tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29059245.post5360077780906221727..comments2024-03-25T02:33:41.590-05:00Comments on FemaleScienceProfessor: Old ColleaguesFemale Science Professorhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15288567883197987690noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29059245.post-90823681542969874612008-12-01T13:46:00.000-06:002008-12-01T13:46:00.000-06:00Interesting topic to think about. What about your ...Interesting topic to think about. <BR/><BR/>What about your past students/postdocs? Do you still collaborate with any of them? Would you consider that in the "shackled together" or "only two people who work on this" type category?<BR/><BR/>This is one of the things that terrifies me about staying in academia, actually. I usually find that the longer I work with most people, the less I like them. And yet, there is nowhere to run, nowhere to hide. You can switch fields, but there's no guarantee of finding the perfect field full of soulmates (unlikely, really). <BR/><BR/>It's very hard to find those who really share your collaborative style and are fun to work with (and with whom you can invent projects just for the sake of working together for lots of years). <BR/><BR/>I've been taking a very brute force approach to this, just doing lots of collaborations and trying to bootstrap what I've learned from each one to helping me decide on future collaborations (who, when, how). <BR/><BR/>But maybe this is just another example where we all reinvent the wheel. Maybe you could blog some advice on how to find and make the most of the best collaborations (and keep them going long-term)?Ms.PhDhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06542602867472447035noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29059245.post-66343343905313864802008-12-01T12:26:00.000-06:002008-12-01T12:26:00.000-06:00I'm not a fan of incestuous "collaborations" where...I'm not a fan of incestuous "collaborations" where the same people end up on papers together over and over again just because they trained together, are buddies or just because it's happened before so it'll keep on happening. FSP--I know you know what I am talking about. I've seen it happen before my very eyes. It stinks for everyone else who is not in that kind of setup--but it's one of many sad facts of academia.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29059245.post-27640248760934690092008-12-01T08:27:00.000-06:002008-12-01T08:27:00.000-06:006) The funding agencies continue to reward your pr...6) The funding agencies continue to reward your previous collaboration with new grants and there is no reason to change a good and productive thing.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com