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All researchers, from the "principal investigator" head of a lab, to the "post-doc" PhD's who are senior researchers, to the grad student grunts, are required to receive training in proper research conduct, like keeping good notebooks, and improper conduct, like reporting made-up data.
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My post-doc adviser, Janice Bishop, was (and is) an employee at the SETI Institute, so I spent a lot of time at the Institute.
SETI Institute: Life at the SETI Institute: Adrian Brown -- The Time for Mars is Now SETI Institute 2010
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From the standpoint of a post-doc, it means "transitions post-docs into faculty positions in which they thrive".
Variety is the Spice of Life Candid Engineer 2009
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In general, US grad schools are training a large surplus of scientists — it is very difficult to find post-doc positions, very difficult to find jobs at universities, very difficult to find funding, and very difficult to get tenure.
Matthew Yglesias » Cato’s David Boaz Joins George Will in Peddling Bogus “Global Cooling” Stories 2009
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I rely very heavily on my current lab personnel in assessing post-doc candidates.
When Your Opinion Counts Candid Engineer 2009
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I have been feeling the same way in my new post-doc position.
Absence Makes the Heart Grow Innovative Candid Engineer 2009
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* The fact that I have taken the opposite approach for my post-doc is a topic for another day.
Snobby-Nosed Nonsense Candid Engineer 2009
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And last year, in CS we saw an NSF funded post-doc program.
Professionalization of Academia « Beki's Blog (there's an original name) 2010
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My advisor hasn't hired any new grad or post-doc students since I arrived a year and a half ago, so I haven't had a chance to offer any opinions.
When Your Opinion Counts Candid Engineer 2009
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In general, US grad schools are training a large surplus of scientists — it is very difficult to find post-doc positions, very difficult to find jobs at universities, very difficult to find funding, and very difficult to get tenure.
Matthew Yglesias » Cato’s David Boaz Joins George Will in Peddling Bogus “Global Cooling” Stories 2009
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