{"id":6179,"date":"2019-04-09T07:02:26","date_gmt":"2019-04-09T07:02:26","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.editage.com\/insights\/experts\/it-was-quite-challenging-to-become-a-professor-dr-sven-hendrix\/"},"modified":"2019-04-09T07:02:26","modified_gmt":"2019-04-09T07:02:26","slug":"it-was-quite-challenging-to-become-a-professor-dr-sven-hendrix","status":"publish","type":"experts","link":"https:\/\/www.editage.com\/insights\/it-was-quite-challenging-to-become-a-professor-dr-sven-hendrix","title":{"rendered":"It was quite challenging to become a professor &#8211; Dr. Sven Hendrix"},"content":{"rendered":"<p style=\"margin-bottom:.0001pt; margin:0in 0in 10pt\"><span style=\"font-size:11pt\"><span style=\"line-height:normal\"><span style=\"font-family:Calibri,sans-serif\"><span style=\"font-family:&quot;Segoe UI&quot;,&quot;sans-serif&quot;\">Have you heard of smartsciencecareer? It is a community that aims to provide researchers with advice on dealing with various challenges in their academic life and developing the skills to make the right career choices as academics. I am in conversation with <a href=\"https:\/\/www.uhasselt.be\/Sven-Hendrix.html\" style=\"color:blue; text-decoration:underline\">Dr. Sven Hendrix<\/a>, founder of smartsciencecareer and a Full Professor for Neuroanatomy as well as the Director of the Doctoral School for Medicine &amp; Life Sciences at Belgium\u2019s Hasselt University. Dr. Hendrix set up smartsciencecareer as an avenue to share his knowledge with researchers and to help them get answers to \u201cmany other questions that young scientists face as they make their first few career decisions.\u201d The platform includes interesting tips on topics such as finding the right job, developing leadership skills, etc. It also hosts online courses for researchers as well as organizes events to support early-career researchers and young scientists.\u00a0 <\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"margin-bottom:.0001pt; margin:0in 0in 10pt\"><span style=\"font-size:11pt\"><span style=\"line-height:normal\"><span style=\"font-family:Calibri,sans-serif\"><span style=\"font-family:&quot;Segoe UI&quot;,&quot;sans-serif&quot;\">While studying medicine in Berlin, Dr. Hendrix discovered his passion for science. Following an MD degree in 2002, he went on to play several professional roles including head of a research group, anatomist, and project leader. After securing his Habilitation degree in Neuroimmunology in 2007, Dr. Hendrix became full professor and went on to assume various academic functions, e.g., as Head of the Department of Anatomy, as Vice Director of the Biomedical Research Institute (BIOMED) at Hasselt University in Belgium, and as Chairman of the Dutch Anatomical Society. <\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"margin-bottom:.0001pt; margin:0in 0in 10pt\"><span style=\"font-size:11pt\"><span style=\"line-height:normal\"><span style=\"font-family:Calibri,sans-serif\"><span style=\"font-family:&quot;Segoe UI&quot;,&quot;sans-serif&quot;\">In this conversation, Dr. Hendrix shares his motivation behind setting up smartsciencecareer and explains how the platform helps the scientific community. He also shares some useful career advice for researchers and explains how researchers and scientists should deal with ethical issues and whistleblowing in academia.<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"question\" style=\"\"><span style=\"font-size:11pt\"><span style=\"line-height:normal\"><span style=\"font-family:Calibri,sans-serif\"><b><span style=\"font-family:&quot;Segoe UI&quot;,&quot;sans-serif&quot;\">What\u2019s the story behind smartsciencecareer? <\/span><\/b><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"margin-bottom:.0001pt; margin:0in 0in 10pt\"><span style=\"font-size:11pt\"><span style=\"line-height:normal\"><span style=\"font-family:Calibri,sans-serif\"><span style=\"font-family:&quot;Segoe UI&quot;,&quot;sans-serif&quot;\">Every generation of PhD students and postdocs struggles with very similar problems, such as: <\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"margin-bottom:.0001pt; margin:0in 0in 10pt\"><span style=\"font-size:11pt\"><span style=\"line-height:normal\"><span style=\"font-family:Calibri,sans-serif\"><span style=\"font-family:&quot;Segoe UI&quot;,&quot;sans-serif&quot;\">\u201cDo I really have to go abroad for a career in academia?\u201d <\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"margin-bottom:.0001pt; margin:0in 0in 10pt\"><span style=\"font-size:11pt\"><span style=\"line-height:normal\"><span style=\"font-family:Calibri,sans-serif\"><span style=\"font-family:&quot;Segoe UI&quot;,&quot;sans-serif&quot;\">\u201cIs my scientific career ruined without <i>Science<\/i> or <i>Nature<\/i> papers?