Questions tagged [etiquette]
The customary code of polite behavior amongst the academic world.
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In the UK, how do scientists address each other?
Let's say you have a PhD, and they have a PhD, and you are familiar with each others' work, but you never met personally. Would you address them as "Dear Dr. Smith" in an email, or "...
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Is arXiv strictly for new stuff?
If you have a very old paper pre-print, tech report or thesis lying around (one that you own the copyright to), and it hasn't been uploaded to arXiv, can you do it?
Or would this be seen as ...
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Is this professor being unnecessarily harsh or did I actually make a mistake?
As a first-year PhD student, I've been receiving feedback on my dissertation plan from my supervisor and other professors. One of these professors recommended that I contact a professor from a ...
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Responding to a quality assurance [closed]
Thank you for informing me. I will look forward to their response, as I would like to rectify all of my faults. Ad well as, use this as a teaching moment on my behalf.
I am hoping to learn from these ...
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Following up in a friendly exchange [closed]
I have been out of work and study for quite a long time, and have also decided to move country a couple of months ago. I dropped into the local Zoology Collection to enquire about volunteering ...
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Well my PI screwed me over. Need advice and help with career decision. (MS Life Sciences looking for PhD) [closed]
I had written about this earlier too. Current qualifications: MS Life Sciences.
I completed my dissertation this year in May. I completed all my dissertation work required by my program (Int. BS MS) ...
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What is the proper way to submit a "response" paper without offending the one I am responding to?
I am considering submitting a response to another scholar's paper. While I assume it is always best to first approach the journal in which the original article was published, is there a "best-...
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I am not getting academic credit for code I have written for my PhD, when it was later used in other research. Should I complain?
During my PhD, I developed a data analysis code. My PI encouraged its development, expecting it to stay within the research group. The code was used in some published papers and gained attention when ...
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Ignored by university after requesting reimbursement for faculty interview campus travel [duplicate]
I did a campus interview for a tenure-track assistant professorship at a public R1 university in March. I was told to purchase my own air travel and submit for reimbursement after the interview due to ...
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Getting research award and then ghosted?
I am being offered a research award at a university in a western europe country, and it's a quite known one as well in that country (well you can say in Europe as well). The research award is not from ...
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What title should I use to greet both a professor and an associate professor in an email?
I am wondering how to write email to both a professor and an assistant professor in the same email.
Shall I use "Dear Professor … and …" or "Dear Professor … and Assistant Professor … &...
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How To Handle Asynchronous Multiple Faculty Job Offers [duplicate]
I've seen a few threads about handling simultaneous offers
How do people get simultaneous offers?
How to negotiate multiple tenure-track offers
But what about potential job offers that may materialize ...
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What is the correct `seminar etiquette'? [closed]
I'm a new PhD student studying AI and I've never attended seminars before. When I attend the seminars held within my lab (a lab member presents a paper) now, I have a lot of questions about the ...
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Is putting a silly name on a diploma a bad idea?
I will soon be finishing my undergraduate degree. My university has requested my "preferred name" to display on the diploma. I think it would be funny to submit "[my name], King of the ...
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Seeking Advice on Requesting Professor's Help for Internship Opportunities
I'm currently an undergraduate student in a condensed matter physics research group at a mid-tier college, actively seeking internship opportunities. Despite having interviewed with a notable company, ...
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