If you lead some students in your team, how many can you handle at once (efficiently), if you want to have some time for other work, too?
E.g. in informatics, it is said that one "subordinate" takes you 20 % of your working time. Can we somehow compare it to science?
Lets say you have 4 undergraduates in your biology lab, each spends there cca 20 hours per week, and you have to teach them all the methods, lead the projects and supervise their thesis. How do you cope? Do you have any tips for making that process more efficient?
Thank you!
Well, from what I hear from other academics, this is the part of teaching that can be overloading. And you likely won't be paid extra for it. I think when it comes to supervising, you will have to assess the needs of each student individually, some will need more help than others. At the beginning stages of research, a student will have to be monitored more closely than the latter stages. Coping also varies, from making time for yourself, having an organization strategy to stay on top of things, etc...in terms of efficiency, its hard to advise unless I know what is inefficient.
I retired 20 years back. In my active time there were only 4 students/ research guide per,itted and I stoppped taking new candidates in 1996., But there are people who guide 10 to 12 students including post docs. Well, it all depends on the size lab and facilities and good library/reprints collection. Make sure teaching should not suffer.
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