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Science Who is better to be your supervisor?
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TSMadonna Britney
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May 16 2013, 06:05 AM, updated 13y ago
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I got two offers from two academicians to be my supervisor for PhD. One of them is a professor meanwhile another one is a senior lecturer. Who is better to be my supervisor? Professor or Senior Lecturer? If you were to make decision, who would you pick BASED ON TITLE ALONE? Put aside their attitude and etc.
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TSMadonna Britney
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May 16 2013, 05:03 PM
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QUOTE(Critical_Fallacy @ May 16 2013, 04:34 PM) In what aspect? Is academic title the central importance in every area of scientific research? I'm not sure, but there seemed no causal studies between the academic title alone and the quality of the supervision. I am thinking a professor might give an advantage for me in term of paper publication in high impact journal since he/ she has more influence in research community compared to senior lecturer. However, the professor might be busy and spend less time to supervise my project compared to senior lecturer. That's all I'm thinking. FYI, both of them are willing to guide me for my PhD.
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TSMadonna Britney
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May 16 2013, 06:01 PM
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QUOTE(Blofeld @ May 16 2013, 05:34 PM) Most importantly, don't choose the lazy "lenggang kangkung" academic. LOL
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TSMadonna Britney
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May 17 2013, 11:27 AM
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QUOTE(Human Nature @ May 16 2013, 06:04 PM) I don't quite agree with this as a high impact journal is likely to have a double blind review whereby the identity of the authors is concealed from the reviewer I realize the fact that we have double blind reviews for high impact journal. However, an influential professor can contact editor of high impact journal to publish his/ her paper without undergoing rigorous and stringent reviews. I learnt this from my friends.
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TSMadonna Britney
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May 17 2013, 11:28 AM
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QUOTE(Farmer_C @ May 16 2013, 06:05 PM) Going with the higher ranking professor will usually ensure that you have money and expert guidance in your research but in most cases the professor simply won't have that much time for you. He is also unlikely to participate in your lab work at all but will usually allocate someone to help you out (or not). The professor is likely to have quite a few students doing his research so you need to work hard to earn his attention. It also means that if you are not doing well in your research, he can afford to lose you because you really are expendable and he has others who can earn him publications. The senior lecturer is presumably less busy although, some lecturers have heavy teaching loads. They probably have less research funding but they should be alright. Because they are not that high in the sky yet, some actually teach you first hand in the lab or even run experiments themselves. They will also likely be able to spend more time with you and give you slightly more attention. If you are your lecturer's only student or one of a few... he will definitely do what he can to help you out if you're struggling because he needs you to succeed so that he can publish. Don't forget this is generalisation but that's because there isn't any other information apart from the 'titles'. This
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TSMadonna Britney
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May 19 2013, 01:34 PM
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QUOTE(tortoise_bobo @ May 19 2013, 11:42 AM) i strongly recommend you to read http://pgbovine.net/he wrote a book on his phd journey in stanford (in pdf file that is Free)..it is a very good read albeit long He knows how to write very well. I am beyond impressed.  I wish I could read the book to chronicle experience in Biology field compared to computer science.
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