Thursday, July 21, 2011

Getting a pay rise in academia

http://blogs.nature.com/naturejobs/2011/07/20/getting-a-pay-rise-in-academia

"You will be more successful if you hand in more applications. That's perfectly all right." She also cautions against having a single narrow research focus. "We advise people to have at least two specialisations that they follow in order to increase their chances of getting funded."

propose that you are appointed at the top of that grade's scale.
double-check your contract
secure your own funding:benefit your career in general
justify why you should get more money. "Frame the request in terms of the value you bring to your employer,"
"The people that I've seen successfully get a promotion in academia have had a very good plan of what they want to do and have been able to market themselves to their PI. It takes a lot of planning and communication skills."
publication record is still one of the main ways your value is judged

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