Preparing to apply for PI positions
(Anonymous survey - approx. 4 minute)

This survey will be used to inform a career event at the EMBL Conference 'The next generation in infection biology', as well as other activities from the EMBL Fellows' Career Service.

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* 1. In which country is your institution based? (if more than one, please select your primary affiliation).

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* 2. For how many years have you been involved in selecting new Principal Investigators?

I have not yet been directly involved

1-5 years

6-10 years

>10 years

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* 3. Do you welcome candidates approaching you directly when your institute does not have an open position?

Yes - we have also created positions for researchers who approached us in this way

Yes - though we only hire through open calls, we are always happy to discuss with potential candidates

No - candidates should simply wait and apply directly to the next open position

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* 4. What option best describes the earliest point that postdocs should apply to PI roles at your institute?

when the major findings from their postdoc work have been published

when the major findings from their postdoc work are under review / in revision at a journal

when the major findings from their postdoc work are written up, and available to the search committee (as a preprint or draft)

when they have some major findings from their postdoc work, but the story is not 100% complete (no manuscript draft)

once they have a solid project proposal that fits your institute, regardless of the status of the postdoc work

other (please specify in the comments)

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* 5. What key words best summarize what you are looking for in a candidate:

in their application materials (CV, cover letter, research proposal etc)

at the job interview

Preparing to apply for PI positions(Anonymous survey - approx. 4 minute)

Question Title

* 1. In which country is your institution based? (if more than one, please select your primary affiliation).

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* 2. For how many years have you been involved in selecting new Principal Investigators?

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* 3. Do you welcome candidates approaching you directly when your institute does not have an open position?

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* 4. What option best describes the earliest point that postdocs should apply to PI roles at your institute?

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* 5. What key words best summarize what you are looking for in a candidate:

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* 6. Any additional comments?

Preparing to apply for PI positions
(Anonymous survey - approx. 4 minute)