Questions tagged [independent-researcher]
An independent researcher is not affiliated with any university or academic institution, and does not receive grants from any such institutions.
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Current advisor wants me to graduate with my PhD soon but I don't feel like I learned a lot or obtained enough skills. Should I discuss this with him?
I'm a soon to be 4.5th year Ph.D student currently in a 10 week internship. My advisor wants me to wrap up my dissertation as soon as I can. However, I'm not feeling good about where I'm at right now ...
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Why does independent research from people without formal academic qualifications generally turn out to be a complete waste of time?
I personally relate with people (wannabe physicists) who want to do something BIG in Physics and Maths, but don't have a high-level education (PhD) suited for it. Reasons could be a lack of jobs in ...
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'Decision on process' directly from with editor [duplicate]
I have submitted my original research manuscript to a reputed journal in Elsevier, initially it showed with editor and after 5 days it started showing decision in process.Its been 20 days since it ...
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How to find gaps in mathematics/theoretical physics/mathematical physics ? How to proceed after that? (Undergraduate research and Publications) [closed]
How to find gaps in mathematics/theoretical physics/mathematical physics? I am interested to do independent research in physics though a purely mathematical/theoretical (pen and paper) approach with ...
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Researcher status
As part of their postdoctoral life, PhD holders get engaged in more serious research projects, publish in high-ranking journals, attend international conferences, and so on. Would you recommend them ...
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First week of research internship. Imposter's syndrome and difficulty with adjustment. What are the differences between RA work and research jobs?
I'm a 4th (soon to be 4.5) year Ph.D student in Experimental Psychology who recently started an internship this week. This internship only admitted 10% of applicants. I am also one of the half in my ...
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How easy is it to leave academia after being a PI? [closed]
I've always been uncertain about staying in academia since my PhD. Now I've been offered a PI position, which I'm considering to accept, however I would like to know if this will close me other career ...
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IT Professional interested in research [duplicate]
I have Bachelors of Engineering degree in Electronics & Communication from India. After that I have 5 year 9 months of experience from India and 2 year 2 month experience in Germany. I am ...
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Including independent research project in PhD application
I am applying for a PhD program and want to demonstrate my research abilities and enthusiasm for scientific writing. While I currently have no plans to publish this work, I completed an independent ...
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Am I able to pursue a research project independently as an adjunct? What are my options?
I'm a young (early 20s) adjunct professor teaching part-time at a private college in the United States - I was very lucky to get my adjunct position!
My full-time job is doing consulting and contract ...
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Independent researcher being solicited for an academic collaboration. What do I need to know?
I am an independent researcher and have recently been solicited from the director of a university research lab to see what potential there is for collaboration. They found some of my papers and ...
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Finding an advisor outside of my Grad School
I am in my last 5 classes of my MA in Bible. The program does not have advisors. We have a program director who is the dean pro tempore, a professor of record for every class and a social liaison to ...
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How to find papers which fall under the intersection of two different areas
I am asking this question specifically for the subject of Mathematics. What are some efficient ways of searching papers on two different broad topics, say number theory and graph theory. Also, if I ...
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Do retired researchers keep a personal web site? [closed]
A retired researcher may still like to keep some unfinished work, maybe as a good hobby. Therefore, I am wondering if it's better to keep a personal web site to keep those previous works such as ...
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How to find a research supervisors and a research team?
I am finishing my master’s degree in computer science this year. After my first year I understood that I have a big passion for research in the field of AI and cognition. However, the research ...
