Career area: Academic research group leader / principal investigator (PI)
Our career area articles provide an overview of different career areas. This one focusses on becoming a principal investigator (PI) leading an academic research group.
Career area: Research / service positions in universities / institutes/ infrastructures (non-PI roles)
Our career area articles provide an overview of different career areas. This one focusses on non-PI scientific roles within academic research groups, scientific services and research infrastructures. These include a variety of staff roles in research and service-oriented teams, as well as…
Preparing for an academic interview – a career panel discussion (Part II)
This blog post summarises a career panel discussion with four PIs from France, Spain, Malta and the Netherlands about what search committees expect from candidates at the interview stage.
Preparing for an academic interview – a survey (Part I)
This post summaries results from a survey we ran with PIs on what search committees are looking for.
Career profile: Erin Tranfield, Head of the Electron Microscopy Facility
Erin Tranfield tells us about her career path in core facility leadership, what she looks for when hiring for her team, and advice for early career researchers considering a career in core facilities.
How do group leaders recruit postdocs?
This post summarizes the results of a survey we ran on how group leaders recruit postdocs.
