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@PostdocVoice

2 years

Just leaving this here... #PostdocVoice #PhDVoice

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3 years

Can we all agree that no matter how much you achieve, academia always makes you feel like it's not enough? #PostdocVoice #Postdoc #PhDVoice

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2 years

😂 #PostdocVoice @PhDVoice

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2 years

Does being on a short-term contract distract you from doing your best research as a postdoc? 🤔 #PhDVoice @PostdocVoice

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2 years

Have you ever thought about starting your own business instead of continuing in academia?🤔 #PostdocVoice #PhDVoice

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3 years

Welcome to @PostdocVoice . We connect Postdocs, people interested in Postdocs, and general researchers.😊 Tag us with #PostdocVoice or @PostdocVoice and we can retweet for you. #PostdocVoice

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3 years

Would you recommend PhD students to do a postdoc?🤔 #PostdocVoice #PhDVoice #AcademicTwitter

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4 months

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1 year

Anonymous question "I had a bad experience during my PhD and that has made me feel lost about what I should do next. I am currently a postdoc but not enjoying anything about science anymore. Any suggestions on what kind of jobs I should look at?" #PostdocVoice @PhDVoice

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1 year

In your experience, what is the most challenging thing about doing a postdoc?🤔 #postdocVoice @PhDVoice

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2 years

There are so many postdoc positions for highly motivated individuals! Where are all the positions for just moderately motivated individuals?? Or even somewhat lazy... #PostdocVoice #PhDVoice

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@PostdocVoice

3 years

Postdocs almost always take on more responsibility than their job should be. Without you, pretty much all labs would stop. So, what would make you feel appreciated this #PostdocAppreciationWeek ? #PostdocVoice #PhDVoice

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3 years

Maybe reviewer 2 just needs a hug.🤔 It might solve a lot of problems.😅 #PostdocVoice #PhDVoice #AcademicTwitter

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1 year

Anonymous question "I just learned I will start managing a project next week where I will need to manage a few people. Are there any good (and free) resources where I can learn the fundamentals of project management in just a few short hours?" #PostdocVoice @PhDVoice

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1 year

Anonymous question "My PI stopped talking to me, not answering my emails and is refusing that I attend conferences, because I temporarily misplaced the lab laptop. What do I do? He is also badmouthing me to my other colleagues and to the graduate students." #PostdocVoice

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1 year

Anonymous question "Shall one accept a post-doctoral position if academically it wont be highly beneficial and the pay scale will also be just sufficient to survive? Other Cons are being far away from spouse and old parents!" #PostdocVoice @PhDVoice

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3 years

Do you feel like academia doesn't really let you be yourself? Like, you have to be so professional and not just yourself?🤔 #PostdocVoice #PhDVoice #AcademicTwitter

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@PostdocVoice

2 years

Do you think it's okay to do a postdoc in a different field?🤔 #PostdocVoice #PhDVoice

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2 years

What is the best advice you've received about doing a postdoc? #PostdocVoice #PhDVoice

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1 year

Anonymous question "As a postdoc, what do you do when you go through a traumatic event? Especially when the team relies on you and there are external deadlines to meet?" #PhDVoice @PostdocVoice

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3 years

Me: "I don't have enough time for all my work!!!" Me 5 minutes later: "Why yes, I would like to know how to pick a ripe mango.🤔" #PostdocVoice #PhDVoice #AcademicTwitter

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1 year

What salary, benefits, etc., would be your ideal postdoc position? #PostdocVoice @PhDVoice

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3 years

Interviewer: "So, what are your future plans for funding?" Me: "To have some." #PostdocVoice #PhDVoice #AcademicTwitter

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8 months

Has your work-life balance improved since becoming a postdoc?🤔 #PostdocVoice @PhDVoice

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11 months

Anonymous question "After almost 10 years of research between PhD and postdoc I still have hard times to find the right group to work with. Is this mean that I am not capable of working in a group or, instead, it is difficult to find a working place where you feel comfortable?"

