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I had the injection and kept my arm in a custom rigid splint made by my ortho for about 2 months (the injection worked reaaally slowly for some reason in my case). The splint was quite tight against my bone and I would often feel my muscles (brachoradialis perhaps?) being squeezed against it uncomfortably whenever I would pronate my arm.

My dequervains is much, much better, but now I occasionally feel a sharp snapping halfway along my forearm along my radial bone when I pronate my arm. It isn't painful (well, yet!), but extremely uncomfortable. My muscles have atrophied a bit, so I wonder if this is just them sliding over each other at a narrow spot - I hope I haven't done something permanent like torn a ligament or displaced something.

I was wondering if anyone else had this?

I'm currently applying for postdoc positions after completing my PhD earlier this year.
Most advertised positions have the contact information of the PI for position queries, not for sending applications (obviously). I often email the PI ahead of my actual application as way of introduction and expressing my specific interest in the position (not a generic email).

Is it considered appropriate to also attach my CV in my introduction email to the PI? Or, could that cause HR issues in being considered for the position as it looks like an application (even if I submit one through the proper system)?

I recently completed my PhD (signal processing) and I'm considering a few different options for my next step: industry, research support services and a research fellowship (for a specific project).

I've worked in industry before, so I know what that looks like. But I'm not really sure what a postdoc/research fellowship day would look like. There's no thesis to write. I don't think there's a set number of papers to publish as a performance requirement (?).
Are you involved in the nitty gritty of the research? Lab work? Coding? Or do you only supervise honours/PhD students and provide research guidance and write funding proposals?
What does your day look like in a postdoc/research fellow position?

Looking for career advice (in Australia, if relevant), particularly around a near-offer. I recently completed my PhD (engineering/statistical estimation) and do want to work in aspects of research. For example:

- I would like to supervise students and there is some nearly-there-but-unfinished work from my PhD that could be turned into undergrad/research degree projects. My supervisor mentioned we could look into arranging this if I joined a university/institute.

- I also do project definition, scoping, planning and management quite well (even my supervisors have said so) and I would love to try my hand at writing funding proposals for ideas I have from my PhD research.

- I also like doing the work itself: new algorithm development, data analysis, coding, simulations, etc

However, I am a hard "no" on the publish or perish aspect. I think most university research positions (like postdoc, RA, etc) require this. I do have a decent number of publications, but not the endless lists that some people do - nor do I want to spend my life chasing that.

I've been talking to a research infrastructure team at a university that seems interested for me to join in a research services role. There will be no involvement in research itself, rather just helping researchers develop research flows and utilise specialised services.
On the one hand, it has been ~4 months since I finished my PhD and I don't want my unemployment gap to get larger. On the other hand, I don't feel this role would help me move towards my career goal - which is to stay involved in at least some research aspect I enjoy (supervision, project guidance, actual technical work). I'm afraid of it taking me in a direction further away from where I'd like to be.

But I also don't know if there are any roles out there that involve the research aspects I am seeking which aren't plagued by the publication madness?

Looking for career advice (in Australia, if relevant), particularly around a near-offer. I recently completed my PhD (engineering/statistical estimation) and do want to work in aspects of research. For example:

- I would like to supervise students and there is some nearly-there-but-unfinished work from my PhD that could be turned into undergrad/research degree projects. My supervisor said we could look into arranging this if I joined a university/institute.

- I also do project definition, scoping, planning and management quite well (even my supervisors have said so) and I would love to try my hand at writing funding proposals for ideas I have from my PhD research.

- I also like doing the work itself: new algorithm development, data analysis, coding, simulations, etc

However, I am a hard "no" on the publish or perish aspect. I think most university research positions (like postdoc, RA, etc) require this. I do have a decent number of publications, but not the endless lists that some people do - nor do I want to spend my life chasing that.

I've been talking to a research infrastructure team at a university that seems interested for me to join in a research services role. There will be no involvement in research itself, rather just helping researchers develop research flows and utilise specialised services.
On the one hand, it has been ~4 months since I finished my PhD and I don't want my unemployment gap to get larger. On the other hand, I don't feel this role would help me move towards my career goal - which is to stay involved in at least some research aspect I enjoy (supervision, project guidance, actual technical work). I'm afraid of it taking me in a direction further away from where I'd like to be.

But I also don't know if there are any roles out there that involve the research aspects I am seeking which aren't plagued by the publication madness?

I've been applying seriously for about 3 months now in Melbourne, mainly for STEM research/research services positions and have had some "interesting" experiences.

I saw an advert at an institute where the attached position description didn't match the position, so I wasn't able to prepare my response to the selection criteria. I thought it was probably a mistake and will get updated soon with the correct PD and I'll send in my application. A couple of weeks passed and it was the same PD. I emailed the hiring manager (a professor) expressing my interest in the position, noting that the attached PD didn't seem to match the advert and I'd prepare my response to the KSC if they can share the PD. I also asked a couple of other questions about the project.
The next day, the correct PD gets uploaded to the advertisement - no reply to my email. For weeks, I don't know what applications they would have been getting.

More recently, at another institute, the same issue: incorrect PD attached. Not just that, but after I emailed the listed contact, the next day the listed contact changes to someone else! I received no reply to the one I emailed.

I'm applying for positions where I meet every essential criteria (and usually the preferred/desired ones). I'm tailoring my applications. I'm not using AI for any of this. I'm responding to the KSC carefully (I've had these looked over by career consultants who've told me they are very well written). I'm taking the initiative to request for the correct PD's so that I can actually do that - I don't even get a reply for that!

Honestly, I'm at the point where I think employers just want to hire a shit candidate.

I recently completed my PhD and also have industry experience in software engineering, including at a uni. I'm now applying to both research roles (postdoc, research associate/fellow, etc) and research support roles (e.g. research engineer, e-Research roles, etc). So far, nothing's worked out.

I was wondering if anyone knows how thoroughly hiring committees read responses to Key Selection Criteria? I'm worried mine are a bit detailed and long - some go to 3 pages long. Is that generally considered acceptable?