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| author | bshanks@bshanks-salk.dyndns.org |
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| date | Fri Jul 03 16:50:47 2009 -0700 (16 years ago) |
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| bshanks@114 | 24 ==== Personal availability ==== |
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| bshanks@114 | 26 I have a small lab and meet frequently with all members of my lab. Once or twice a day, I walk around and chat with lab members who are not too busy. These chats last from twenty minutes to over an hour. I try to make sure that I check in with each lab member at least once a week, if not more. I have an open door policy and frequently have multi-hour discussions with lab members who walk in. |
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| bshanks@114 | 29 ==== Technical skills mentoring ==== |
| bshanks@114 | 30 Postdocs in my lab work closely with me and receive a large amount of one-on-one training in theoretical skills such as how to: |
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| bshanks@114 | 32 * be on the lookout for unexplained regularities within experimental data |
| bshanks@114 | 33 * come up with interesting new theoretical hypotheses |
| bshanks@114 | 34 * search the literature for existing theoretical hypotheses that might explain a regularity in data |
| bshanks@114 | 35 * mathematically formalize hypotheses |
| bshanks@114 | 36 * apply advanced mathematical tools from physics, mathematics, and statistics to solve problems |
| bshanks@114 | 37 * produce formal mathematical proofs |
| bshanks@114 | 38 * rigorously make predictions based on a theoretical hypothesis |
| bshanks@114 | 39 * make predictions which can be tested by comparison with data already available in the literature |
| bshanks@114 | 40 * search the literature for this data |
| bshanks@114 | 41 * know when it is time to apply a theoretical approach, and when it is time to apply a computational approach |
| bshanks@114 | 42 * use computational methods to analyze data |
| bshanks@114 | 43 * find or create appropriate controls for analyses of data |
| bshanks@114 | 44 * make predictions which can be plausibly tested by new experiments |
| bshanks@114 | 45 * interpret the results of available data and new experiments in a rigorous manner |
| bshanks@114 | 46 * explain the importance and relevance of particular research topics |
| bshanks@114 | 47 * explain hypotheses and results in a clear fashion |
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| bshanks@114 | 51 ==== Career planning and professional development ==== |
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| bshanks@114 | 53 One alternative is to have a formalized bureaucratic system where postdocs and mentors produce written plans and evaluations of themselves and each other. This can be counterproductive in a small lab. Instead, I meet frequently with each member of my lab and we discuss career development on an ongoing basis. |
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| bshanks@114 | 57 Postdoctoral scholars |
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| bshanks@114 | 60 one alternative formalized beurua counterprodu in a small lab |
| bshanks@114 | 61 ongoing basis |
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| bshanks@114 | 64 \end{document} |