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Living in the Void: How much is a postdoc worth? - Comment by Normalman

Thu, 31 May 2012 12:52:27 -0500

Before I get the AHA grant, they definitely have been using that excuse (money is tight) to reject me. But now I have the AHA grant, which means they will have extra money once the fellowship starts, I am wondering what kind of excuse they'll be giving me! . . .

Living in the Void: How much is a postdoc worth? - Comment by Brian Krueger, PhD

Thu, 31 May 2012 11:52:22 -0500

A good start is to look at the NIH's recommended guidelines. I'm in the same boat as you. I've been working here for almost 3 years with no pay raise and that's really only because money is so tight. http://grants.nih.gov/grants/guide/notice-files/NOT-OD-12-033.html. . .

Living in the Void: How much is a postdoc worth? - Comment by Normalman

Thu, 31 May 2012 10:25:38 -0500

I just got the American heart association postdoctoral fellowship, in which I'll be receiving my salary from AHA (not much, just 39K). I do think that I have been under-valued, and my institution indeed freeze our salary, so although I am a 2nd year postdoc, i only received 38K from my lab's grant. That's the motivation why I went to apply for AHA fellowship. While I am reading this pos. . .

Living in the Void: How much is a postdoc worth? - Comment by LisaLi

Sun, 06 May 2012 04:53:21 -0500

Nashsaid: Fine, the most important issue with industry is that you don't have the complete freedom to research what you want. I think that's a small price to pay, and if your attitude is : "Industry has this problem because it is a major bottleneck today, solving this will have implications in practice. . .

Living in the Void: How much is a postdoc worth? - Comment by Indonesian

Sat, 09 Jul 2011 07:54:45 -0500

Hi. I am living in Indonesia. Perhaps, scientist would be a little bit suprise to know the truth, but yes this is the truth. Having giving a lecture for 3 years at the private university in Jakarta [some says this is the best and a number 1 of private university in Indonesia], and after some conversation with my previo. . .

DonorsChoose: The Rat Race Is On!!! - Comment by a rat trap

Fri, 06 May 2011 10:03:48 -0500

Mice, rats and other rodents are unwanted guests in many households. They will eat your food and chew holes in all kinds of items. They also carry several diseases that put you and your family's health in jeopardy. Rats are one of the most diseased rodents that will inhabit a house, and eliminating the problem needs to be done quickly. However, they are also very intelligent, and it. . .

DonorsChoose: The Rat Race Is On!!! - Comment by critterridderaz

Fri, 18 Feb 2011 22:30:56 -0600

The glue trap is covered by a layer of plastic that is peeled away to expose a long tray filled with a thick, glue-like substance. If the rat steps onto the glue trap, he will be trapped as effectively as if he had stepped in quicksand and there is no hope for escape. The rat and the glue trap can be disposed of together in the trash tied into a plastic bag so that no other wildlife can g. . .

Adieu - Comment by David Manly

Sat, 11 Dec 2010 08:53:11 -0600

You will be missed :) Best of luck, darlin', and I'll be sure to stop on by the Wordpress blog! . . .

Adieu - Comment by Lab Mom

Fri, 10 Dec 2010 20:35:22 -0600

I wish you nothing but the best. . . .

Adieu - Comment by Cath@VWXYNot?

Thu, 09 Dec 2010 12:55:52 -0600

I still have your old blog feed in my reader, so I'll still be reading! . . .

Adieu - Comment by Odyssey

Thu, 09 Dec 2010 08:56:29 -0600

Good luck BB. . . .

Adieu - Comment by Psycasm

Wed, 08 Dec 2010 21:51:53 -0600

I'm thinking that you've made your point, physioprof, you needn't troll in all these posts... and goodluck Biochembelle, Ill be updating my blogroll. . . .

Adieu - Comment by Jason Goldman

Wed, 08 Dec 2010 19:44:24 -0600

Thankfully, the old WP blog is still in Google Reader :-) . . .

