李召敏——考博之道
}8-\A7T Z8#Gwyinx 在科學界,很多人(包括以前的我)認為只要做好科研,就能成功。很多導師不知是不懂或是愚民,對學生說只要你好好做科研,你就能得到你想要的東西。的確,沒有good science,就可能沒有good future;但是有了good science,走錯了路,還是一樣沒有good future。這就是Peter J. Feibelman寫的A PhD is Not Enough: A Guide to Survival in Science一書的精髓。
(ll*OVL V'Kgdj 面對這種情況,很多人采取達爾文“適者生存”學說,認為不必教學生這種生存技能和politics,好的學生自然能脫穎而出,但是作者認為這恰恰浪費了社會資源,應該給學生講述這種politics。
V/d/L3p 4mjgt<` 博士后是取得博士學位以后的重要學術經歷。對于想成為博士后的博士,首先得問自己:What do I want after going through this? Am I serious? 登山何必扛著船?做博士后的目的就是為了在出站后以科研作為職業的,也就是說要以教授、研究員作為目標崗位的。如果博士的本來想法是要去工業界或者經商,那么就沒有必要浪費時間了。
&MZ$j46 >'uU)Y{ 對于想做博士后的人來說,選擇導師有很大的關系。A PhD is Not Enough: A Guide to Survival in Science一書說:"Making a mistake in choosing your advisor can mean years of frustration."該書說,選有名的老教授有兩個好處:一是有名的老教授有廣泛的網絡,并且處于學術網絡里面的都是名人;二是功成名就的老教授不怕你超過他,不怕你和他競爭,相反會以你成為教授而感到光榮,把你當作他的學術產品。"An advisor who has made his mark views the accomplishments of his students with pride, even joy. They are his research 'children.' Thus, other things being equal, an established professor is a superior choice for an advisor."相反,"A young advisor, trying to make his way in the world, does not want to be shown up by his student or postdoc. He has a lot to prove, and is unlikely to be generous with credit for ideas or progress.
l_'[27 "9EE1];NT 看到這些話可能很多人不服氣,提出爭議。比如說有的年輕導師看這番話,說他自己雖然年輕,但確實是好導師。還有的博士后說他的導師是年輕人,但卻是好導師。有的同學也許會說:“我的目標是成為教授。無論導師怎樣,最后去評教授的是我,只要我發表了幾篇好文章,跟誰都一樣。”這些看起來有道理,但是事實上不是這樣。
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