Potential indicators of “success in science”
When discussing “success” in science there is a huge number of different concepts which are mostly not compatible with each other. I have listed below – in random order – a number of indicators which...
View ArticleWhat is “a succesful career” in science?
Interestingly, most young and also more mature researchers can not define easily what “a successful career in science” means. This question is highly relevant – for example when looking for a new...
View ArticleThe 5 biggest mistakes in a skype interview
Do you want to make a good impression in your skype interview? Avoid these mistakes! During the last decade I have done multiple skype interviews with potential PhD students and postdocs. I have seen...
View ArticleThe 8 best tips to find your dream job in science
Making a career in science is the result of careful planning, making a lot of complex decisions, luck and regular course corrections over a longer period of time (I presume 5 to 10 years on average)....
View ArticleShould I become a professor? Success rate 3 % !
When we organize career events for PhD students and postdocs locally or at the national level we realize on a regular basis that most young researchers envision an academic career. When we confront...
View ArticleI am just an average scientist – what can I do?
You see these big science stars who publish in Nature and Science. They have huge grants, a huge machinery of high-class technology and a huge team of highly ambitious postdocs and PhD students who...
View ArticleShould I choose a big or a small university?
Choosing the right place for a position as a PhD student, postdoc or professor is always a key career decision. Spontaneous advice from colleagues mostly tends towards big universities. However, there...
View ArticleThe most intelligent strategy to get hired in science
Are you nervous not to find a job? Does the insecurity nearly kill you? Are you sending out hundreds of applications without success? Stop wasting your time and change your approach. Intelligent job...
View ArticleShould I become a long-term postdoc?
When discussing career paths in life sciences with postdocs, we hear on a regular basis the wish to escape from the “rat race of the professors” by accepting a kind of long-term senior postdoc position...
View ArticleWhy professors do not train you for the non-academic job market – and how to...
About 97% of all young researchers find a job *outside* academia. However, most professors focus on academic success and scientific excellence. Some professors are afraid to transform young scientists...
View ArticleHow to become a professor?
Being a professor is amazing: a lot of academic freedom to investigate and teach very interesting subjects and a considerable and secure salary until retirement. However, the way in which to obtain...
View ArticleThe 5 biggest mistakes in a skype interview
Do you want to make a good impression in your skype interview? Avoid these mistakes! During the last decade I have done multiple skype interviews with potential PhD students and postdocs. I have seen...
View ArticleThe 8 best tips to find your dream job in science
Making a career in science is the result of careful planning, making a lot of complex decisions, luck and regular course corrections over a longer period of time (I presume 5 to 10 years on average)....
View ArticleShould I become a professor? Success rate 3 % !
When we organize career events for PhD students and postdocs locally or at the national level we realize on a regular basis that most young researchers envision an academic career. When we confront...
View ArticleI am just an average scientist – what can I do?
You see these big science stars who publish in Nature and Science. They have huge grants, a huge machinery of high-class technology and a huge team of highly ambitious postdocs and PhD students who...
View ArticleShould I choose a big or a small university?
Choosing the right place for a position as a PhD student, postdoc or professor is always a key career decision. Spontaneous advice from colleagues mostly tends towards big universities. However, there...
View ArticleThe most intelligent strategy to get hired in science
Are you nervous not to find a job? Does the insecurity nearly kill you? Are you sending out hundreds of applications without success? Stop wasting your time and change your approach. Intelligent job...
View ArticleShould I become a long-term postdoc?
When discussing career paths in life sciences with postdocs, we hear on a regular basis the wish to escape from the “rat race of the professors” by accepting a kind of long-term senior postdoc position...
View ArticleWhy professors do not train you for the non-academic job market – and how to...
About 97% of all young researchers find a job *outside* academia. However, most professors focus on academic success and scientific excellence. Some professors are afraid to transform young scientists...
View ArticleHow to become a professor?
Being a professor is amazing: a lot of academic freedom to investigate and teach very interesting subjects and a considerable and secure salary until retirement. However, the way in which to obtain...
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