SAFE Labs

CNIDevoLab_2025: Our team is composed by researchers with different roles and backgrounds. We expect everybody to contribute to scientific progress according to their skills; we encourage all members to supervise and mentor less experienced teammates. Depending on the length of stay with us and on the experience level, everybody is generally expected to contribute to the lab organisation and general interest activities, such as ordering and specific animal care. All team members receive regular supervision from the PIs. We encourage members to seek further training if necessary (several options are provided by CNRS, for example).

As a general guideline, postdocs are expected to be more autonomous in their research, to conduct and analyse their experimental work, and to write scientific publications.

GalupaLab_2025: The table below summarises my expectations, but they can be discussed. Importantly, a “N” does not mean that such person/role cannot take such responsibility; only that they are not expected to, but they might be welcome to if they want to – just discuss it with me. In most of such cases I added a star to “N” > “N*”.

Responsibilities	Staff Scientist	Postdoc	PhD	Undergrad	Assistant/Engineer
Supervision of other lab members	Y	Y	Y	N	N*
Having an independent project	Y	Y	Y	N	N*
Experimental work	Y	Y	Y	Y	Y
Analytical work	Y	Y	Y	Y	Y
Paper writing	Y	Y	Y	N	N*
Presentations at conferences	Y	Y	Y	N	N*
Presentations at group meetings	Y	Y	Y	Y	Y
Participation in group meetings, including journal clubs	Y	Y	Y	Y	Y
Applying to fellowships/grants	Y	Y	Y	N	N
Cleaning schedules (e.g. tissue culture room)	Y	Y	Y	Y	Y
Placing orders	N	N	N	N	Y
Keeping the lab tidy	Y	Y	Y	Y	Y

OttLab_2025: Our team is composed by researchers with different roles: postdoctoral researchers, graduate students, undergraduate (Master or Bachelor) students and research assistants. These roles, which may correspond to different career stages and seniority, typically come with different duties, responsibilities and expectations. These will be discussed at hiring and onboarding. Typically, postdocs and graduate students are expected to independently carry out research projects ranging from experimental work to data analysis and paper writing, as well as take part at the lab’s and institute’s regular meetings (see below). Postdocs are additionally expected to assist the PI in writing grants and reviewing papers. Graduate students will receive a larger degree of training and supervision, for example, via the Humboldt Graduate School (see below). Undergraduates and research assistants are not expected to independently carry out projects and will be supervised by a graduate student or postdoc. All full-time lab members are expected in helping to maintain the lab’s infrastructure and animal colonies.

ReinhardLab_2025: Our team is composed of postdocs, PhD candidates, undergraduates and technicians. Each role comes with different responsibilities and training opportunities. These are outlined in a table accessible both in the public and internal Lab Handbook.

RossiLab_2025:Our team is composed by researchers with different roles: postdocs, PhD students, Research Assistants undergraduate students. Expectations for each role, and what they can expect from other lab members, is detailed in the table at this link. The table is meant as a guide, not a limitation: exceptions will happen (e.g. sometimes a principle project can be collaborative, rather than independent; a productive research assistant or an undergraduate may contribute to writing a paper), but this guide will be accurate in most cases: please discuss with Federico if you have any questions of concerns about it.

TreurLab_2025: Currently, the Comorbidity & Causality research group consists of 1 Associate Professor, 1 Assistant Professor, 7 PhD students, and 1 research assistant. As a baseline, we follow the job description and specific responsibilities as described in the Dutch academic job profile (‘functieprofielen’) from the ‘CAO Nederlandse Universiteiten’, which can be found here.

For Research Assistants, responsibilities generally consist of providing help with data collection, data administration, or data analysis. For specific projects, it may be required that RAs participate in conducting literature review and/or help with writing a scientific paper. Supervision will be conducted by the researcher(s) responsible for the project that the RA is assisting on.

For PhD students, responsibilities vary depending on their specific project, but at the minimum, include data analysis and interpretation and independent writing of scientific papers for their thesis. We follow the thesis requirements documented by Amsterdam UMC. Writing of major grants is not yet required, but we encourage writing of small (travel/research visit) grants. Supervision will be conducted by the primary supervisor(s).

For post-doctoral researchers and Assistant Professors, responsibilities depend on their specific project and where funding comes from. In general, we encourage increasing independence and setting up of independent research lines, particularly for Assistant Professors. We require and stimulate all post-doctoral researchers to actively seek and apply for funding opportunities. We also require and stimulate (co-)supervision of the PhD students in the group.

INSIGHTLab_2026: PI: Acquiring funding; Establishing research lines; Supervising lab members; Establishing collaborations; Giving feedback; Evaluating performance; Participating in scholarly communities.

