Questions tagged [training]
Selecting, designing, delivering, or attending educational and professional development opportunities in academia.
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What is the difference between MRC Postdoctoral Training Scheme and Career Development Fellowship at the LMB (Cambridge, UK)?
I'm applying for a job at the LMB in Cambridge, UK. I am aware that the LMB offers two paths for a postdoc: an MRC Postdoctoral Training Scheme and a Career Development Fellowship.
I am unclear of the ...
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How do I regain interest in a class if I’ve lost confidence in the instructor’s depth of knowledge?
I have joined a 3-4 months technical, online course related to my profession. I know the basics of this subject, yet wanted to get in-depth content about it and hence opted for this one. The course is ...
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Is taking a postdoc for training purposes wise as an industry scientist?
I'm considering taking a postdoc after 5 years as an analytical chemist in the pharma industry (small molecule). This may seem backwards and counter-productive due to the massive pay cut but here's my ...
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A stunted PhD: PhD in the time of a pandemic
I'm a third year Math PhD student in the US. My concern is that my PhD is going to be stunted in the following sense:
I am my advisor's only graduate student. This is not uncommon for grad students ...
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Is it possible for an international medical graduate to take their residency and fellowship training in Singapore?
I am graduating medicine in 2 years time. I am from Indonesia. I tried inquiring what the requirements are, but I have not been getting any straight answers thus far.
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Are non-mandatory sensitivity trainings mandatory? [closed]
This is probably a very USA-specific question: My university is implementing a new sensitivity training framework. This is so new that no information about it can be found in faculty handbook, ...
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Can I become a tenure-track prof in one dept (biology) and teach in a different dept (math) with only one PhD?
I recently defended my PhD in Neuroscience and am starting a postdoc soon. Like a lot of people who take this track, I hope to one day have my own research lab at a university. I would also like to ...
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What designation should be assigned to a teacher's trainer who is also teaching in the same school? [closed]
I joined as a teacher's trainer in school for a short cntractual period. But gradually I started getting involved in the following:
1- Helping teachers in developing lesson plans
2- Providing ...
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How do professors and lecturers learn to teach?
I am a PhD student in the field of education and I enjoy reading SE questions to stimulate my mind when I need a break. I find academia to be one of my most frequently visited sites.
When reading ...
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How to successfully train myself in multiple "meta" areas of my discipline?
I am at the beginning of my academic career (first "professor at uni" job after PhD). My official obligations are pretty standard: teach, do research, and faculty-related admin stuff.
Now, I have my ...
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What are the general merits and demerits of the post-PhD courses meant to groom junior faculty/researcher in finance/economics
What are the general merits and demerits of the post-PhD courses meant to groom junior faculty/researcher in finance/economics, similar to these?:
Advanced Studies Program In International Economic ...
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What visa for a short term course in the USA?
There is a short term course in the USA in August I really want to attend.
It's a 1 week training at the University of Minnesota. However, I'm not going to enroll as a student at the university.
May ...
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How to become a good advisor [closed]
At some point in my career I would like to become an advisor (or at least have some people working for me). I would like to start learning the skills to be a good advisor before becoming an advisor. ...
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When a STEM research topic can be studied experimentally, computationally, and theoretically, do PhD programs typically focus on only one approach?
In American universities, when a STEM research topic can be studied experimentally, computationally, and theoretically, do PhD programs in this research topic only focus on one of the three approaches ...
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Can refusing to attend mandatory Title IX training be grounds for suspending a tenured faculty member?
In the US all the universities that receive federal funding must ensure (or so I heard) that all their employees and students take one class about the Title IX law, concerning sexual harassment and ...
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