Index
academia, Greek Ἀκαδήμεια, 202
administrative assistant, 58
Altmetric, 176
alumni, engaged, 159
alumni officer, 160
appraisal interview, 81
arXiv.org, 146
award system, skewed, 162
AWIS, American Association for Women in Science, 71
career
action plan, 90
in/outside academia, 63
progression of team member, 25
progression of yourself, 63
role of publications, 138
citizens
contributing to project, 154
giving unsolicited opinions, 158
in review panel, 158
in steering committee, 158
managing their expectations well, 163
strategy to get them involved, 160
CMS, content management system, 199
code of conduct for good research practices, 40
being independent and critical, 52
good practices as team leader, 61
third-party interests, 48
unethical use of research funding, 102
working with other teams, 60
your university’s, 52
commercial applicability, 125
communication, the who, what and how of, 173
confidential advisor, 89
constructive controversy, 59
consultancy, what to charge, 105
DAI, Digital Author Identifier, 191
data management officer, 149
Dataverse, data repository, 149
DDoS, distributed denial of service, 198
email
adding a disclaimer, 195
keeping manageable, 194
protecting privacy, 193
system breaking down, 198
EPO, European Patent Office, 130
Epoline, 134
ERC, European Research Council, 63
Espacenet, 130
EU Erasmus Program, 17
EU HR logo of excellence, 82
evaluation interview, 84
excellence in research, 42
expenditures, 100
GitHub, software repository, 149
go/no-go job contract decision, 89
GRC, Gordon Research Conferences, 123
guest researcher, 91
habits and behavior, reprogramming, 44
health coach, 60
illness, 101
information management plan, 149
information technology expert, 149
intellectual property
examples of, 114
obligation to protect, 109
obligation to report ideas, 117
ownership, 109
photos and videos, 170
risks of social media, 116
intellectual property, discuss with
collaborators, 117
guests and visitors, 116
students, 116
team members, 115
invention, 124
invoices, 100
IPO, Intellectual Property Office, 130
job application, writing a, 64
job post
at conference, 13
in scientific journal, 14
on academic portal, 14
on personal website, 14
on social media, 14
to peer network, 13
web advertisement, 15
journalist, connecting and working with, 168
leadership courses, 95
leadership styles
autocratic, authoritarian, directive, 57
avoiding, withdrawn, distrustful, 57
charismatic. inspiring, coaching, 56
democratic, participative, compliant, 57
leave, maternity, paternity or care, 101
legal processes, mandatory
for getting agreement signed, 114
LinkedIn
connecting to former team members, 74
groups, 139
job post, 22
looking up journalist, 168
tool for headhunting, 15
liquidity planning, 97
loyalty, lack of, 104
MailChimp, 193
Masters’ student, as your assistant, 24
Matthew effect, 68
media
general tips for dealing with, 171
preparing for nasty questions, 183
preparing your message, 182
media officer, 169
media, people involved
collaborators, 170
communication officer, 169
funding agency, 170
knowing yourself, 170
publisher, 169
mediation, 90
meta-data, 149
misconduct, 47
NC (non-commercial) license option, 142
ND (no derivatives) license option, 142
notebook, archiving meta-data, 149
patent, 114
how it differs from scientific article, 127
in which countries and languages, 135
protective, 133
requirements for success, 132
termination strategy, 131
what can be patented, 124
patent officer, 125
patent processes, mandatory
for filing, developing, terminating, 131
payments, the timing of, 97
performance interview, 84
PhD or postdoc
choosing between, 19
commitment comparison, 20
costs comparison, 99
skills comparison, 20
philosophy, Greek φιλοσοφία, 202
PIA, privacy impact assessment, of data, 149
pitfalls
illusion of research excellence, 41
in choosing name for method, tool, project, 121
in consultancy, 106
in involving citizens, 161
in leading team, 55
in recruiting team members, 12
unfinished work from previous job, 93
plagiarism, 120
probation period, 87
project
account, 100
budget, 97
estimating financial value of results, 105
negotiating free money, 122
raising additional money, 103
project costs
daily subsistence, 107
direct and indirect, 97
eligible or not, 106
legitimate absence of team members, 101
working overtime, 107
project costs, changing
less favorable exchange rate between currencies, 108
less favorable internal rates for costs, 108
moving money between cost categories, 102
proof of concept, 124
psychologist, 89
public relations officer, 63
purchaser, 97
radio interview, tips for a, 172
recruitment policies
internal candidates may have priority, 83
no life-long postdocs, 82
PhD graduates should leave, 82
recommendation letters may be required, 84
research
types of output, 141
research assistant program, 17
ResearcherID, 191
responsible university, 165
SA (share alike) license option, 142
sabbatical, 67
school, Greek σχολή, 202
ScopusID, 191
scouting strategies, 13
seed money for exploratory work, 99
selection committee
“‘more of me’” bias, 35
completing implicit bias test, 39
policies for composition of, 83
selection criteria, 18
expectations of the job, 28
fitting into the team, 30
funding potential, 29
motivation for this job, 28
other academic activities, 27
papers, talks and more, 26
recognition and reputation, 27
scientific achievements, 26
trainability, 28
vision for the future, 29
SEO, search engine optimization, 199
side projects for “free playing”, 64
Socialmention.com, 184
SPOC, Short Private Online Course (SPOC), 180
student conference, 16
students, policy documents for, 116
superstar
becoming an academic, 68
supervision, limited capacity, 19
team leader
being an effective, 57
thinking, critical and independent, 43
completing assignments only, 43
following the mainstream approach, 44
risks of running against the mainstream, 46
seeing what you expect to see, 46
TTL, transfer and technology liaison office, 128
TV appearance, tips for a, 172
UN, United Nations, sustainable development goals, 166
URL (Uniform Resource Locator), 190
USPTO, United States Patent and Trademark Office, 130
virtual conference technology, 34
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