Timeline for How to handle a research identity crisis
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| Oct 4, 2023 at 7:55 | comment | added | Riri | @MikhailKatz I am thinking about that too. The problem is that I am almost sure that I am not good to continue in mathematics. I am already doing very applied math (applications) and I think to continue in this field or get tenure, I need to compete with very smart people. | |
| Oct 3, 2023 at 19:19 | comment | added | Mikhail Katz | ... and humility but those are attributes you may want to develop in any case. | |
| Oct 3, 2023 at 19:19 | comment | added | Mikhail Katz | If you would like to continue working in mathematics, my advice would be somewhat different from that given by colleagues above. I would suggest identifying what your field of strongest expertise/experience is (even if it is not exactly what you currently feel like working on), and turning to an established expert in the field (perhaps one of your advisors) to continue working in that field until you have a reasonable publication record. You can always return to a new direction (such as computational cosmology that you mentioned) later. Such a course of action would require some patience ... | |
| Sep 30, 2023 at 2:42 | comment | added | Sebastien Palcoux | If computational cosmology is really what you want to do long-term (is it?), find an expert who would be willing to take you on as a postdoc (or PhD student). In any case, it would be more appropriate to ask your question at: academia.stackexchange.com Or why not ask astronomy.stackexchange.com if your current skills are sufficient to start a postdoc in computational cosmology (or if you need to do a new PhD). | |
| Sep 29, 2023 at 10:25 | history | edited | gmvh | CC BY-SA 4.0 |
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| Sep 29, 2023 at 8:52 | comment | added | Carlo Beenakker | my advise is the obvious one: explore options outside of academic research. | |
| S Sep 29, 2023 at 8:28 | review | First questions | |||
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| S Sep 29, 2023 at 8:28 | history | asked | Riri | CC BY-SA 4.0 |