Singh lab commitments and expectations for trainees
My commitment to you
- I will facilitate your scientific progress and help you attain your career goals
- I will provide intellectual guidance on research projects and help you develop your ideas in a way that fosters your creativity and independence
- I will be accessible and have regular interactions with all lab members to stay informed about progress and problems
- I will pursue funding for all research projects to the best of my ability
- I will promote your professional development including invitations to co-author papers, opportunities for presentations, outreach, and networking
- I will provide open and honest feedback on writing, presentations, and experiments
- I will maintain a positive, equitable, inclusive, respectful, and supportive lab environment so each lab member can thrive
- I will advocate for you
- I will mentor you during your time in my lab and after you lead
- I will lead by example, doing my best to illustrate the skills integral to being a successful scientist. These include communication (oral and written), grant writing, lab management, mentoring, and professionalism
- I will support your attendance at professional meetings and will do my best to fund at least one major conference per year when you have new material to present
- I will discuss authorship regarding papers with you
My expectations of you
- You will be engaged in and in charge of your own education
- You will read the primary literature and integrate it thoroughly into your research ideas, hypotheses, and experiments
- You will ask for guidance when you need it
- You will be self-informed about program requirements and deadlines
- You will acquire data carefully, in a timely manner, and with integrity
- You will be open and responsive to feedback from me and your other committee members
- You will pursue funding opportunities for your research often and leave ample time for preparing grant applications to maximize your chances of success
- You will maintain detailed, organized and accurate laboratory records
- You will be a team player. You will help one another out with lab and field work, analyses, ideas, feedback, etc. You will always learn something useful by helping with another project
- You will be a respectful, engaged, and professional member of our community (the lab, IE2, and the broader community)
- You will be considerate in the lab. Clean up after yourself and keep distractions to a minimum so others can concentrate. Remind your undergrads to do the same, and let Annette know in advance when supplies are running low
- You will communicate clearly, promptly, and often with me, particularly with regard to what you need to achieve our shared goals
- You will do things to the best of your ability
- You will develop your own vision for your future and work with us to turn that vision into a reality
- You will be scientifically productive
- Produce manuscripts
- Attend conferences and present your work
- Pursue funding opportunities for your research and leave ample time for preparing grant applications to maximize your chances of success
- You will challenge yourself
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