\u201d<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"margin-bottom:.0001pt; margin:0in 0in 10pt\"><span style=\"font-size:11pt\"><span style=\"line-height:normal\"><span style=\"font-family:Calibri,sans-serif\"><span style=\"font-family:&quot;Segoe UI&quot;,&quot;sans-serif&quot;\">\u201cShould I go for a career in academia or should I look for an industry job?\u201d<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p style=\"margin-bottom:.0001pt; margin:0in 0in 10pt\"><span style=\"font-size:11pt\"><span style=\"line-height:normal\"><span style=\"font-family:Calibri,sans-serif\"><span style=\"font-family:&quot;Segoe UI&quot;,&quot;sans-serif&quot;\">I have heard these questions again and again because I have supervised many PhD students and postdocs in my own research group. In my role as the director of a doctoral school I am responsible for the career development of more than 100 PhD students and postdocs. And the same questions were coming back again and again. Finally, I decided to write down these discussions and publish them on my blog <a href=\"https:\/\/smartsciencecareer.com\/\" style=\"color:blue; text-decoration:underline\">smartsciencecareer<\/a> to make it easier for PhD students and postdocs in life sciences to get honest career advice.<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"question\" style=\"\"><span style=\"font-size:11pt\"><span style=\"line-height:normal\"><span style=\"font-family:Calibri,sans-serif\"><b><span style=\"font-family:&quot;Segoe UI&quot;,&quot;sans-serif&quot;\">How do you decide what topics to cover on smartsciencecareer?<\/span><\/b><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"margin-bottom:.0001pt; margin:0in 0in 10pt\"><span style=\"font-size:11pt\"><span style=\"line-height:normal\"><span style=\"font-family:Calibri,sans-serif\"><span style=\"font-family:&quot;Segoe UI&quot;,&quot;sans-serif&quot;\">In the beginning I covered all those topics which I wished I had understood better when I started my career as a scientist. I have made many mistakes and I have received a lot of terrible advice. I just wanted to help young scientists to get a better start.<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"margin-bottom:.0001pt; margin:0in 0in 10pt\"><span style=\"font-size:11pt\"><span style=\"line-height:normal\"><span style=\"font-family:Calibri,sans-serif\"><span style=\"font-family:&quot;Segoe UI&quot;,&quot;sans-serif&quot;\">In my university and at\u00a0the national level we have organized hundreds of career development events for PhD students and postdocs such as courses, symposia, and summer schools. The young scientists have told us very clearly what they need and these needs are also the topics I cover in my blog.<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"question\" style=\"\"><span style=\"font-size:11pt\"><span style=\"line-height:normal\"><span style=\"font-family:Calibri,sans-serif\"><b><span style=\"font-family:&quot;Segoe UI&quot;,&quot;sans-serif&quot;\">What kind of feedback have you been receiving from researchers who have joined your community?<\/span><\/b><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"margin-bottom:.0001pt; margin:0in 0in 10pt\"><span style=\"font-size:11pt\"><span style=\"line-height:normal\"><span style=\"font-family:Calibri,sans-serif\"><span style=\"font-family:&quot;Segoe UI&quot;,&quot;sans-serif&quot;\">I have received a lot of grateful emails and a lot of new questions \u2013 especially from non-European countries where doctoral school networks are not established.<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"question\" style=\"\"><span style=\"font-size:11pt\"><span style=\"line-height:normal\"><span style=\"font-family:Calibri,sans-serif\"><b><span style=\"font-family:&quot;Segoe UI&quot;,&quot;sans-serif&quot;\">On the smartsciencecareer <\/span><\/b><a href=\"https:\/\/smartsciencecareer.com\/about\/\" style=\"color:blue; text-decoration:underline\"><b><span style=\"font-family:&quot;Segoe UI&quot;,&quot;sans-serif&quot;\">website<\/span><\/b><\/a><b><span style=\"font-family:&quot;Segoe UI&quot;,&quot;sans-serif&quot;\">, you mention that \u201cNavigating my science career has been a long and challenging journey.\u201d What are some of these challenges you faced?