Post Doc 101 Survey

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1. Three things (words) that first come to mind when thinking of your experience as a postdoc? (feel free to select from some options below)

Three things (words) that first come to mind when thinking of your experience as a postdoc? (feel free to select from some options below) Happy

Useful

Learning opportunity

One of the best of my life

Exciting

Enlightening

Boring

Just a job

Frustrating

A waste of my talent

Wish to forget it

Horrible

Other (please specify)

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2. What do you think (or know) is the best thing about being a postdoc? (in one sentence or less)

What do you think (or know) is the best thing about being a postdoc? (in one sentence or less)

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3. What do you think (or know) is the worst thing about being a postdoc? (in one sentence or less)

What do you think (or know) is the worst thing about being a postdoc? (in one sentence or less)

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4. What is ONE piece of advice you would offer to a postdoc? (even if you are a mentor...)

What is ONE piece of advice you would offer to a postdoc? (even if you are a mentor...)

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5. What is ONE piece of advice you would offer to a mentor of postdocs? (even if you are not one yet!)

What is ONE piece of advice you would offer to a mentor of postdocs? (even if you are not one yet!)

6. Antything else you would like to share about your experience related to being/mentoring a postdoc? (optional)

Antything else you would like to share about your experience related to being/mentoring a postdoc? (optional)

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7. Demographics: Are you currently/had been a postdoc or a mentor of postdocs?

	yes	no
Currently a mentor of postdos	*Demographics: Are you currently/had been a postdoc or a mentor of postdocs? Currently a mentor of postdos yes	Currently a mentor of postdos no
Currently a postdoc	Currently a postdoc yes	Currently a postdoc no
Previously a mentor of postdos	Previously a mentor of postdos yes	Previously a mentor of postdos no
Previously a postdoc	Previously a postdoc yes	Previously a postdoc no

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8. Demographics: Are you a member of the My Lab Your Lab community (www.MyLabYourLab.com)?

Demographics: Are you a member of the My Lab Your Lab community (www.MyLabYourLab.com)? No

Yes

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9. How did you find out about this survey?

How did you find out about this survey? Facebook

ScienceBlogs

MyLabYourLab website

Directly (request/suggested by a friend)

Other (please specify)

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Post Doc 101

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*1. Three things (words) that first come to mind when thinking of your experience as a postdoc? (feel free to select from some options below)

*2. What do you think (or know) is the best thing about being a postdoc? (in one sentence or less)

*3. What do you think (or know) is the worst thing about being a postdoc? (in one sentence or less)

*4. What is ONE piece of advice you would offer to a postdoc? (even if you are a mentor...)

*5. What is ONE piece of advice you would offer to a mentor of postdocs? (even if you are not one yet!)