Jobs of a Researcher
Clerk
It might not be obvious at first, but working as a researcher involves having quite a bit of admin-related work’s obligations.
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Community
Researchers in general and in their specific domain, respectively, are members of the so-called community.
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Entrepreneur
This is not an activity that comes to mind when one thinks about being a researcher. It is however increasingly important for researchers to consider themselves entrepreneurs.
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Reader
In this section we are going to explore the principal activity of the researcher, at least on paper ;P.
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Recruiter
This task is nowhere to be found in the job description of a researcher but of course as you grow in your career, you will have to build a research team for yourself or for your PI.
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Technician
Depending on your area of research, this will be more or less important. But if you happen to be in an experimental field, chances are you will have to deal with a wide variety of equipment, some of which will operate in a manner that seems more akin to dark magic than to science.
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Trainer
It is the case for many professions that as one grows in experience one also participates in the training of those who will come after them.
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