O*z
发帖数: 109 | 1 【 以下文字转载自 Faculty 讨论区 】
发信人: Omz (Omz), 信区: Faculty
标 题: faculty or another postdoc position?
发信站: BBS 未名空间站 (Sun Aug 7 19:53:39 2011, 美东)
I am a postdoc in a good public university, I have been working in a small
lab
for almost 3 years now. My boss is okay to me, but I don't like his style
of managing people (especially to his postdocs). He is a control freak, he
likes to know every detail of our work.
I have got some decent publications: first author of a CNS paper (the first
one in the two co-first authors, adding the second co-author was just a
political compromise, because I was too new to fight with the boss and the
second co-author), another paper (also a first author) on journal with 10+
IF (something like JCB, PNAS, or Molecular Cell). I have a third paper
upcoming, hopefully it will be accepted by JCB soon. So I'm going to have
three first-authored publications by the end of 2011, and I was thinking of
applying for faculty position or another postdoc position in a hot field
like RNA sequencing, or single-molecular dynamics(?). I want to develop/
learn skills that are unique for me to find a faculty position - hard?
My boss is not so supportive for my idea of seeking professorship now, as he
wants me to keep me working for him, other postdocs in the lab do not
produce as much as I do - I work my ass off but other postdocs enjoy life
much more. On another hand, I am not sure whether I am ready to find a
faculty position, not because I don't have vision for my future research
subject, but because I don't quite like the classical cell biology/
biochemistry techniques that I have been doing all the time, I want to learn
or develop something new to expand my skills and hopefully develop a new
field for my future research life. This is why I am pondering upon applying
to a big bull lab who studies hot subjects.
So I want to hear your suggestions or advice, from a professor's perspective
, about what I should do in my next step. Thanks for any reply. | S**********l
发帖数: 3835 | 2 你已经ready了。可能你老板还没ready吧。你可以跟你老板说独立之后发的paper前5篇
都挂上他。不要说的太直接了，就说你还要他的help to develop future projects,
it is not like that i am independent at once. you are going to help me,
right? 你老板心一软，就会给你reference了。
first
【在 O*z 的大作中提到】
: 【 以下文字转载自 Faculty 讨论区 】
: 发信人: Omz (Omz), 信区: Faculty
: 标 题: faculty or another postdoc position?
: 发信站: BBS 未名空间站 (Sun Aug 7 19:53:39 2011, 美东)
: I am a postdoc in a good public university, I have been working in a small
: lab
: for almost 3 years now. My boss is okay to me, but I don't like his style
: of managing people (especially to his postdocs). He is a control freak, he
: likes to know every detail of our work.
: I have got some decent publications: first author of a CNS paper (the first
| m*******m
发帖数: 127 | | A******y
发帖数: 2041 | 4 First, apply faculty position first and try to get a K99. I know people has
similar publication record losing to people with K99 with just okay
publication. A lot of school are losing funding and job market is not as
rosy as you think especially the stimulus funding are over. | C*****h
发帖数: 926 | 5 Get a K99, and you are off within 2 years.
first
【在 O*z 的大作中提到】
: 【 以下文字转载自 Faculty 讨论区 】
: 发信人: Omz (Omz), 信区: Faculty
: 标 题: faculty or another postdoc position?
: 发信站: BBS 未名空间站 (Sun Aug 7 19:53:39 2011, 美东)
: I am a postdoc in a good public university, I have been working in a small
: lab
: for almost 3 years now. My boss is okay to me, but I don't like his style
: of managing people (especially to his postdocs). He is a control freak, he
: likes to know every detail of our work.
: I have got some decent publications: first author of a CNS paper (the first
| O******e
发帖数: 4845 | 6 三年就让找faculty走人的老板不多。你还不如再拿出一年来申请个比较好的
fellowship/
grant。
独立做PI，excellent publication只是你走向成功的一部分。
first
【在 O*z 的大作中提到】
: 【 以下文字转载自 Faculty 讨论区 】
: 发信人: Omz (Omz), 信区: Faculty
: 标 题: faculty or another postdoc position?
: 发信站: BBS 未名空间站 (Sun Aug 7 19:53:39 2011, 美东)
: I am a postdoc in a good public university, I have been working in a small
: lab
: for almost 3 years now. My boss is okay to me, but I don't like his style
: of managing people (especially to his postdocs). He is a control freak, he
: likes to know every detail of our work.
: I have got some decent publications: first author of a CNS paper (the first
| O******e
发帖数: 4845 | 7 没有老板的支持，你啥都拿不到
has
【在 A******y 的大作中提到】
: First, apply faculty position first and try to get a K99. I know people has
: similar publication record losing to people with K99 with just okay
: publication. A lot of school are losing funding and job market is not as
: rosy as you think especially the stimulus funding are over.
| A******y
发帖数: 2041 | 8 With that kind of publication record and the boss is not supporting he/she
for a independent position, there is something wrong with the boss (what is
the use of NCS or top publications). One of my former collaborator
literally has students in professorship in about quarter to half of major
universities in the states, he always encourage his students to be
independent as soon as possible. If he/she is looking now, it will take a
year or two before he/she starts his/her own lab anyway. You are still
looking at 4 to 5 year post-doc.
【在 O******e 的大作中提到】
: 没有老板的支持，你啥都拿不到
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