Hi; this is an awkward question, but, since I started my PhD last year, after completing a MA, my supervisor, who is relatively young, and is supervising for the first time, appears to have tried to keep me from collaborating with other people, especially outside of my department. I am actually quite hard-working, and he knows it, and he seems to value it, but he never EVER supports me to go beyond what he has planned for me. While I appreciate his input - which is normally spot on -and his expertise - I relocated to the US to work with him -, whenever I talk about potential projects (or even commissioned papers!!) with researchers from other institutions or other departments within the university, he switches to bit*h mode, and reminds me about my commitments with the department, and how I'm meant to focus on what I already have. After almost a year of seeing this, day in, day out, I think he's not comfortable with the idea that I might actually publish without him. He always has this slightly condescending tone when we talk about the field, to the point that I get home and I think about all day and all night. Then the day after he's fine again... has this happened to anyone of you? have you ever felt your supervisor was uncomfortable with your success?
Thanks!
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Hi. I'm planning on doing a second MSc once I get my PhD, but only after I have it. My idea is to do it at the instutition where I get my first job. I count it won't be a lengthy contract, so I'll do then. However, juggling thesis writing and coursework for a second MSc sounds like a terrible idea to me.
Good luck!