Hello all,

My systematic review has taken me roughly two months. Is it meant to take this long? I am trying to be as professional as possible with how I do it, so it can be of publishable quality, but still, all my deadlines were missed because this took so long).

Hello,

Because it would cost a lot of money, and I am undergoing a lot of academic-personal related stress, I will not be able to attend an important gathering of hard-to-reach academics in my field. I am not sure when the next one will be, but I am so gutted. I am worried that I will be missing out on crucial information/updates for my thesis. :( Yet, at the same time, I am drained (physical tiredness and emotional dilemmas)
Is that such a bad deal?

Hello all,

I would like to know the following:

- when does one apply for post-phd positions? How early? When are the major calls for applications?

- if you got a job, would you say it is important that some members of your prospective department are familiar with you? Or is it fine to just rely on a paper application?

- does one needs to apply for a post-doc after a Phd, or if it is possible to apply immediately for a Lectureship?

- If both are possible, which one is *easier* to get into?

Hello all,

I have a chapter deadline coming up for the beginning of next month and I simply won't make it! I am so stressed. I was not given a specific date, other than 'beginning of next month'. I am spending far too long on one section of the chapter, and I generally don't get very much done in a day because I waste it searching for relevant information.

Any advice?


Thanks,

Hello all,
So...
I am a Phd researcher, and I have been hiding this in my chest, because I don't see how it would benefit me sharing it with other people at my department.
Basically, I think I may be attracted to my [married] supervisor [who has kids].
He is so attentionate and I am sure he must be very good husband. Yet, I constantly long for his time and attention, which he won't give for very long! :(
I have no plans of telling him (especially as he could not care less about me, except as a Phd under his supervision). However,I also feel immensely uncomfortable and nervous around him. I cannot be myself. I become this distant/cold/confused woman. I hate his gaze, it is intense and it makes me lose all my means.

Anyways,
how to deal with this? I want to be more natural and confident around him, but I cannot! Any experiences?

Thanks