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8 months

How long did it take for you to find a postdoc position?🤔 #PostdocVoice @PhDVoice

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10 months

Anonymous question "I got a postdoc offer from a PI in the USA, the thing is he have no phd students only postdocs and many undergrad students. am not from the US and I've never seen a lab without any phd students. is this normal or a red flag?" #PostdocVoice @PhDVoice

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2 years

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3 years

How did you get your postdoc position? For example, cold email, applications, colleague of a colleague?🤔 #PostdocVoice #PhDVoice

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2 years

What was the reason why you accepted the postdoc position you have?🤔 #PostdocVoice #PhDVoice

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3 years

Contrary to popular belief, being a postdoc doesn't mean you know everything 😅. If anything, you're more aware than ever that you don't know very much🤔🙃 #PostdocVoice #PhDVoice

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11 months

How many postdoc positions did you apply to before getting into the one you're doing? (Tweet at the request of @greicykpereira ) #PostdocVoice @PhDVoice

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2 years

Agreeing to a journal's request to review a paper is like feed a stray cat, if you do it they'll be back and they'll bring their friends.😅 #PostdocVoice @PhDVoice

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3 years

What do you think is the ideal length for a postdoc position?🤔 #PostdocVoice #PhDVoice

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11 months

Anonymous question "I'm a Postdoc at an institution (and country) where the PhD passing requirements are higher than where I did my PhD (i.e. in publications and training courses). I feel this is a unique form of imposter syndrome. Anyone else experience this?" #PostdocVoice

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2 years

Anonymous question "My supervisor is threatening to cancel my fellowship because he feels betrayed by me cuz I have new collaborations without him and didn't tell him. He said I need to disclose all my collabs and to warn him with months bf I...👇 #PostdocVoice @PhDVoice

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2 years

After your postdoc, what do you hope will be the next step in your career?🤔 #PostdocVoice @PhDVoice

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2 years

Anonymous question: "If my PI publishes my data without my consent, what should I do?" #PostdocVoice @PhDVoice

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2 years

Have you gotten anything during this postdoc appreciation week? Have you had an event for it at your university?🤔 #PostdocVoice @PhDVoice

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3 years

What's a skill you wish you had developed during your PhD to help you with your postdoc? #PostdocVoice #PhDVoice #Postdoc

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1 year

Anonymous question “I had a postdoctoral interview on December 1st, which went well. The professor told me they had more candidates to review and would inform me of their decision. I was also asked to keep them updated if I decided to join...👇 #PostdocVoice @PhDVoice

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3 years

I'm starting to feel like the first half of every document I write now is just the same as all the other documents.🤔😂 #PostdocVoice #AcademicTwitter #PhDVoice

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3 years

The biggest lie you can tell yourself: "oh, I'll remember that. I don't need to take notes " Has anyone ever remember anything they didn't write down??😂😂 #PostdocVoice #PhDVoice #AcademicTwitter

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10 months

Anonymous question "My PhD time was pretty lonely, without feeling that anyone cares about or needs my results. I got lucky with a consecutive postdoc, but the situation continues. I feel close to quitting academia, not applying for another...👇 #PostdocVoice @PhDVoice

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3 years

What has been the most challenging part of your postdoc? 🤔 #PostdocVoice #PhDVoice

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2 years

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3 years

Strangely, the more time you take off, the more time you have to worry about your research.🤔😅 #PostdocVoice #PhDVoice #AcademicTwitter

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2 years

What is the best advice you've received for writing grant proposals? #PostdocVoice @PhDVoice

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3 years

When you put in long hours one day, do you give yourself a short day the next?🤔 #PostdocVoice #PhDVoice

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3 years

What has been the greatest improvement in your Postdoc Life compared to your PhD?🤔 #PostdocVoice #PhDVoice #AcademicTwitter

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3 years

Don't forget to remember to look back at how far you've come. It's easy to get caught up only in what you want to do next and forget just how much you've already achieved 💪 #PostdocVoice #PhDVoice #AcademicTwitter

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3 years

Procrastination: "If you just started earlier you wouldn't be stressed out right now." Me: "I regret nothing."😅 #PostdocVoice #PhDVoice

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3 years

Does anyone else get the creeps when they're in the lab alone late at night? Or just me...🤔 #PostdocVoice #PostdocLife #PhDVoice

