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.
When I was in the late stages of my PhD and a total novice at grant writing, my approach was entirely personal and emotional. Am I good enough? What will they think of my idea? How competitive is the scheme (read: am I good enough for this?). But the more I rubbed shoulders with…
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If you’ve ever written a Fellowship application, or for some schemes, a Project Grant application, there are designated sections for writing about your research performance and you as a ‘candidate’ for funding. This is by far the most sensitive part of an application for people to write, an Achilles’ heel of sorts in the…
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At this time of year, hundreds of hopeful early career researchers around Australia are writing fellowship applications. In many fellowship schemes, the funding rules allow applicants to request project expenses. But often, especially for those in the humanities, arts and social sciences, this presents a stumbling block: the type of research being proposed ‘doesn’t…
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