Career Advice

21 topics in this forum

1. Choosing the right candidate

   By Gabriella Panuccio, October 23, 2018
   • 14 replies
   • 510 views
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   • iratrofimov
   • October 27, 2018

2. Independent thinking, critical thinking and analytical mind: how much can we expect from a post-doc?

   By Gabriella Panuccio, July 12, 2019   

   • team-leader
   • mentoring
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     • team-leader
     • mentoring
     • postdoc
   • 12 replies
   • 593 views
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   • Gabriella Panuccio
   • September 3, 2019

3. How to Prepare for Your Grad School Interview Weekend

   By rahulpatel0411, December 19, 2018
   • 7 replies
   • 406 views
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   • pizbicki
   • January 30, 2019

4. How did you get your postdoc?

   By Amanda Labuza, July 24, 2018   

   • postdoc
   • earlycareer
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     • postdoc
     • earlycareer
     • career-paths
   • 6 replies
   • 441 views
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   • Gabriella Panuccio
   • August 1, 2018

5. Is there a best time to have kids?

   By Amanda Labuza, September 19, 2018   

   • careers
   • 5 replies
   • 408 views
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   • Gabriella Panuccio
   • September 28, 2018

6. Finding Work-Life Balance One Task at a Time

   By Sam Staples, May 30, 2023
   • 4 replies
   • 1.1k views
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   • Mathew Abrams
   • June 27, 2023

7. when to begin applying post doc

   By Xiaojing Liu, February 21, 2020
   • 3 replies
   • 342 views
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   • Xiaojing Liu
   • March 3, 2020

8. Eight Ways to Work Through Challenges

   By neuronline_admin, May 31, 2018
   • 2 replies
   • 340 views
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   • Katinka Stecina
   • June 29, 2018

9. Preparing for meetings with your advisor

   By Michael Oberdorfer, September 18, 2018
   • 2 replies
   • 286 views
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   • Amanda Labuza
   • September 20, 2018

10. Six Ways to Move Forward After a Setback

    By neuronline_admin, January 9, 2019
    • 2 replies
    • 286 views
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    • Amanda Labuza
    • January 11, 2019

11. Project-Management for your PhD project

    By eliezyer, January 13, 2019
    • 2 replies
    • 325 views
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    • DLRobinson
    • January 14, 2019

12. Tenure track denial

    By Michael Oberdorfer, January 25, 2019
    • 2 replies
    • 295 views
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    • pizbicki
    • February 3, 2019

13. PhD to MD Advice

    By pizbicki, April 4, 2017   

    • careers
    • 1 reply
    • 327 views
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    • Farid Aboharb
    • October 16, 2019

14. The Benefits of Taking a Gap Year Before Grad School

    By rahulpatel0411, August 28, 2018
    • 1 reply
    • 292 views
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    • Amanda Labuza
    • September 9, 2018

15. Transitioning from technician to PhD student

    By Kimberly Raab-Graham, September 25, 2018   

    • careers
    • 1 reply
    • 404 views
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    • dibs
    • September 25, 2018

16. Five Ways I Navigated Grad School as a Minority

    By neuronline_admin, January 23, 2019
    • 1 reply
    • 280 views
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    • ella.kasanga
    • January 25, 2019

17. First Day of Post-Doc

    By Amanda Labuza, July 7, 2020   

    • career
    • covid19
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      • career
      • covid19
      • post-doc
      • gradstudents
    • 0 replies
    • 740 views
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    • Amanda Labuza
    • July 7, 2020

18. Career Skills Toolkit: From PhD to Postdoc

    By neuronline_admin, October 22, 2018
    • 0 replies
    • 332 views
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    • neuronline_admin
    • October 22, 2018

19. Questions to Answer Before You Choose a Grad Program

    By rahulpatel0411, February 12, 2019
    • 0 replies
    • 308 views
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    • rahulpatel0411
    • February 12, 2019

20. Doing Well by Doing Good With Open Science

    By Sam Staples, April 7, 2023
    • 0 replies
    • 408 views
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    • Sam Staples
    • April 7, 2023

21. A message for mentors from graduate survey.

    By Michael Oberdorfer, November 23, 2019
    • 0 replies
    • 287 views
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    • Michael Oberdorfer
    • November 23, 2019