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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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How to prepare for a PhD interview

One of the most important hurdles before you decide to embark on a career in academia is the interview with the hiring team. No matter whether it is a PhD position or a postdoc, an interview can make or break your chances of being selected. Here are…

Pranav S. Kulkarni

Developing leadership skills in a Dutch university

When you look at the evaluation criteria for faculty members in the Netherlands, you will find the usual suspects of teaching and research. As you climb the academic career ladder, the topic of leadership also becomes more and more important.Leaders…

10 things to do when you move to the Netherlands as a faculty member

Today’s post continues the series of posts for those who start new faculty positions in the Netherlands. These posts are especially valid for those of you who come from abroad.And really, even though you come from within the European Union, or perha…

Attracting funding as a faculty member in the Netherlands

When you are a new faculty member in the Netherlands, the prospect of attracting funding in your new country of residency may be daunting.Granted, starting a new faculty position is already quite some: you have to familiarize yourself with a new uni…

What to do after your Phd? Netherlands vs elsewhere

After ‘deciding whether to work in academics or in industry’, a PhD will face the decision of whether to look for work locally (in the Netherlands) or elsewhere. Of course, based on the opportunities available, this decision can be amended but there…

Pranav S. Kulkarni

Developing Research Lines as a Faculty Member in the Netherlands

When you are a new faculty member, the idea of starting new research topics may feel daunting. You have done your PhD and postdoc in very specific topics, and now suddenly you need to start thinking more broadly again – it can be hard to think out o…

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…