The success of an academic career is dependent upon research accomplishments. The single most important factor for the success of a researcher on the academic job market is the scientific output, i.e., published papers, accompanied by other factors such as networking and participating in science communication. Academic mobility helps to create international collaborations and is seen very positively in job applications. Only 4% of researchers move to a new country, but mobile scholars have about 40% higher citation rates compared to nonmobile colleagues. Further, researchers need to raise funding to successfully execute their own projects and to gain scientific independence. For this, postdocs and principal investigators need to know how to win grants independently.
In this new paper of Philipp Baumert and colleagues you will find the 10 most important roles to succeed in science.
PLoS Comput Biol
Philipp Baumert, Francesco Cenni, Mikhail L Antonkine: Ten simple rules for a successful EU Marie Skłodowska-Curie Actions Postdoctoral (MSCA) fellowship application. 2022 Aug 18;18(8):e1010371. doi: 10.1371/journal.pcbi.1010371. PMID: 35980892