I have been at a few conferences over the past few weeks some of which talked about grant writing and responsible research. It has struck me how much we, as researchers, are sometimes asked to do with often little support for things that could easily be managed by others more suited to the jobs. Sometimes it can feel like “they” are asking us as young researchers to almost do four full time jobs (researcher, teacher, communicator, and everything else) before it is even possible to apply for large grants or tenure positions and that can be a daunting feeling*. We are asked to wear many hats. . . but how long can we wear each and still get anything productive done?