<\/span><\/b><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-size:11pt\"><span style=\"line-height:normal\"><span style=\"font-family:Calibri,sans-serif\"><span style=\"font-family:&quot;Segoe UI&quot;,&quot;sans-serif&quot;\">It was quite challenging to become a professor. I applied for more than two years on every open position and again and again I met the same group of young colleagues who also tried to become professors. Unfortunately, most of these positions were senior positions (full professor) and none of the young candidates had a chance. It was very frustrating for all of us. Finally, I decided to apply internationally and nearly immediately got invited by a big and famous university in the UK and two smaller universities in Denmark and Belgium. The negotiations were a challenge but also exciting. The best offer came from Belgium. <\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"question\" style=\"\"><span style=\"font-size:11pt\"><span style=\"line-height:normal\"><span style=\"font-family:Calibri,sans-serif\"><b><span style=\"font-family:&quot;Segoe UI&quot;,&quot;sans-serif&quot;\">You also lived, studied, and worked in several countries? This is something a lot of researchers need to do while pursuing further research or career opportunities within academia, but they also find this challenging. Any tips for researchers relocating to foreign countries?<\/span><\/b><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"margin-bottom:.0001pt; margin:0in 0in 10pt\"><span style=\"font-size:11pt\"><span style=\"line-height:normal\"><span style=\"font-family:Calibri,sans-serif\"><span style=\"font-family:&quot;Segoe UI&quot;,&quot;sans-serif&quot;\">I wrote a post about my experiences: \u201c<a href=\"https:\/\/smartsciencecareer.com\/reasons-not-to-go-abroad\/\" style=\"color:blue; text-decoration:underline\">Nine reasons not to go abroad \u2013 and how to handle them!<\/a>\u201d<b> <\/b>The most challenging but also most enriching aspect is, of course, the integration into another culture. On the one hand you experience all the negative aspects such as discrimination, being lonely and making a lot of intercultural mistakes. On the other hand you may become much stronger, more self-confident and mature, and you learn to handle cultural differences and get to know different concepts of scientific leadership.<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"question\" style=\"\"><span style=\"font-size:11pt\"><span style=\"line-height:normal\"><span style=\"font-family:Calibri,sans-serif\"><b><span style=\"font-family:&quot;Segoe UI&quot;,&quot;sans-serif&quot;\">What are some of the mistakes researchers commonly make while focusing on their career decisions? What would your advice to them be?<\/span><\/b><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"margin:0in; margin-bottom:.0001pt\"><span style=\"font-size:11pt\"><span style=\"line-height:normal\"><span style=\"font-family:Calibri,sans-serif\"><span style=\"font-family:&quot;Segoe UI&quot;,&quot;sans-serif&quot;\">The number 1 mistake I see in Europe is that more than 90% of all young scientists expect to pursue an academic career although only about 10% will stay in academia and only half of those will become a professor. The good news is that nearly all PhD holders will find a job because the unemployment rate is very low. However, young scientists should start very early during their PhD to learn about their career options by talking to people who work in companies, in hospitals, or in policy or politics. <\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"margin:0in; margin-bottom:.0001pt\">\u00a0<\/p>\n<p style=\"margin:0in; margin-bottom:.0001pt\"><span style=\"font-size:11pt\"><span style=\"line-height:normal\"><span style=\"font-family:Calibri,sans-serif\"><span style=\"font-family:&quot;Segoe UI&quot;,&quot;sans-serif&quot;\">The second classical mistake is to focus too much on impact factors without reflecting well about whether a fantastic publication list is really the most important asset for their future career.<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"question\" style=\"\"><span style=\"font-size:11pt\"><span style=\"line-height:normal\"><span style=\"font-family:Calibri,sans-serif\"><b><span style=\"font-family:&quot;Segoe UI&quot;,&quot;sans-serif&quot;\">I came across <\/span><\/b><a href=\"https:\/\/www.tandfonline.com\/doi\/full\/10.1080\/08989621.2017.1327814\" style=\"color:blue; text-decoration:underline\"><b><span style=\"font-family:&quot;Segoe UI&quot;,&quot;sans-serif&quot;\">an interesting paper<\/span><\/b><\/a><b><span style=\"font-family:&quot;Segoe UI&quot;,&quot;sans-serif&quot;\"> you co-authored: \u201cBoth Whistleblowers and the Scientists They Accuse Are Vulnerable and Deserve Protection.