Preparation before application
Preparation before application includes two aspects: preparation of strength and preparation of application materials.
As we all know, strength is the most important determinant, so the longer and more fully prepared for strength, the greater the possibility of success in the future. Students in 4-5 triage can start with undergraduate courses. Everyone knows how to prepare strength. One thing to remind everyone is that in addition to the papers of the first author, we should also try our best to win some papers of co-authors. If you have the conditions in the future, you must be emotional and reasonable with your boss, and strive for graduate students (classmates in the same direction) to sign each other. Especially those journals with high impact factors, such as Nature and Science, will scare each other even if you rank in the top ten.
The preparation of application materials is actually very simple, a resume /CV and 3-4 letters of recommendation.
Letter of recommendation is very important. If your letter of recommendation is excellent, you will gain a great advantage. Of course, one of the referees must be your current boss, mainly to praise your outstanding performance and superb intelligence in scientific research.
It is easy to find resume examples on BBS, mainly because experience needs to be written in detail. In addition, in publishing, in addition to all co-authored papers, articles that have been submitted, are being compiled and published in China can also be added. Although it may not have much effect, a long publication list can always attract people's attention and show your enthusiasm and enthusiasm in scientific research.
Application time
Because the systems in America and Europe are different, there will be some differences. Generally speaking, large and famous institutions or some famous funds (such as Humboldt) have some fixed dates to hold committees every year to decide who to hire, so the general time is relatively fixed. When applying for positions in these institutions, it is best to prepare the materials about one month before the deadline. Generally speaking, the deadline is June 1 1 to February next year. In addition, many postdoctoral positions are actually decided by the boss, and they can enter the station at any time, so there is no time limit for application. However, in order to have enough time to prepare passports and visas, it is best to start contact within six months to one year after leaving the country (the earlier the better).
In addition, the post-doctoral application time is generally in the penultimate semester before graduation, but the specific time needs to be carefully considered in combination with personal circumstances, not as early as possible. According to my experience, there are two main disadvantages in applying too early. First, the strength is still growing, and the early publication is definitely not as attractive as the later one. For example, Mr. Wang began to apply for 4 articles in early June 2000, 7 articles in mid-February, and 5,438+0 articles in March 2006. Second, the application time is too early. Even if you make an offer, you may not be able to meet the other party's requirements because of time. Teacher Wang has received the quasi-offer from Les and Lawrence Laboratories in Berkeley, and asked me if I could start work in March 200/kloc-0. Teacher Wang had to faint.
Personally, if you graduate in July, you can start formal application around February of the year before 65438+. Of course, the preparation of application materials and the search of relevant materials can be done well in advance.
personal taste
The standard is this.
Your doctor boss is a cow boss.
The boss doesn't like you
The boss is not awesome, and neither are you.
The first category means that either your boss has international cooperation projects or your boss has many foreign professors and friends. In this case, whether you are a student or not, it is not difficult to be a doctoral student, as long as you are willing to do it yourself. Or through the boss's international project, or the boss sends you some emails. Many foreign doctoral bosses often receive letters from foreign professors and friends, hoping to recommend some China students to study abroad. There are many such cases.
Second, the boss has no international friends or close friends, but you have many beautiful papers yourself. It is not difficult for such a person to find a doctor, because the strength is there. If you belong to this category, I suggest you bravely apply for the position of Niu Boss School. For example, the national laboratory in the United States and the open recruitment positions of famous professors in famous universities. Having this kind of application experience is an exercise for yourself. If you can apply, the treatment will definitely be good in all aspects. This kind of person can't make do with it. He must find a good place with strength to be a postdoctoral fellow.
The third category, the boss is neither cattle nor cattle, but this category is the most difficult after applying for foreign blogs. Because the applicant is not strong and has no contact with foreign countries, how to start? Two methods are recommended below.
After graduating from the doctor's degree, you must know a lot about magazines in your field. Open the latest magazine, browse the next headlines, look at those who have their favorite research direction, see who the author is, write him down and wait for him to Google. Some disciplines, especially earth science, have many big international projects. Look at the contact information of their member units, write down their names and Google them. Everyone knows the rest, prepare your resume and a simple cover letter, check the email and start sending it. Open the website of your favorite school, open the relevant departments, browse the home pages of various professors, look at similar majors, write them down, and wait for letters. It takes time, but it is also effective.