PhD student: Reading and synthesizing relevant literature; Conducting independent research under supervision and with feedback; Publishing approximately 1 paper per year, with the goal of 4 papers for a 4-year PhD project; Following agreed upon postgraduate education; Networking with likeminded scholars, and exploring potential collaborations and future employment.

Research Assistant: Performing well-defined research tasks; Reading assigned/agreed upon papers; Optionally contributing to papers as co-author.

RadzisheuskayaLab_2025: We have a shared Outlook lab calendar that can be used for equipment booking, indicating vacations and joint events.

We have several general lab support duties distributed among all the group members. The up-to-date responsibility list can be found here: link not public. It is important that you let the responsible person know about something running low or equipment broken well in advance.

In addition, we have a weekly rota for cleaning the lab and restocking and a monthly rota for hood cleaning. These rotas are sent via Outlook Calendar.

You will be required to occasionally supervise summer or MRes students or help new lab members with their integration process. The allocation of supervision is made by volunteering or according to the most suitable project.

CoenLab_2025: Our team is composed by researchers with different roles. Expectations for each role, and what they can expect from other lab members, is detailed in the table below. Please contact Pip if you have any questions or concerns about this table. This is a guide and not a limitation. Exceptions will happen (e.g. sometimes a principle project can be collaborative, rather than independent, or an undergrad may contribute to a paper), but this guide is accurate for most cases. The corresponding table of responsibilites can be found here.

SuperLab_2026: Reshanne promises to…

• Support you scientifically
• Give you feedback on a timely basis, including feedback on project ideas, conference posters, talks, manuscripts, figures, grant proposals
• Be available in person and via email / Teams on a regular basis, including regular meetings to discuss your research
• Give her perspective on where the lab is going, where the field is going, and tips about surviving and thriving in academia
• Support your career development by introducing you to other researchers in the field, promoting your work at talks, writing recommendation letters for you, and letting you attend conferences as often as finances permit
• Help you prepare for the next step of your career, whether it’s a postdoc, a faculty job, or a job outside of academia

As a PhD student, you are expected to…

• Develop your PhD thesis research. Your dissertation should have at least 3 substantial research projects that answer a big-picture question that you have
• Know the literature related to your topic inside out by the end of your PhD
• Enjoy challenging yourself continuously - and keep learning (Python, data analysis, writing and presentation skills, …)
• It is likely that much of your work will be collaborative, so you need to be able to take feedback from collaborators on board. You need to be able to do this in a professional way: e.g., respond to it, do not ignore or forget about feedback, explain if you disagree but do so in a respectful manner
• If you are stuck on a problem or don’t know the answer to something, I expect you to try to find solutions before we meet about it. When/if we meet about it, you should be able to explain how you have already tried to solve your problem
• Keep a record of our meetings (what we discussed and decided on) where we can both access them (Teams)
• Co-supervise BSc students who work on your projects
• Present your work at lab meetings, departmental events, at other labs (if invited), and at conferences
• Think about what you want for your career (academia – research or teaching, industry, science writing, something else), and talk to Reshanne about it to make sure you’re getting the training you need for that career
• Make sure you meet all departmental deadlines (e.g., for your progression and thesis) – and make sure Reshanne is aware of them
• Prioritize time for research. Side projects and teaching are important, but ultimately your research gets you your PhD and prepares you for the next stage of your career

AeryJonesLab_2026:

• Project Ownership: Every PhD student and postdoc has their own project. First projects for each trainee are initially proposed by me and then designed and implemented with my input. Postdocs may propose their own first project if they choose. Second projects are then proposed by the trainee. You are the driving force behind your project, taking ownership of it and all related elements. Plan ahead and be proactive.
• Project Assistance: Technicians and undergraduate students will help with one or more ongoing projects in the lab. Technicians can expect to contribute as a co-author on at least one paper. Technicians are expected to help manage the lab as well. Undergraduate students will be considered for co-authorship if their contribution meets our guidelines discussed below.

MsEELab_2026: Our team may be composed of researchers with different roles at any given time: undergraduate students (whether enrolled at Cornell or visiting from elsewhere), graduate students at the Master’s or PhD level, postdoctoral researchers, and research technicians or scientists. These roles, which may correspond to different career stages and seniority, typically come with different duties and responsibilities. The responsibilities of different lab roles are shaped by the distinct kinds of goals the role might have.

MsEE lab maintains a lab mentorship philosophy statement outlining more details on proposed structures, purposes, and expectations (including role duration and publication output) of MsEE Lab members.