?

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morxa

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Can only get "did well in class" recommendation letters, how can I make the best of it?

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Dawn

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UK Lecturer application: possible to refuse to answer "expected salary"?

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GrotesqueSI

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Is writing a research paper on Overleaf risky for plagiarism?

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Tommi

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A colleague ignored my request for a favor. Later same colleague asked me for a favor. How should I respond?

Awarded Nov 16 at 19:03

Buffy

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Can a coauthor do the presentation at a conference?

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Brian Tompsett - 汤莱恩

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Masters advisors want me to become a Phd Student, but afraid he won't get tenure before I finish

Awarded Nov 16 at 13:17

Buffy

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Contacting Academic about Industry Problem

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Ethan Bolker

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Repeating definitions in the Abstract in the Introduction?

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Ethan Bolker

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Finding a field of interest for my PhD

Awarded Nov 11 at 19:25

Pete L. Clark

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Winnie the Pooh made up quote - copyright issues?

Awarded Nov 10 at 20:57

Buffy

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Is "e.g." ever needed in parenthetical citations?

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Anyon

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Famous professor at relatively unknown university for post-doc

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Buffy

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Tutoring Unfamiliar Material

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leonos

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Master's supervisor said he didn't post projects because he's not taking in any students but said I should apply anyway for PhD in his group?

Awarded Nov 6 at 9:05

a3nm

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How to not feel guilty when reporting possible misconduct during exam/coursework as a teacher?

Awarded Nov 2 at 6:21

Thomas Schwarz

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How can I appeal an apparently unethical decision to take down a job posting early?

Awarded Oct 30 at 20:10

Buffy

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What to do when professor doesn't want to work with you anymore, but you want to submit past work done with him?

Awarded Oct 26 at 16:40

Ander Biguri

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Which date (received, accepted, published) is relevant when citing a paper?

Awarded Oct 24 at 10:27

Roland

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Is it possible to edit name in a paper at the stage of pre-proof correction after acceptance?

Awarded Oct 23 at 19:32

Wolfgang Bangerth

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Best practices to teach while wearing a mask

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Nik

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What is a "pedagogical reflection" in a teaching statement?

Awarded Oct 22 at 0:52

Buffy

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Does being unemployed after a PhD reflect poorly on my advisor?

Awarded Oct 21 at 19:56

Buffy

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Is it legal to use Helvetica on scientific plots?

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jnanin

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If I reject a postdoc job offer, should I tell them where I will finally go for postdoc?

Awarded Oct 20 at 14:26

Buffy

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Do recommendation letters need to be strictly from professors at universities?

Awarded Oct 18 at 14:03

Buffy

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Applying for the virtually similar position, but it involves interaction with existing faculty

Awarded Oct 13 at 14:57

Jon Custer

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What could happen if my university loses its R2 status?

Awarded Oct 9 at 7:47

Buffy

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I put my Bachelor thesis (the text of it) on GitHub, and my mentor asked me to delete it. However, my repository has been forked. What now?

Awarded Oct 9 at 7:17

Anonymous Physicist

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Do some German universities never provide anyone with summa cum laude

Awarded Oct 9 at 7:17

Stephan Kolassa

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Is there a reasonable explanation for why my professor submitted my recommendation letter months early?

Awarded Oct 8 at 18:51

Daniel R. Collins

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A new journal offers me to publish there at no cost because my previous papers are successful. Can taking up the offer impact my career?

Awarded Oct 8 at 8:57

Spark

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Should I merge a preprint with the peer-reviewed version of this article on Google Scholar if the preprint has already been cited?

Awarded Oct 5 at 16:03

Rococo

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PhD Advisor Slander to Postdoc PI

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Bryan Krause♦

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Self-Publishing or Academic Publishing (on Springer) for Mathematics books?

Awarded Oct 1 at 19:17

Buffy

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Should I cite pubpeer comments?

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gnasher729

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How to move forward after microaggression allegations against my TA

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Bryan Krause♦

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What is "star rating" of a publication?

Awarded Sep 28 at 11:32

Ian Sudbery

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How to deal with a PhD student who is slow and disengaged

Awarded Sep 26 at 15:42

Ben

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How much does collaboration matter for theoretical research output in mathematics?

Awarded Sep 26 at 15:42

Buffy

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Is there any scientific research on how to do college admissions correctly?

Awarded Sep 26 at 15:42

Wolfgang Bangerth

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In which ways are German university maths courses difficult?

Awarded Sep 26 at 15:42

Ambicion

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Am I Part of a Failing Group?

Awarded Sep 25 at 10:01

Anonymous Physicist

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What is more important, one semester less or a top final grade?

Awarded Sep 19 at 20:02

gerrit

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Salary scales in Germany and experience outside

Awarded Sep 19 at 9:25

lighthouse keeper

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Is it dishonest to not list papers published in predatory journals when e.g. applying for a job?

Awarded Sep 16 at 5:16

Franck Dernoncourt

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Should I endorse someone on arXiv who emailed me randomly?

Awarded Sep 12 at 13:47

Pete L. Clark

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How strict are minimum abstract lengths in submission requirements?

Awarded Sep 12 at 9:10

Wolfgang Bangerth

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Professor wants to forward my CV to other groups

Awarded Sep 12 at 6:57

Buffy

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How can an independent researcher publish a well-written research paper / proof in a respected mathematical publication?

Awarded Sep 11 at 1:48

Alexander Woo

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What is the correct tone and language to use during peer review?

Awarded Sep 7 at 17:36

EarlGrey

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Would it be appropriate to point out an error in another paper during a referee report?

Awarded Sep 6 at 9:21

Wolfgang Bangerth

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Dealing with entitled students

Awarded Sep 3 at 6:31

paul garrett

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