Tag Archives: Postdoc

Things I wish I had known at the start of my PhD

I am entering the final stretch of my PhD and this is a list of things that I wish I had known (or things I wish someone would have told me) when I started my PhD… I have also included somethings … Read More »

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The PhD Student – Supervisor Relationship

The relationship between a PhD student and their supervisor(s) often exists in a delicate balance… the fundamentals of this relationship are illustrated beautifully in the PhD comics, especially this one -http://www.phdcomics.com/comics/archive.php?comicid=1439 But how do you deal with conflict? Do you keep quiet … Read More »

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Postdoc advice 2

This is a sequel to the previous entry on advice by experience postdoctoral researchers. One researcher who I know well mentioned that it is important to establish a name for your self by getting results independently so that one’s work … Read More »

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Postdoc Advice

A postdoc is an ideal time to build one’s research profile and getting quality publications is one of the primary aims. Recently, I have been talking to postdoctoral fellows I know in the university. I wanted to find what other … Read More »

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Applying for a Postdoc

Nathan Reading, an assistant professor in North Carolina State University has some useful advice about postdoc applications: He lists the following seven documents which might be required in an application:

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