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Read all about doing a PhD and a scientific career in our blog. Scientists Eva Lantsoght (professor) and Pranav Kulkarni (PhD) share their experiences and give hands-on tips.

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What to do after your PhD: Academia vs Industry

Stay in academia or not? This is one of the most important questions that every PhD candidate deals with when they reach near the end of their PhD trajectory. Essentially, it is the question of whether to continue research in the traditional sense w…

Pranav S. Kulkarni

Seven best practices for Associate Professors

The mid-career stage is considered by many as one of the hardest stages – and our research on how COVID-19 affected academic parents also found that associate professors are hit hardest. While I haven’t found literature on why this mid-career stage …

Seven best practices for Assistant Professors

I’m continuing this series of posts for faculty members with a post on best practices for assistant professors. If you are on the tenure track, do check last month’s post with best advice on thriving on the tenure track as well.Today, we are zooming…

Thriving on the tenure track in the Netherlands

What is it like to be on the tenure track in the Netherlands? Generally, the tenure track system is similar to the system in other countries. Perhaps one of the differences with the tenure track system in the United States is that the decision to re…

10 steps to find a job after your PhD (part 2)

In ‘10 steps to find a job after your PhD (part 1)’ I shared five first steps to prepare yourself for your next career step after your PhD graduation. Today I would like to add five more to get you fully prepared! Step 6: Assessment tests Sometimes,…

Pranav S. Kulkarni

10 steps to find a job after your PhD (part 1)

I am currently on the last leg of my long and wonderful journey of pursuing a PhD in the Netherlands. Looking back, I can say that it has been a rollercoaster with some pleasant and some hard times. Looking forward, I now need to decide on what to d…

Pranav S. Kulkarni

Supervising PhD students in the Netherlands

When you are a new faculty member in the Netherlands, or if you are considering to apply for a faculty position there, it is good practice to inform about how PhD students are being supervised. Similarly, this information is useful if you are consid…

Supervising Master's students in the Netherlands

When you are a new faculty member in the Netherlands, or if you are considering to apply for a faculty position there, it is good practice to inform about how master’s students are being supervised.Some of the aspects of supervision of Master’s stud…

Making a research and publication plan around a new research topic

When you are a new faculty member, you may have ideas on topics you’d like to research (and publish about), but setting up a plan for research and publication may seem like a daunting task. Most likely, during your PhD (and post-doc, if you did one)…

PhD researcher: employee or student?

PhD researchers all over the world fall into the gap between being formal students and full-time researchers/ professors. Depending on the system of academia followed by the country where you are pursuing your PhD, you can be regarded as a student o…

Pranav S. Kulkarni