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The smartest people in a field are not necessarily the best at training, especially if they care more about their own research end goals than trainee outcomes a
by caddemon 3y ago
The smartest people in a field are not necessarily the best at training, especially if they care more about their own research end goals than trainee outcomes and/or have never gotten proper guidance on how to effectively mentor.
Whether someone would be/is a good graduate student mentor is a total side dish when it comes to hiring and tenure decisions too. Grants, publications, professional connections, research topic/vision, are all more frequently discussed.
- redavni 3y agoSome are though. Sean Carroll immediately comes to mind. https://www.aip.org/history-programs/niels-bohr-library/oral-histories/45034#:~:text=Carroll%20provides%20his%20perspective%20on,a%20public%20intellectual%20involved%20in https://www.aip.org/history-programs/niels-bohr-library/oral... I don't have an opinion about the bill, but thought this anecdote was relevant.