Don’t think the two are comparable as ‘either or’. You may need programming to help get data in the first place- but if you can’t communicate and it’s need in some fashion, then the perceived value drops exponentially.
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Replying to @keithmobrien @ekd1v07 and
Good point. Important to build up all skills as a researcher from programming, to using statistics to writing effectively for both an academic & also general audiences, which are two different kinds of creatures. But is this being a jack of all trades?
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Replying to @VictorKovalets @ekd1v07 and
I think they are core competencies of a good researcher, than when maximised, make excellent researchers and academics.
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Replying to @keithmobrien @ekd1v07 and
Honestly I never really thought a researcher needs to be good at multiple skills. But thinking about it, it's true. As well as understanding your area and being good at writing, you need to be up to date with programming, stats, be good at choosing good PhD students etc
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Replying to @VictorKovalets @keithmobrien and
Lecturing, supervising, fundraising, managing a small business, administration, public speaking, writing, writing, writing...
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Replying to @WiringTheBrain @keithmobrien and
@o_guest please share your view! I always like hearing what you have to say!pic.twitter.com/jMBmQi3dae1 reply 0 retweets 0 likes -
Replying to @VictorKovalets @WiringTheBrain and
I wish I could be a postdoc forever.
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Replying to @o_guest @VictorKovalets and
YES. Stay a post-doc as long as you possibly can.
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Disagree: 3, max 4 years of postdoc and then try to get a lectureship and build your lab!
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Replying to @manos_tsakiris @m_wall and
It all depends on the field. New stats at the NIH are showing that the time from start to finish on a postdoc is now 6-8 years in the biomedical field. And that's not an exaggeration... Those are the cold hard numbers.
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I'm past my 3rd year of postdoc. 
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Replying to @o_guest @NeuronNate and
not to worry. my worry is when young talented researchers hesitate to get a lectureship because they worry for all the things a lecturer is expected to do. often the result is to keep doing post-docs rather than spreading your own wings
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Replying to @manos_tsakiris @NeuronNate and
I'm not worried because I'm not sure I want to be a PI to be honest.
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