Is Being a Professor Worth It - title pic

Is being a professor worth it?

ByProfessor Sven Hendrix Find your dream job, Passion and pain, PhD, postdoc, Scientific independence, Work/life balance

Being a professor is amazing because of the intellectual fulfillment derived from research and teaching, the societal impact, and academic freedom. However, the journey to a professorship may strain your personal life and finances because it is hard work, the academic job market is competitive, and it takes a long time to get a tenure-track position.

Emotional phases of a research project - PhD and Postdoc stress - title

Emotional Phases of a Research Project: PhD and Postdoc Stress

ByProfessor Sven Hendrix Passion and pain, PhD, postdoc, Publish or perish, Research Career, Work/life balance

Stress is a rather typical aspect of most research projects because every research project has five characteristic emotional phases: You start with naïve enthusiasm, become competent and disillusioned, you want to give up (the stress phase, slump or dip), you recover, and finally, you round up and exit. How do you survive PhD stress and postdoc stress?