Biswajit Hudait

Post-doctoral Fellow @Weizmann Institute of Science ||PhD @IACS
|| Material Chemist ||

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@absolutkylian Adama Traoré

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@SubarnaMaity1 Congratulations!!

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@BombagorerRani @MahuaMoitra @SaketGokhale টুইটারটা(এক্স) হাগার জায়গা নয়।
ফালতু আজেবাজে পোস্ট যত।
উনি BJP করুক বা CPM, তা বলে আপনি এভাবে কারোর পরিচয় নিয়ে ছেলেখেলা করতে পারেন না।
চটির ছায়ায় আছেন বলে কোনো ভয়-ভ্রান্তি তো নেই নাকি?
Be a responsible citizen first, then be TMC-supporter.

[Biswajit Hudait @be_hudait]

@BombagorerRani The Government who was trying to hide this heinous crime, you are shouting out for them?! Shame on you people! This is just not a rape-murder case, this is a result of 'Mafia-raaj' backed by ruling govt. There were many such cases elsewhere. Who is responsible for all these?

[Andrew Akbashev @Andrew_Akbashev]

Faculties cannot find strong postdocs. Plus, new data shows a drop of postdoc applicants in the US.

For example, in biomedical sciences:
- Drop by 3% in total
- Drop by 10% in U.S. citizens and permanent residents

Unsurprisingly, this coincides with a boom in biotech.

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Now, here are some examples published 1-2 years ago:

1. Postdoc position in computing at the University College London:
- Three rounds of recruiting and the PI is still struggling to find a postdoc.

2. Postdoc position targeting “mini brains” to understand neural development at the University of Cambridge:
- Only 36 applications! WAY less than typically expected.

3. Postdoc position at Max Planck Institute of Molecular Physiology
PI received only five applications, and none of them was “serious”.

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What postdocs said:

1. Postdocs feel unappreciated. “It’s the way we’re treated by PIs, by senior management and by academia in general. People don’t feel valued by anyone in the system.”

2. Salary. In a molecular biology lab, it is £34,400 in the UK and €42,200 in Germany, $54,840 in the US. It’s far less than in industry. Sometimes TWICE as small.

3. Postdocs have a widespread anxiety and uncertainly about their job paths. Less than half would recommend a scientific career to their younger self.

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📍 My opinion as an ex-postdoc:

PhD students often ask: “OK, let’s suppose we’ll do this postdoc. But what’s next? What will it give me?”

- Only few postdoc get faculty positions.

- Postdoc does NOT give advantage when applying to industry (unless it’s very specific direction in biotech).

- Postdoc pushes you into an academic track. People don’t see you as an industry person anymore.

- Salaries are very low. Supporting a family during postdoc requires real survival skills.

Unless you have an outstanding PhD profile and will surely land a faculty position where you want (or if you have immigration status to solve), postdoc position is hard to justify.

Especially when high-tech industry is booming.

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✅ To change it, we in academia should make better ties with industry:

1. Postdoc positions should become an excellent stepping stone to industry.

Currently, industry is not so open to academic community and has little funding opportunities. This can be changed via governmental incentives.

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2. Industry should be able to help increase postdoc salary.

Basic salary can come from regular funding. BUT extra 30-40% can come from a specific company while a postdoc could work in synergy between the academic lab and industry, this would be a blast.

Currently, this is considered ‘double funding’ and is rarely supported. We should move away from such a view.

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There is a great disappointment with academia and a big outflow of strong researchers.

But it can be stopped with the right policies, salaries and career opportunities.

#AcademicTwitter #AcademicChatter #PhD

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@SkAmanullah @ICMMO_teamAP Congratulations Aman da!

[SPORTbible @sportbible]

You get a free kick in the 90th minute. Who are you choosing? 🔥

[Biswajit Hudait @be_hudait]

So kindly reconsider it as a special case. Otherwise I will miss out a great opportunity to interact with such a renowned scientific community in our field of research. Hope, I'll get a positive response.
@EmbEspIndia @DrSJaishankar

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Applied for visa through 'BLS visa application centre Spain' for attending @nanoGe_Conf Valencia, Spain held from 6th to 10th March, 2023. But my visa has been denied citing intended stay is not reliable and doubts over the intention to leave the Member state before VISA expiry.

[Biswajit Hudait @be_hudait]

This travel is totally based to attend the international conference and no intention to stay there as an illegal immigrant. I have already booked the flight tickets for round trip and hotel accomodation as well.

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Hope, I'll get a positive response.
@EmbEspIndia @DrSJaishankar

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Otherwise I will miss out a great opportunity to interact with such a renowned scientific community in our field of research. I have already booked the flight tickets for round trip and hotel accomodation as well. Please understand the situation for reconsidering it.

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@rajdeep280 @MiIndiaSupport @IndiaPOCO @Himanshu_POCO If the model is Poco X3 pro, SD 860 processor is the only reason the people go for this phone. If they are unable to provide this particular processor then the phone will be for no use. I will never compromise anything at the cost the processor, particular for this model.

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@nasipuri_diptam @AxisBank @AxisBankSupport My friend also faced the same problem with this PIN. Why is that PINCODE not serviceable? It might be Bank policy but this discrimination should not be entertained. Hope @AxisBank understand the problem with priority.

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@nasipuri_diptam @DisneyPlusHS @JioCare @reliancejio I have just ported my airtel number to Jio to enjoy these subscriptions. Now I'm coming across these shit things! @reliancejio Your terms and conditions should be more lucid.