Biologist, Researcher, Scientific writer, Independent thinker, Creative person, Passionate dancer and Mental health activist
Hello Everyone, I am comparatively new in LinkedIn though my profile reflects a long time association. Better late than never, so I am now planning to be more frequent with posts and updates. But, I was not having a great idea on what I can write here as a readout of my daily work life. The first thing that came up was obviously talking about my research work, the scientific questions, the techniques and so on. But somehow it didn't convince me much. Abstract writing, manuscript preparation, data presentation all are an integral part of science communication, which I (we) do everyday. So what else can I offer to myself? Then I thought "why don't I come up with the other part of our professional life"? As a postdoc, we are considered specially skilled. We are neither a student, nor an independent scientist. We are expected to deliver the best, but we need to constantly strive for a secured future. Our position is not easily comprehensive by the rests. Very few people actually understand what a postdoctoral work means; often we are a part of academia, often a part of industrial wings. But regardless of all these redundancies, we do have our own challenges and success stories as meaningful as for the other working sectors. Hence, finally I thought of sharing those experiences on this platform, so that we are much more transparent to other working sectors. Academia and industries collaborate quite often, academia needs industrial intervention and industries need skilled performers from academia. But unfortunately, there is still a silent discrimination (/preferential acceptance) to each other. If we, the postdocs can talk about our strategic skills, reflect our daily jobs in terms of leadership, teamwork, planning, we will definitely be better identified as a candidate of the larger fraternity. So let's try to talk, rather than whispering or complaining. #academia #postdoc #postdoctoral #postdocposition #research #researchjobs #industry #dailylife #workculture #stress #leadership #teamspirit #successstory #speakout #challenges