Adieu - Comment by Comrade PhysioProf

Wed, 08 Dec 2010 19:20:59 -0600

Given the incompetence and unprofessional mickey mouse behavior of the manager of this Web site and the woefully poor visual and user interface design, this place was always destined to fail. Maybe if the manager of this place had some capacity for self-reflection, and was able to learn from the detailed useful critical feedback he has received, it would have had a chance. But now it's too late. . .

Adieu - Comment by Dr Becca, Ph.D.

Wed, 08 Dec 2010 18:26:42 -0600

I never took your WordPress out of my Google reader, so I am all set! See you there :) . . .

Adieu - Comment by Dr. O

Wed, 08 Dec 2010 18:23:37 -0600

:( I know DM said "it's just blogging", but it still makes me sad to see you guys go. I'll definitely be seeing you over at the WordPress home though!! . . .

Adieu - Comment by JaySeeDub

Wed, 08 Dec 2010 18:18:37 -0600

Aw man. You will definitely be missed. But there's always Twitter and Google reader makes it easy to still follow/stalk. . . .

Adieu - Comment by Gerty-Z

Wed, 08 Dec 2010 18:07:41 -0600

damn, it's like an infection. We will miss you for certain. See you at the Wordpress space. . . .

Payoffs of wasting time - Comment by biochem belle

Sat, 27 Nov 2010 09:35:35 -0600

expat, I completely agree--connections are critical, and you will eventually lose without them. PhysioProf, Becca, and Psi--you guys are cracking me up :) Oh, and PhysioProf, thanks for the vivid illustration. I'm sure no one ever said such things about blogging. Oh, wait... nevermind. . . .

Payoffs of wasting time - Comment by expatGL

Wed, 24 Nov 2010 14:35:27 -0600

biochem belle said: expat, I have to say, I didn't even consider where passion ranked, because frankly, I wouldn't survive very long in any career/job where I didn't have passion (hence, why I left my first postdoc). In my eyes, passion first, papers second, networking a close third . . .

Payoffs of wasting time - Comment by becca

Wed, 24 Nov 2010 14:23:17 -0600

Comrade PhysioProf said: Twitter is for fucken teenagers, asshole motherfucken politicians, celebrities, and other gibbering moron blights on humanity. Fucke fucken twitter. I'll hammer a thousand motherfucken rusty nails through my dicke, pour gasoline on it, and light the motherfucker on fucken fire be. . .

Payoffs of wasting time - Comment by biochem belle

Wed, 24 Nov 2010 14:11:07 -0600

expat, I have to say, I didn't even consider where passion ranked, because frankly, I wouldn't survive very long in any career/job where I didn't have passion (hence, why I left my first postdoc). In my eyes, passion first, papers second, networking a close third

Payoffs of wasting time - Comment by expatGL

Wed, 24 Nov 2010 13:11:40 -0600

I've got to agree. Networking is anything but wasting time. I feel that I've been a solid scientist through PhD and Postdoc, but that alone wasn't enough. That "little bit" that put me over the top, at every level, was the networking and being in people's minds when they're making a selection for a position. A very, very, very close second would be "passion." And you better be d. . .

Payoffs of wasting time - Comment by Prabodh Kandala

Wed, 24 Nov 2010 01:21:41 -0600

Well crafted post. Networking is very important. It has potential to get you collaborations, grants what not. . . .

Payoffs of wasting time - Comment by Psi Wavefunction

Tue, 23 Nov 2010 20:39:36 -0600

Twitter got me in touch with a bunch of people who may well be beneficial to my career. I'm perfectly ok with being a motherfucking infant blight on humanity in that case; humanity can go fuck itself as long as I have a job ;-) And yeah, blogging harmonises nicely with the NSF "Broader Impacts" stuff, as I found out recently. And, quite frankly, it gives me shit to write . . .

Payoffs of wasting time - Comment by Comrade PhysioProf

Tue, 23 Nov 2010 17:06:33 -0600

Twitter is for fucken teenagers, asshole motherfucken politicians, celebrities, and other gibbering moron blights on humanity. Fucke fucken twitter. I'll hammer a thousand motherfucken rusty nails through my dicke, pour gasoline on it, and light the motherfucker on fucken fire before you'll find me twittering. Grow the fucken fucke uppe and act like a motherfucken adult, not an infant. . . .

