Emma Jonson Can you have two PhD advisors?
Establish that you will have only one Dissertation Advisor, not two co-advisors. This assures that you have one person to oversee the integrity of your work (not two who fight about the definition of the work let alone provide no guide on its integrity).
How to be a good PhD advisor?
5 Tips for Becoming a Great Ph. D. Advisor
- Set clear expectations. Expectations for graduate students vary widely.
- Foster a collaborative work environment.
- Treat each student as an individual.
- Provide guidance, criticism, and support.
- Produce good researchers, not just good research.
How important is PhD supervisor?
Your PhD supervisor will play a vital role in your PhD, providing you with the mentorship, feedback and support you need to succeed. That’s why it’s so important to spend time finding a PhD supervisor who will be a great fit for you and your project.
What is the difference between advisor and co advisor?
The advisor is the person who is formally recognized as the person most responsible for supervising the student’s thesis research. A co-advisor is a person who also works with the doctoral candidate, but often in a secondary role (perhaps providing scientific but not financial support, for instance).
What questions should I ask my PhD advisor?
Questions to Ask of Potential Graduate School Advisors
- How many graduate students are you currently advising?
- How many graduate students have graduated under your advisement in the last five years?
- How long does a graduate student usually take to finish?
- How much funding is available for your students?
What do PhD advisors look for?
The PhD journey: how to choose a good supervisor
- Shared interests are the building blocks of your relationship.
- A good supervisor says all the right things.
- Choose a supervisor who excites you.
- Supervisors can be stereotyped – pick your favourite.
- Personal chemistry is important.
- See a variety of people.
How many PhD students should a supervisor have?
The average research-active academic2 spends at least 50% of their time on postgraduate student supervision. It is easy to see that a normal working year of 1840 hours (based on a 40-hour working week and 46 working weeks per annum) would allow for the supervision of about three PhD students.
Who is a co Advisor?
A co-advisor is a person who also works with the doctoral candidate, but often in a secondary role (perhaps providing scientific but not financial support, for instance). In my own case, for instance, I had two advisors who were fully equal in both supervising the research and supporting it financially.
Is it possible to get two PhD’s at the same time?
It’s even possible to get PhDs in similar disciplines if you have a good enough reason to go for the second one. I know a guy who was working on a PhD in math and decided that he wanted to transfer to a statistics program and work on more applied research. But he was very close to the end of his math PhD, so he ended up just finishing it.
Can a PhD student work with an inexperienced advisor?
In some places, PhD students working with an inexperienced advisor are also co-advised by another (more experienced) advisor. Yes, this is actually the case in many well-respected university (dutch universities come to mind right now).
Is it appropriate for assistant professors to supervise PhD students?
Today, at least in my field (CS), there is hardly any assistant professor that did not have multiple years of postdoc experience, which also includes co-supervising master and PhD students. As such, I am not sure if the problem you seem to consider even exists.
Is there a limit to how many PhD’s you can get?
Theoretically, there is no limit to how many doctoral degrees someone can hold, but it depends on how motivated and capable the person is as a college student or whether he/she has easy access to campuses. It does take a great deal of effort and good strategy planning to pull this off.