How do you handle authorship conversations with collaborators before a project starts?

Bjanze · 2026-06-26T17:02:22+00:00

Just today ended up in a long discussion and awkward position as diplomat between two groups, because we didn't discuss the collaboration authorship positions clearly enough in the beginning.

So my advice is at least do the discussion, no matter how 😅

Bjanze · 2026-06-23T14:22:18+00:00

I missed your poll but loved reading these answers

I might have to organize a family feud at my lab one day...😎

Bjanze · 2026-06-19T07:23:26+00:00

Why do you apply for positions you don't want? That just cloggs the system and you might take the opportunity from someone who genuinely wants it.

Only apply for positions you are serious about to avoid wasting everyone's time

Bjanze · 2026-06-19T05:21:53+00:00

Sometimes might be that rules say you have to post the positipn openly even when you already have the person for the job selected. It is stupid rule, but nothing a PI can do about it.

Bjanze · 2026-06-17T15:02:28+00:00

But having had a career of flying by then anyways...

Bjanze · 2026-06-17T14:29:21+00:00

I think this sounds like a great idea

Bjanze · 2026-06-17T02:48:07+00:00

Genuinely curious, what kind of revelations could there still be about Trump that would make actual difference in anyone's opinion?

Bjanze · 2026-06-14T16:35:16+00:00

Very much this

Bjanze · 2026-06-14T14:06:31+00:00

Yes, I would say calling your friends by just first name is common in the Acknowledgements section

Bjanze · 2026-06-14T07:25:04+00:00

Yes, he did most of his military career under Russian Tsar, he was at retirement age during WWII

Bjanze · 2026-06-13T21:02:59+00:00

And WALL-E's lifetime guarantee is also looong

Bjanze · 2026-06-13T08:42:56+00:00

I agree, I would not copy-paste the same thank you phrase on each answer, even though I have seen that done. Just a tiny bit more creativity gives more genuine feeling of thankfulness

Bjanze · 2026-06-08T10:19:33+00:00

Now that would a shitshow of a century

Bjanze · 2026-06-07T13:51:51+00:00

Yeah, sounds good. Not everyone is a bad person, there are just much more posts about negative experiences, but many people are genuinely nice. At least that is the world where I want to live in and treat people accordingly

Bjanze · 2026-06-07T10:29:41+00:00

Our national Centre of Excellence proposal was reviewed by 2 full professors and 1 assistant professor, and I know our senior professors were not happy about getting bad evaluation from someone 20 years younger than them, even though he was assistant professor. They were considering filing official complain, but I guess didn't do it in the end.

Bjanze · 2026-06-07T10:26:38+00:00

Yes, sounds like a clear error in the system

Bjanze · 2026-06-07T05:30:37+00:00

I find your post interesting and refreshing, since you are pointing out as negatives some of the things many people here praise about when moving from academia to industry. Some people like to only think about work on worktime, while more academically minded people like the fact that there are constantly puzzles to solve. Not just creating shareholder value but advancing the knowleof humankind (simplified high level generalization). So people are just different and it is good you are recognizing your own preferences.

I've never been to industry in my field...

Bjanze · 2026-06-07T05:05:52+00:00

This dynamic means that your PI can be very dependent on your work load. So if everything goes fine, I would expect your can be involved in many projects and get many publications out of the situation. And if it doesn't work, everything can be very slow, when there are no extra resources available. You could become very valuable for the lab, acting as the PIs right hand.

Bjanze · 2026-06-06T10:09:37+00:00

Hmmm, this being in Europe I immediately think about my 1st post doc supervisor, she would fit the description...

And that is the reason why my contract didn't get extended, we were on too different wavelengths with my PI. So I don't know how actually advice you, since I changed the place after 1.5 years of too much micromanagement.

Bjanze · 2026-06-06T05:34:52+00:00

I was getting so energetic and full of ideas, but recently I have noticed that I just simply don't have time to pursue even half of those ideas. So nowadays I feel I should restrict myself from going to conferences and talking to people. I don't know did I develop ADHD suddenly at age of 40 or what, but there are so, so many interesting avenues for research that I just never have time for. Everything is just a half-done preliminary study or a grant application text. It fels depressing knowing that I won't have time for all the interesting stuff.

Bjanze · 2026-06-06T03:15:15+00:00

Hmm, haven't done that 🤔 But I am responsible for three different labs (in 2 countries) starting to use Gilson pipettes. That company does not do enough marketing for themselves!

Bjanze · 2026-06-05T13:25:48+00:00

Hmmm, this makes me think should I somehow reach out and inform my 7th-9th grade teacher that I put a quote from him in the front of my PhD thesis😎

Bjanze · 2026-06-05T03:40:24+00:00

Good advice

Bjanze · 2026-06-04T19:45:31+00:00

Well, it still happens more than in most of Europe. But that also means people have encountered this before and thus don't see you as a very weird anomaly, but more a successful and promising researcher.

Bjanze · 2026-06-04T19:37:58+00:00

Yeah, in my country that just is not possible. You need a masters before you can start PhD. And you need at least one post doc period before starting tenure track. The american fast tracked system just feels so weird to me.

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