Payoffs of wasting time - Comment by Jeanne Garbarino

Tue, 23 Nov 2010 14:46:00 -0600

I just tweeted this blog post. . . .

Payoffs of wasting time - Comment by Genomic Repairman

Tue, 23 Nov 2010 13:22:42 -0600

I agree BB, no one should have to get the shaft in order to get a job around here... . . .

Payoffs of wasting time - Comment by biochem belle

Tue, 23 Nov 2010 13:18:17 -0600

Yes, let's just not take the pressing of flesh too far, GR... . . .

Payoffs of wasting time - Comment by Genomic Repairman

Tue, 23 Nov 2010 10:53:45 -0600

I agree with what BB is trying to put out there: Papers are most critical item, but getting your ass out there and pressing the flesh with other scientists is going to be a tremendous help as well. . . .

Payoffs of wasting time - Comment by biochem belle

Tue, 23 Nov 2010 10:45:57 -0600

<i>But you can't argue that papers are not going to have a much bigger impact on your future career than anything else.</i> Namnezia, I'm certainly not arguing that. I am arguing, though, that in most cases, papers alone are not enough. Those who imply otherwise have either forgotten or (more likely) aren't all that concerned with the future (i.e. after leaving the. . .

Payoffs of wasting time - Comment by Dr Becca, Ph.D.

Tue, 23 Nov 2010 09:48:38 -0600

Starting my blog--which I did on a complete whim and with no awareness of the "science blogosphere"--may be one of the best things I could have done for my career. The advice, support, and general collective wisdom of the online community has made a huge difference in how I approached the TT quest this year, and it appears to be paying off! Like Namnezia says, you have to manage your time, but . . .

Payoffs of wasting time - Comment by Namnezia

Tue, 23 Nov 2010 09:00:57 -0600

I agree - blogging is a time sink and if its taking away time from one's productivity in the lab, then it's not a good thing. I agree that personal interactions, blogging, etc. allow you to make connections and formulate ideas, much like sitting around just thinking about things. But you can't argue that papers are not going to have a much bigger impact on your future career than anything else.. . .

Payoffs of wasting time - Comment by Doctor Zen

Tue, 23 Nov 2010 08:41:22 -0600

Thanks for the link, mate! . . .

Payoffs of wasting time - Comment by Mr. Gunn

Tue, 23 Nov 2010 08:08:39 -0600

Speaking as someone who has gotten job offers via twitter connections & whose current job owes much to his social networking activity, I would say this is definitely true. . . .

DonorsChoose - Comment by biochem belle

Fri, 12 Nov 2010 08:15:19 -0600

Jenny, great idea! Thanks for making the suggestion :) . . .

DonorsChoose - Comment by Jenny

Fri, 12 Nov 2010 05:28:55 -0600

Just a thought:Donors to the Science Bloggers drive who haven't yet decided what to do with their $75 DonorsChoose credit could, if they like, check out the following project list, sorted by time remaining and fully searchable by state, subject, cost, etc.

Living in the Void: How much is a postdoc worth? - Comment by biochem belle

Sat, 30 Oct 2010 10:19:41 -0500

americanbiotech said:I can't understand why people with so much education get paid so little. It is near impossible to raise a family or save for a house purchase with the meager salary of academia. But I'm not so sure that the choice is between money or love. There's a lot of good that can be done in ind. . .

Living in the Void: How much is a postdoc worth? - Comment by biochem belle

Sat, 30 Oct 2010 10:11:26 -0500

Going back to stipend supplementation and CPP's comment on legality of using federal funds, here's a quote from the PA for F31 (predoc individual NRSA), and there's similar wording in postdoc and career transition PAs.Stipend Supplementation: Supplementation, or additional support to offset the cost of living, may be provided by the sponsoring. . .

"Lessons from a Recovering Postdoc" on Benchfly - Comment by Prabodh Kandala

Fri, 29 Oct 2010 06:24:10 -0500

Good ones. Thank You.. . .