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1 year

Anonymous question "I am a postdoc with an offer for a professorship position (biology/ecology) at a R1 institution. However, I have a short history funding and only a few first-author pubs. Can someone start a faculty position too soon? Is it crazy...👇 #PostdocVoice @PhDVoice

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3 years

Has your imposter syndrome gotten better or worse since starting your postdoc?🤔 #PostdocVoice #PhDVoice #AcademicTwitter

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2 years

Anonymous question "When it says "essential criteria" on Postdoc job ads: how essential is this really? Do people frequently get Postdoc jobs despite not meeting much of the "essential" criteria?" #PostdocVoice @PhDVoice

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2 years

As a postdoc, which milestones do you celebrate?🤔 #PostdocVoice #PhDVoice

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3 years

If no one turns up to a meeting, you can go home right?😁 And follow-up question, how long do you have to wait before going home?🤔 #PostdocVoice #PhDVoice

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3 years

So, you want me to supervisor a student despite not even knowing how to direct my own research?🤔 This isn't going to end well.😂 #PostdocVoice #PhDVoice #Postdoc

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2 years

Has your postdoc turned out the way you thought it would? #PostdocVoice @PhDVoice

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2 years

What's something you need/want in your postdoc that you don't have? #PostdocVoice @PhDVoice

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3 years

As a research group, do you celebrate your birthdays?🤔 #PostdocVoice #PhDVoice #AcademicTwitter

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2 years

If you could ask Santa for one thing for your postdoc, what would you ask for?😁 #PostdocVoice #PhDVoice

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3 years

I want to be a thorough researcher. And as a thorough researcher, I can't help but wonder if my research would give the same results if conducted in Tahiti or the Bahamas. But apparently I don't have enough funds to do that. I guess I won't be a good researcher😔 #PostdocVoice

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3 years

At what point is a student's poor grade the result of the teacher?🤔 I mean, when one of my students gets a fairly low grade, is it my fault? Maybe I didn't teach them well enough?🤔 #PostdocVoice #PhDVoice #AcademicTwitter

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2 years

I know it sounds a little dumb, but to anyone who needs to hear this: Make sure you take a proper lunch break. That 30- or 40-minute break to think about nothing goes a long way in preventing burn out. #PostdocVoice #PhDVoice

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2 years

The opinions that have improved my research the most have been those that disagreed with it. Even outlandish ones still made me revise my work to see if there were any holes. Strangely, respectful disagreement promotes advancement more than agreement. #PostdocVoice #PhDVoice

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2 years

What do you plan to do after your postdoc, career-wise?🤔 #PostdocVoice #PhDVoice

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3 years

Why did you decide to do a postdoc? And do you think it was a good reason in the end?🤔 #PostdocVoice #PhDVoice

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2 years

Academics: Hey, um...inflation's going crazy. Can you put up our salaries? Universities: Oh, um sorry...no. But could you work for free? #PostdocVoice @PhDVoice

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6 months

You should probably back up your work. #PostdocVoice @PhDVoice

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2 years

Anonymous question "I am finishing my PhD with 2 first author publications (review + research) and 1 as second. I have signed a postdoct in a renowned university but I have been told by PhD supervisor that I won't get a second postdoc if I...👇 #PostdocVoice @PhDVoice

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3 years

Other people: "You look tired." Me: "What are you talking about? This is just my regular look🤨" 😅 #PostdocVoice #PhDVoice #AcademicTwitter

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2 years

Given how much work it takes to get tenure, do you think it's worth it?🤔 #PostdocVoice #PhDVoice

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3 years

Do you think it's better to do a postdoc in a different group to your PhD, if you have the choice?🤔 #PostdocVoice #PhDVoice #AcademicTwitter

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3 years

You can either have me focused for 2 hours of meetings a day or unfocused for 6 hours of meetings a day. I can't be focused for 6 hours🤕😅 #PostdocVoice #PhDVoice #AcademicTwiter

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1 year

Anonymous question "I recently was selected for a very nice postdoc position, but I should move to a quite isolate place and winter time is pretty tough. On the other hand, I am currently as a visiting researcher in another university. The...👇 #PostdocVoice @PhDVoice

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11 months

Anonymous question "I just finished my PhD and am staying to do a postdoc with the same advisor. We have a great relationship but I had zero work-life balance during my dissertation (my fault, not due to advisor) and I want to do things differently...👇 #PostdocVoice @PhDVoice

