Questions tagged [networking]
To try and build academic relations among people who share academic interests, activities, backgrounds, or real-life connections.
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What are the signs that a prospective PI doesn’t want to meet
I’m based in the United States
My old PI (in a different field) recommended that I reach out to one of his colleagues prior to applying to PhD programs this fall.
The department I’m interested in, is ...
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How can I get informal feedback on my research and protect my work if I have no academic network or advisor? [duplicate]
I'm an independent researcher working on a project I hope to publish, but I don't have an advisor, institutional affiliation, or an academic network. I’d like to get informal feedback on my draft(s) ...
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Collaboration for future research as BS Physics student
I'm a BS Physics student with a big passion for quantum physics, general relativity, special relativity, and astrophysics.
I would like to do some research to learn how to structure or do the work for ...
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Conference gave me a talk instead of a poster, but my results don't feel ready
PhD student in Astronomy here, roughly 2 years or so from graduation. I'm going to a significant conference in my subfield this week, and my abstract was accepted for a talk! I initially expected to ...
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Is it common to email researchers to "sell" your work?
I recently read a paper with a research direction similar to mine. The paper builds an extension for a class of models that is very similar to the one I've been developing, but the paper doesn't ...
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Does my contribution to an editorial project merit a more formal acknowledgment?
For the past several years, I've worked remotely and without pay in an archive in order to assist a colleague (who has actually left academia) with a book project. The project consists of compiling an ...
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How to Find a Professor for a Summer Internship in My Field?
I'm an undergraduate student looking to gain practical experience in my field of study through a summer internship. I understand that working under the guidance of a professor can be incredibly ...
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Seeking Collaborators for Unpaid AI-HCI Field Research: Strategies and Platforms
Is there a practical approach or platform to find unpaid undergraduate or graduate students interested in collaborating on AI-HCI field research studies? I'm looking for enthusiastic individuals who ...
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With Twitter's mounting troubles, when is the time to jump and where to? [closed]
Twitter has been useful for keeping an eye on relevant research and ocasionally for a bit of peer support through the PhD journey, as well as for sharing some work-related links, announcements, ...
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Bad experiences at conferences, worth going anyway?
I went to a conference I my field for the first time in the last month. I have severe social anxiety but can usually hide it. I was there for learning and didn’t have a paper.
I expected some ...
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What are my options post PHD as a blissfully ignorant, neurodivergent candidate about to graduate with few marketable skills?
I entered academia despite my suboptimal "stats" (GPA, research experience, etc.) because I was allured by the idea of focusing on a research project. Even my Master's advisor noted how I ...
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Networking at potential future workplace
I am currently finishing up my PhD, and already have a postdoc position lined up for a few years. Following that, I might like to move to a different country to work there for a few years. Now my ...
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How to find researches outside of your specialty as a Phd student?
I am a starting CS Phd student whose research involves high performance computing in the form of PDE simulations. My specialty is thus in numerical methods for solving PDEs and all of the regular high ...
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Question on Networking Etiquette
During a conference last winter, I had the opportunity to have an informal interview with a PI from "University A" in Boston. Although the position was not immediately available, there may ...
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Networking in Theoretical and Mathematical Physics: How to Build Professional Relationships and Expand Your Network as a Master's Student?
As a master's student in theoretical and mathematical physics, I've been advised that networking with fellow scientists is crucial for securing a good PhD position and building a successful career in ...
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