Living as a junior scientist comes with a tight budget. It is rare to see someone living on a generous student stipend. And even for a postdoc, the range of salary is tight. It is just enough to live in that area. So if you have a family to support or paying back some studentContinue reading “Save money and save the environment also!”
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New kind of mentors for junior researchers: youtube, podcast, blog…
Am I good enough to be a researcher? How to spot a bad supervisor? How I can find industry jobs? Should I continue my postdoc? When you pursue your research as a graduate student or postdoc, you face questions and issues like the above that are not directly related to your laboratory work but quiteContinue reading “New kind of mentors for junior researchers: youtube, podcast, blog…”
Nature postdoc survey
“a crucial but often marginalized segment of the scientific workforce” NATURE CAREER NEWS 19 JUNE 2020 In the middle of the pandemic, June 2020, Nature launched a remarkable project. They made a survey dedicated to postdocs, which they described as “a crucial but often marginalized segment of the scientific workforce”. The questions are about the postdoctoralContinue reading “Nature postdoc survey”
Productive enhancement tools (app, software)
Luckily we are surrounded by lots of on/offline software, smartphone apps which can help us function more efficiently. When I was small, only things available were a Franklin Planner, a small dictionary and maybe a small voice recorder. Times have been changed, there is quite a big possibility of choice for us. I want toContinue reading “Productive enhancement tools (app, software)”
Small tips on international money transfer
We all know young science nomads are not paid with a huge paycheck. And sometimes facing a high cost of living in the new society where you are working. But some of us still want to transfer money across the border for reasons like supporting family or paying a student loan. Already with the currencyContinue reading “Small tips on international money transfer”
The myth about scientists: pleasant lecture by Martin Chalfie
“I can categorically say I hate impact factors!” by Nobel Laureate Martin Chalfie. I normally do not follow Nobel prize laureate’s lectures. One reason is that I kind of become a bit bitter and sceptical towards big guys’ flashy lectures after all those years of conferences and seminars. And the other and more critical reasonContinue reading “The myth about scientists: pleasant lecture by Martin Chalfie”
A Gratitude Journal, for when you are feeling down
As researchers, we are always dreaming or under pressure to publish in high impact journals to secure our career or even to prove our life is meaningful. So here Let me introduce an open-access, self-reviewed, ultra-high impact (for your life) journal aka ‘Gratitude Journal’ for your mental health. ‘Gratitude Journal’, literally you write down theContinue reading “A Gratitude Journal, for when you are feeling down”
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