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3 years

Them: "I just figured out the 6th order equation of the space-time continuum. The covariance of the partial differentials is amazing." Me: "This is a triangle I drew. It has 3 sides." 😅 #PostdocVoice #PhDVoice #AcademicTwitter

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3 years

What would be the most important advice you could give someone looking to do a postdoc?🤔 #PostdocVoice #PhDVoice #AcademicTwitter

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3 years

Fun fact: The more you refresh the submission page, the quicker the review process will go 😋🙃 #PostdocVoice #PhDVoice #AcademicTwitter

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3 years

This is an appreciation tweet for librarians. Where would we be without you??🤩 #PostdocVoice #PhDVoice #AcademicTwitter

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7 months

What is the best thing about your postdoc? #PostdocVoice @PhDVoice

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2 years

If you’re looking to get a Postdoc position, check out this book: Landing A Postdoc Position Ebook: Paperback: It covers how to • Write a cover letter that works • Write a CV that works • Interact...👇 #Sponsor

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1 year

What made you want to do a postdoc? #PostdocVoice @PhDVoice

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1 year

Anonymous question "After inquiring with the director of a great postdoc program and receiving a positive response from her, I applied, and within 24h received a direct email from her saying they were excited about my application and...👇 #PostdocVoice @PhDVoice

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3 years

That feeling when you go around in circles and end up confusing yourself. 🤔😂 #PostdocVoice #PhDVoice #AcademicTwitter

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2 years

Anonymous question "I was wondering if you know of any professional resources where I can find someone to help with post-doc resume, cover letters etc? I’m willing to pay for their services of course." Any thoughts? #PostdocVoice #PhDVoice

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3 years

As a postdoc, do you still have a mentor? Someone to go to for advice? #PostdocVoice #PhDVoice #AcademicTwitter

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3 years

PSA: Remember that if you're ever stressed, it's perfectly fine to turn up the music and dance and sing like no one's watching, even if you have a shared office. 😋 #PostdocVoice #PhDVoice #AcademicTwitter

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2 years

apply to a new postdoc. Is this regular behavior? Cuz I see a postdoc as an independent researcher. Collabs, papers, grants it'll all happen, sometimes, without him. Just to provide bg I've lived moral harassments with him and it all happens only with the women from the lab."

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3 years

What people think I know: Everything. What I actually know: If the cookies in the oven are burning, I should turn off the oven...right? 😅😋 #PostdocVoice #PhDVoice #AcademicTwitter

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2 years

Were/are you happy with your postdoc employment package?🤔 #PostdocVoice @PhDVoice

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3 years

The most indecipherable codes known to humans are the notes you leave yourself about your work. At the time, it really seems like past me knew what I wanted to say🤔😅 #PostdocVoice #PhDVoice

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3 years

What advice would you give to a new postdoc? 🤔 #PostdocVoice #PhDVoice #AcademicTwitter

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11 months

Anonymous question "I am a postdoctoral researcher in the last 1.5 years and the atmosphere at work hasn't been worst. In my department, PhD students don't hang out with just me, maybe considering me as their senior, idk. Meanwhile the other postdocs...👇 #PostdocVoice @PhDVoice

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1 year

Anonymous question "I am planning to apply for a postdoc, but I still have one year left in my PhD program. I don't think I will have problems with the publication or with my professor. However, the main reason for applying is the country, lab...👇 #PostdocVoice @PhDVoice

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Anonymous question "A PhD colleague is regularly taking the results of others and publish it with his as first author. The PI is supporting this behaviour as he is the favorite. Any suggestions or advice how to handle it?" #PostdocVoice @PhDVoice

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2 years

Anonymous question "I have found a postdoc position in the US but the problem is the that the salary is low, less than what is supposed to be. I am wandering if it is worth it to take the offer just to enter the US and from...👇 #PostdocVoice @PhDVoice

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1 year

another lab. However, after not hearing back, I sent a follow-up email a month later and was told I would receive an answer soon, but I have yet to receive a response. Is this a common occurrence in postdoctoral hiring processes and should i sent another followup or just wait?"

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