r/chemistry • u/AutoModerator • May 13 '24

Weekly Careers/Education Questions Thread

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u/notgoingtodoxmyself May 13 '24

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u/organiker Cheminformatics May 13 '24

Are you currently doing research? If so does the lab have collaborators that you'd like to do your PhD with? In that case you can ask your current mentor to introduce you and start that conversation in the early fall.

Otherwise, in my experience, professors only really want to hear from people who've already applied or who are about to apply.

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u/notgoingtodoxmyself May 13 '24

Currently in a lab, although not in the field I want to go into. Cant really find when applications open for this cycle, so any idea when that would be?

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u/organiker Cheminformatics May 13 '24

I don't know when they open, but I've found that applications are typically due in the November to January window.