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.
In a recent coaching session, one of my Granted students described her anxiety about having weak grant writing skills. She said she was motivated to improve, but that everyone she’d turned to for help on the subject so far had been unhelpful. I asked her what she meant. Everyone’s response, she explained, had been the…
Read MoreIn the last few weeks, I’ve been coaching late-stage and newly minted PhDs in my PhD2Postdoc program. As we prepare a plan for getting them a research/academic position, one of the recurring themes is the fear to reach out and ask established names in their field to talk to them about opportunities to collaborate on…
Read MoreIn my last post, I implored you to think about how you could have an impact on the wider non-academic public with your research. At this time of year, this issue has more relevance than you think. Let’s explore why this is, then look at some examples to get your imagination firing with ideas. …
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