young researchers are really in need of support, advice and transferring of experiences to participate with their fresh minds and their huge energy in making better world
To me a young researcher must remember six things.
1. Documentation. Take plenty of notes and regular observations. The chain of process is vitally important so that not only can you reproduce results, but others can use the same criteria to confirm your results. Nothing is as important in research as proper documentation.
2. Innovation powers the world. Do not automatically consider that the truths of your field of study are set in stone. Those that do not question rarely innovate.
3. There is no quick solution in research. Patience and tenacity win out over impatience and brash action.
4. Always acknowledge those that came before you. You may need their help or advice one day.
5. Do not assume something won't work. Test it, therefore you can then eliminate it from consideration.
6. Even a failure tells you something important. For every success there are hundreds of failures.
Young researchers should give enough time to the research. I think it is duty of experienced researchers that they shall provide comfortable environment to co-workers
Advice to young researcher or new researcher: "Be prepared to ENJOY LEARNING THROUGH YOUR RESEARCH. The harder you work, THE LUCKIER YOU GET BECAUSE LUCK FAVORS THE PREPARED MIND."
Im not expert. What I feel being the young researcher we should need hard work, guidance, passion for success and better type of research. Since world can be change only by the energy of young generation so we should be positive and enthusiastic for our work.
While appreciating the earlier comments, let me add by submitting that young researchers should not be over ambitious. They should have flair for research, ready to take corrections and embrace team spirit while working towards the attainment of a specific goal
First of all a young researcher needs a lot of commitment and patience on his part.Research cannot be conducted in a jiffy. Inspite of valuable suggestions and good guidance research may not yield the desired results. The right attitude and aptitude are the watch words of quality research. Young researchers have the ability, talent and the undying desire to be involved in a fruitful research.However if their resources are utilized in a wrong way, research may mislead lead us to wrong conclusions. Hence young researchers are to be motivated to pursue research in the right perspective. The area of research should not be broad, instead it should be narrowed down. Otherwise it leads to a lot of confusion. Our ideas may be great but the methods employed may be impractical. Researchers should be wary of that.
Dedication is the most powerful tool in the research. I wish to recommend the young researchers (including me) to do hard work in the area selected for the research with full dedication. It will bring you fruitful results.
To me a young researcher must remember six things.
1. Documentation. Take plenty of notes and regular observations. The chain of process is vitally important so that not only can you reproduce results, but others can use the same criteria to confirm your results. Nothing is as important in research as proper documentation.
2. Innovation powers the world. Do not automatically consider that the truths of your field of study are set in stone. Those that do not question rarely innovate.
3. There is no quick solution in research. Patience and tenacity win out over impatience and brash action.
4. Always acknowledge those that came before you. You may need their help or advice one day.
5. Do not assume something won't work. Test it, therefore you can then eliminate it from consideration.
6. Even a failure tells you something important. For every success there are hundreds of failures.
Do not rush...spend enough time to undertake a thorough literature review to identify a research problem that has potential to create academic and industry impact.
Always try to do research that has high utility to your work environment and by extension society. Remember that your students will also be looking at your work as an example to follow, so be thorough.
Young reseasher should have a solid advice and guide. Need to feel passion for science, since sometimes when get first opportunity may choose another way. I advice inspiration searching the hard work scientist such as Einstein...
Young researchers should have Good Literature Review that related to their research scope. Also, they should clearly study about the existing systems (scenarios) to obtain the new idea how could modify.
The golden advice for you is never give up. You can also take advantage from working with an active researcher group or you can be the leader of new group. Team work is very helpful. Try to publish your work in ISI and Scopus ranked journals. keep reading of the recent researches and try to learn how to use brain storm ability.
This is pretty important, to understate things. What you should look for in an advisor:
Get an established advisor, who doesn't try to put you down but is proud of you.
Get one with an 'old-boy' network. Contacts are important.
Does the guy take time to teach beginners?
Are you comfortable with him?
Does he teach 'survival skills'?
Do he and his group have a sense of purpose?
Do his students have a good story? If not, move on.
Try to ensure that your advisor is a mentor. At least two mentors is a good thing.
One more thing: be yourself when it comes to research. The advisor is there to help you with your research, you're not there to help him with his.
Things you should do
Get advice from all over. Scientists do enjoy human contact; it's a break from working behind closed doors!
Get people to talk about their work. Who doesn't?
Be in one or more short-term projects rather than a single long-term one. Most of the people involved in hiring you later will not be specialists in the field and will be impressed by a lot of projects on your resume. So it's an unfair world. Tell us about it.
Post docs are more important than graduate work.
Hang out with three or four staff members - both theorists and experimentalists. Offer to join projects, be interactive, work hard.
Research
Do NOT just do interesting problems. (Unless you happen to be a genius.)
Have a THEME, around which to base your research. That way, whenever you begin a talk or paper, you can tell the audience/reader why you're interested in this particular esoteric topic. Let them know that you know where you're going.
Make your theme COMPELLING. Make it a program that maximises the chances of a continued job and scientific achievement. Yes, strategy is important. Get on a good track, then you can have fun in it.
Do not be single minded. Sure, you may have a single theme, but if it's a good one then there should be many ways to branch out from it.
Read widely in the related literature.
Ask questions about where the field is going.
Don't get involved in research with someone who's out to make a name for himself no matter what. Work with someone established or with someone with different skills from yours (e.g. knowledge of a different subject area.)
Publishing
You're doing work, right? Of coutse you are. Publishing is just a way of telling the world what you're doing. Concentrate on the work and the publishing will follow. (Of course, don't go for anything high-risk if you're just starting out.)
have interesting titles - compelling, concise, accurate.
before you begin a project, think of an introduction for your paper in it.
Use the pronoun 'I'.
Reduce use of words like 'and', 'now', 'thus', 'therefore', 'hence', 'whence', etc.
You'll need many drafts. Use a lot of words in the first, then cut. That way you can worry about style in the second and later drafts, not content, i.e. whether you've left anything out.
Remember: the purpose of the paper is to communicate. For God's sake be clear.
Many small papers is better than one big paper. (Publon: a (small!) unit of publication.)
Remember that they guy refereeing your paper may well be probably a competitor.
Cite your rivals' work. Then they like you.
Presentations
Don't be too slick with your drawings. This is science, not business school.
Write big. It forces you to put only the main results on the slide. Oh, and people in the back can see then.
Audiences cannot be underestimated. Please the audience, not beat them into submission.
Talk, don't read off the slide. The slide is there as an aid to your chatter.