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Regarding Post-Doctoral appointments, duties and job-hunt.

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How to negotiate a single author paper during a PostDoc position?

In a meeting for a potential PostDoc place, I want to talk to the professor about potential collaborations and working together. I've learnt that independent papers are a must for my career. I also kn …
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4 votes
1 answer
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When is a good time to ask for a next academic position?

As a final year PhD student with less than 1 year to go before the PhD is completed, I am interested in continuing in the same group as a PostDoc. However, I do not know if I should wait until I am as …
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9 votes
9 answers
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Can administrative work benefit a PostDoc?

Imagine a relatively new Postdoc. She joined a new group (3-5 PhDs, 1 Prof.) and due to 'special circumstances' (Prof. too busy and mostly unavailable) is now responsible for all the PhD and Master/Ba …
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11 votes
10 answers
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Students not involving postdoc supervisor in publication

I am a postdoc leading a project X. I have two PhD students directly supervised by me working on this project. They are 'officially' supervised by my professor. Both these PhD students went to my supe …
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2 answers
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Postdoc delegates work to PhD: who gets to be PI for a small proposal? [closed]

A postdoc delegated a (newly joined) PhD student to write a small proposal for computing time. She wrote a reasonable first draft, but it needs heavy editing that the postdoc will now do, and submit i …
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1 vote
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Influence of Habilitation's field of study on the Professorship

Suppose person X did Bachelors, Masters, PhD, and postdoc in Physics. Then, X wants to start a Habilitation. Although the work will be relevant to Physics, the supervising professor is officially a co …
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2 votes
2 answers
367 views

How bad is it: doing the first PostDoc and PhD at the same place? [closed]

In academic recruiting it is often asked that one has lots of experience which includes being at different institutions preferably in different countries. I would like to who: What are the potential …
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3 votes
0 answers
178 views

What was your main selling point to start your own research group after the PostDoc phase? [closed]

I am in the PostDoc phase in an European institution where I am given quite some autonomy by the group leader. She is very generous indeed. Recently, she advised me to apply for a 4-5 year grant to st …
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16 votes
7 answers
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Should one threaten to quit to get a reasonable pay-raise request fulfilled?

I have a colleague who is a postdoc in a German university employed at level TVöD E13. She is currently in the early career phase but has very substantial responsibilities due to the circumstances of …
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