I just wanted to collaborate with another lab who are already well experienced with the project I wanted to start in plants but they work in mammals. This collaboration is not to write an new project proposal but to work at the level of sharing skills, experiences and authorship on publications.
For this, I don't know how to start a first conversation through email and also to convince them to collaborate for plant project which is not their area of interest at all. Your suggestions on initiating conversation for new collaboration will be very much helpful and deeply appreciated.
Thanks
Uday
Dear Uday,
Most of the people that we want to solicit for collaboration in projects are already taken and involved in collaborations with other peers, projects, or labs. As I understand it, you are avid for a way to persuade them to collaborate with you. This is my advice:
- Present your project/lab/research group briefly, trying to tie in with their activities.
- Present yourself and your interests, showing those interests that intersect with theirs, perhaps in a different way.
- Spell out your invitation/solicitation, making explicit what you expect of them and of the collaboration with them in more detail.
I suggest that you first introduce yourself and send your CV to them. The trust is so important in the collaboration. They should know you.
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