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Before you even get started on your PhD research, you will have already made a decision that will have a major impact on the success of your project, and perhaps even on your future career: you have chosen to work in a particular research group, under the guidance of a particular thesis advisor or supervisor.
Nothing great was ever achieved without enthusiasm.
– Ralph Waldo Emerson
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In this chapter we use terminology from the US academic world to describe academic ranks: assistant, associate and full professor. Each country has its own academic system with its own nomenclature. However, the career paths are similar. After completing a post-doctoral fellowship, one starts with a small (sub) group, as an assistant professor (in the US). In about 5 years the group grows in size, and the supervisor is promoted to associate professor. When the group matures and reaches the status of a completely independent academic group, the supervisor is usually (but not always) granted academic tenure and promoted to full professor.
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Gosling, P., Noordam, B. (2011). Choosing a Research Group: Pluses and Pitfalls. In: Mastering Your PhD. Springer, Berlin, Heidelberg. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-642-15847-6_1
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