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Should I ask for reference letters when soliciting applications for a postdoc?
While I fully agree with Buffy's existing answer, I want to add the following:
Your institution may have regulations regarding the number of and time of receipt of reference letters for postdoc ...
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Should I ask for reference letters when soliciting applications for a postdoc?
Whatever you do, make it clear in any advertising what is required. I'd at least ask for contact information for references, but letters would probably be preferable.
If you don't have comments from ...
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Left a PhD for a second one from which I got fired. What to write in the CV?
Context: I'm an MS student graduating this year and looking for work, so take this answer based on its logic, not its authority.
I agree with the other commenters on this question that you should ...
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Writing a Cover Letter to One's Department Chair
A general rule would be to put yourself in the shoes of the Chair, and to imagine what (s)he would want to hear from you.
For example, you won't damage you case by stating, wholeheartedly, that (a) ...
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Is it legal/ethical to go to a postdoc interview even after signing another contract?
A lot of people will tell you "no it is not ethical" or "no it is illegal", truth is that the majority of the employment contracts includes a trial-period, both sides.
If it is ...
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Is it legal/ethical to go to a postdoc interview even after signing another contract?
No, it's not ethical. You already accepted one job. Other candidates are informed that they are not successful and move on. If you intend to leave this job now, you are compromising the project of PI ...
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Is it legal/ethical to go to a postdoc interview even after signing another contract?
If you inform the second place about the situation and they agree to have the interview then it should be fine. If they are paying for travel they might want to cancel, of course. But you should also ...
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Is it legal/ethical to go to a postdoc interview even after signing another contract?
It is ethical as long as the contract you signed is not 100% legally binding for both sides. Or if you believe that it might not happen even though it is legally binding (say someone signed a legally ...
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Left a PhD for a second one from which I got fired. What to write in the CV?
Context:
I left PhD because funding was stopped, and I didn't want to beg for it.
Before that, I dropped out of my first MS program, but completed second MS and dropped out of third MS again.
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Left a PhD for a second one from which I got fired. What to write in the CV?
People in the industry don't really care about PhDs unless the position is "R&D scientist" and the job description says "PhD required". Everything else, up to and including &...
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Left a PhD for a second one from which I got fired. What to write in the CV?
I think an honest answer is the only solution. Sometimes people get bored by the topic, lose motivation, and it's normal. You are fired not because you are not smart; people already hired you because ...
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Left a PhD for a second one from which I got fired. What to write in the CV?
I think you should never write things in your CV that are not true. Instead, especially when making the switch to industry, you should add your motivations to make the career switch. Make sure to ...
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Left a PhD for a second one from which I got fired. What to write in the CV?
As somebody who has a PhD and has hired people with PhDs, without PhDs and some with terminated PhDs, I say be honest:
"I stopped the first position since I felt it was the wrong subject and in ...
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Left a PhD for a second one from which I got fired. What to write in the CV?
Honestly, I fear no one will hire me if they see these not finished PhDs.
Nearly all the time, the person hiring also has not finished a PhD. All large organizations hire people with unfinished ...
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ABD candidate who developed cognitive deficits. Current functioning level is "borderline" with average intelligence. Is there a way to navigate this?
You need to find the right doctor. It is extremely important that you get help from a qualified professional. It is very probable it needs to be a specialist physician, or several kinds of medical ...
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Left a PhD for a second one from which I got fired. What to write in the CV?
Write them as research assistant positions.
Describe what you did and what you learned, at the interview you will be asked about them, clarify them, especially the my supervisor ended my contract due ...
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Is there more competition for postdoc/faculty positions in the biological sciences, compared to similar positions in the health sciences?
I will answer your first question from my own experience as someone who earned a PhD in Biomedical Sciences from a top-level research medical school in the United States, and spent much of his long ...
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Does prestige matter for a masters thesis? Need help to choose a thesis
Perhaps sad to say, but your first goal should be to assure that you get the degree, not the perceived "prestige" of the group. I'd think that the downside of a "bad lab environment&...
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Applying for the virtually similar position, but it involves interaction with existing faculty
The applicant pool changes each time, so just because you were not the preferred applicant last time (and maybe not even close) does not mean you will not be the preferred applicant this time. In ...
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Requesting Letter of Recommendation From Search Committee Member From Past Job Search?
This is a tough one. Someone reading your application materials does not really make them a good reference, no matter how much they like you. If you are indeed a top candidate, as it seems you are, ...
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Applying for the virtually similar position, but it involves interaction with existing faculty
Apply again. Contact the person again. Not only are you a different applicant with your new publication, but your competition is also different. Who knows if Dr. Wonderful applied last year and got ...
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Applying for the virtually similar position, but it involves interaction with existing faculty
First, the previous posting is irrelevant. You applied with your then-CV, and were not even interviewed. Without inside information on the process you can only speculate on why, and such speculation ...
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Should I contact the search panel before applying for a tenure-track position?
Should I get in touch with the individuals (presumably the chair of the search committee) named in the job advert?
You may. That is why they are named in the advertisement.
Would it be appropriate ...
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Should I contact the search panel before applying for a tenure-track position?
I work in a research-oriented top-50 (actually, less) math department in the US. I have served on hiring committees (both postdoctoral and regular) in the past.
Do not contact search committees this ...
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How to answer 'Is your research going to be in biology text books one day?' question during faculty interview?
Answer: I don't know about textbooks, but I'm convinced that in 100 years' time, my research will feature in the high-school curriculum in whatever medium they'll be using at that time.
Background: ...
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How to answer 'Is your research going to be in biology text books one day?' question during faculty interview?
This is the type of question that can be used to test your type of personality and your abilities to frame your research in a larger picture.
Are you a specialist, or a generalist?
Do you think in ...
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How to answer 'Is your research going to be in biology text books one day?' question during faculty interview?
This question is similar to "where do you see yourself in five years?". It's an invitation to explain what is important to you. They are asking about your personal values and ambition. You ...
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How to answer 'Is your research going to be in biology text books one day?' question during faculty interview?
I might be tempted to go with something like:
I'm not a crank. I subscribe to the tentative hypothesis that the
current consensus understanding of <insert discipline> at the level
that's in ...
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How to answer 'Is your research going to be in biology text books one day?' question during faculty interview?
The question is clearly not please accurately predict whether your research will be mentioned in standard graduate texts for biology students in the year 2050.
Rather, the question is presumably I am ...
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How to answer 'Is your research going to be in biology text books one day?' question during faculty interview?
"I will work toward the end that it might, hoping that it does, but expecting that it probably won't. Prediction is hard, especially about the future."
What more can you say? But laugh when ...
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Applying to a tenure track job at the same school two years in a row
Choosing a person that fits a position is always a combination of two things: the applicant and the position open. The selection comitee is not only "ranking" the applicants, it is also ...
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Applying to a tenure track job at the same school two years in a row
Since you seem concerned about whether applying the first year will affect the second, I thought I would write an answer addressing that directly: I really don't think you should worry about this. I ...
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Applying to a tenure track job at the same school two years in a row
You should apply both this year and next year. So many reasons:
The university might decide on not opening the second faculty line. This might happen up to the day before the expected announcement.
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