Tag Archives: postdocs

Why it is OK to have kids in grad school or as a post-doc

Posted on September 10, 2014 by Joan E. Strassmann

There was a post by Leonard Cassuto on having kids in graduate school and what a difference it made to one student when she heard that it was explicitly all right. The point that Leonard made was that our role … Continue reading →

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Quick tip for picking a great graduate program: look to the postdocs!

Posted on August 9, 2014 by Joan E. Strassmann

What if there is one simple way of assessing a program, something that is flexible, responds rapidly to increasing and decreasing quality, something that applies to the whole place but can also be used to understand one potential investigator over … Continue reading →

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What to do when a postdoc isn’t working out

Posted on April 23, 2014 by Joan E. Strassmann

Your postdoctoral years should be glorious. You’ve proven yourself with a Ph.D., showing you can master your field and find something new to solve, often in collaboration with an adviser, solve it, write it up, and publish it. You have … Continue reading →

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You will be judged; your large team research grant will be reviewed

Posted on November 5, 2012 by Joan E. Strassmann

Once I was involved in deciding who would get an important mentoring prize. One of the candidates was from the Shepherd School of Music at Rice University. He had many students supporting his nomination. They pointed out how empathetic he … Continue reading →

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