Ackels lab handbook
  • Ackels lab handbook
  • 1. Introduction
  • 2. Lab member expectations & responsibilities
    • 2.1 Everyone
    • 2.2 PI
    • 2.3 Postdocs
    • 2.4 Graduate students
    • 2.5 Lab managers
    • 2.7 Undergraduate students
  • 3. Code of conduct
    • 3.1 General
    • 3.2 Scientific integrity
  • 4. Lab resources
  • 5. General policies
    • 5.1 Hours
    • 5.2 Meetings
    • 5.3 Deadlines
    • 5.4 Presentations
    • 5.5 Lab travel
    • 5.6 Recommendation letters
    • 5.7 Data management
  • 6. Funding
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  1. 2. Lab member expectations & responsibilities

2.3 Postdocs

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All of the , plus you will be expected to:

  • Develop your own independent line of research

  • Mentor undergraduate and graduate students on their research projects, when asked or when appropriate

  • Apply for external funding (e.g., DFG, DAAD, HFSP). I will hire postdocs only when there is funding available for at least two years; however, applying for external funding is a valuable experience and, if awarded, it will release those dedicated funds for other purposes.

  • Apply for jobs (academic or industry) as soon as you are "ready" and/or by the beginning of your fourth year as a postdoc.

  • If you are planning to pursue a non-academic career, treat your postdoctoral research as seriously as you might if you were pursuing an academic career. We can discuss ways of making sure that you are getting the training you need, while still doing excellent research.

  • Remind me (the PI) that different scientific opinions can co-exist in the same lab!

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