Thinking about pursuing a postdoc career after you PhD? Get primed for the PhD afterlife…
Already an early or mid career researcher, but struggling with grant-writing (and winning)? Make the research dollars flow your way…
In an academic job and daunted by performance appraisals or the prospect of going for promotion? Watch yourself advance and be recognised…
Crushed by writing deadlines and expectations and think ‘there’s gotta be an easier way?’ Watch that track record grow and ‘writer’s angst’ subside…
Welcome to Postdoc Solutions, literally the home of solutions to challenges faced by people just like you – last-year PhD students, early-career postdocs and fellows, and mid-career academics.
If you’re facing a challenge (hmm…think job security, supervisor issues, no research funding, ambivalence about the academic ‘game’, or expectations that you’ll be a productivity machine…), you’re not alone.
We’ve got courses and coaching on hand to help get you back on track, or to excel in your role. Whatever you need and wherever you find yourself, Postdoc Solutions has got you covered.
Let’s be honest. Grant writing takes a lot of time – something you’re not drowning in, I know. So I’m often asked if there are ways to reduce the amount of time spent writing grant application after grant application. My answer is yes. There are a number of ways you can make grant writing more…
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In a recent online discussion in PhD2Postdoc, one participant asked what a ‘shy’ type can do to overcome her reluctance to put herself forward in a networking environment and, more generally, ‘promote her research’. We brainstormed some great networking strategies, but it’s the theme of self-confidence that I wanted to tackle more deeply here. …
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I was recently coaching a client – a female early career researcher in the visual arts – who lamented that her circumstances made her track record of outputs and achievements ‘completely uncompetitive and hopeless’. It was a statement full of frustration and anger, but I wanted to share it with you here because it highlights…
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