1.2 Progress to a permanent position, postdocs
To attain our categorical long-term interest in attaining a permanent position we must pass specific milestones in timely fashion. The Survival Skills and Ethics program at the University of Pittsburgh provides excellent resources, including:
-> Writing research articles
-> Attending professional meetings
-> Evaluating research seminars
-> Grantpersonship
-> Keeping laboratory notebooks in the natural and physical sciences
-> Creating visual aids
-> Writing letters of recommendation
-> Speaking to multi-cultural audiences
Each of these steps requires that you document your every move. Record your thoughts about important conversations you hold with your supervisors and mentors; progress and problems in your research; and counsel you receive from superiors and give to subordinates. If in doubt as to whether to write something down, err on the side of caution.
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