\u201d How so? <\/span><\/b><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"margin:0in; margin-bottom:.0001pt\"><span style=\"font-size:11pt\"><span style=\"line-height:normal\"><span style=\"font-family:Calibri,sans-serif\"><span style=\"font-family:&quot;Segoe UI&quot;,&quot;sans-serif&quot;\">Two of my supervisors have been falsely accused of scientific fraud. For all co-authors (including myself) it was a terrible experience. Although we knew that we did not do anything wrong, we were all afraid that these accusations would ruin our careers. To make things worse, we were terrorized by a self-acclaimed whistleblower who behaved like a classical internet troll. It took several years until official investigations finally came to the conclusion that the accusations were unfounded. <\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"margin:0in; margin-bottom:.0001pt\">\u00a0<\/p>\n<p style=\"margin:0in; margin-bottom:.0001pt\"><span style=\"font-size:11pt\"><span style=\"line-height:normal\"><span style=\"font-family:Calibri,sans-serif\"><span style=\"font-family:&quot;Segoe UI&quot;,&quot;sans-serif&quot;\">Unfortunately, most research institutions in the Western world have the tendency to leave the accused scientists alone and care mostly about the reputation of the institution. Whistleblowers need to be protected because they nearly always suffer from blowing the whistle. They may lose contact with their colleagues and friends, they may lose their jobs and they may face emotional problems. The same is true for accused scientists. <\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"question\" style=\"\"><span style=\"font-size:11pt\"><span style=\"line-height:normal\"><span style=\"font-family:Calibri,sans-serif\"><b><span style=\"font-family:&quot;Segoe UI&quot;,&quot;sans-serif&quot;\">In a <\/span><\/b><a href=\"https:\/\/retractionwatch.com\/2017\/05\/29\/not-just-whistleblowers-deserve-protection-misconduct-investigations-say-researchers\/\" style=\"color:blue; text-decoration:underline\"><b><span style=\"font-family:&quot;Segoe UI&quot;,&quot;sans-serif&quot;\">related interview<\/span><\/b><\/a><b><span style=\"font-family:&quot;Segoe UI&quot;,&quot;sans-serif&quot;\"> you made an interesting statement: \u201cthere is no awareness in the scientific community that false (as well as true) allegations have dramatic emotional and social effects on the accused scientists.\u201d How can the scientific community be made more aware of these effects? <\/span><\/b><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"margin:0in; margin-bottom:.0001pt\"><span style=\"font-size:11pt\"><span style=\"line-height:normal\"><span style=\"font-family:Calibri,sans-serif\"><span style=\"font-family:&quot;Segoe UI&quot;,&quot;sans-serif&quot;\">It is our mission to make research institutions aware of their responsibility not only toward the whistleblowers but also toward the accused scientists. In the community of research integrity officers there is growing interest in this aspect. I am convinced that they will develop trustworthy procedures to address this problem. Only when accused researchers trust the procedures and the committee which investigates a potential fraud case they will cooperate. If there is no trust even the most honest scientist will become defensive. <\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"question\" style=\"\"><span style=\"font-size:11pt\"><span style=\"line-height:normal\"><span style=\"font-family:Calibri,sans-serif\"><b><span style=\"font-family:&quot;Segoe UI&quot;,&quot;sans-serif&quot;\">Do you have any words of advice for researchers who have come across cases of misconduct and plan to make the information coupublic or intend to bring them to the attention of the relevant authorities?<\/span><\/b><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"margin:0in; margin-bottom:.0001pt\"><span style=\"font-size:11pt\"><span style=\"line-height:normal\"><span style=\"font-family:Calibri,sans-serif\"><span style=\"font-family:&quot;Segoe UI&quot;,&quot;sans-serif&quot;\">The most important first step is to find a trustworthy person who can give advice how to handle the situation. Do not do this alone \u2013 do not try to find your strategy via Google. There is a lot of contradictory and misleading advice out there on the internet. Find a trustworthy person such as the ombudsperson of your university or a politically experienced senior colleague who is not involved in the case in any way.<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"question\" style=\"\"><span style=\"font-size:11pt\"><span style=\"line-height:normal\"><span style=\"font-family:Calibri,sans-serif\"><b><span style=\"font-family:&quot;Segoe UI&quot;,&quot;sans-serif&quot;\">What should researchers do if they are falsely accused of misconduct?<\/span><\/b><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-size:11pt\"><span style=\"line-height:normal\"><span style=\"font-family:Calibri,sans-serif\"><span style=\"font-family:&quot;Segoe UI&quot;,&quot;sans-serif&quot;\">If you are accused of scientific fraud (no matter whether you did something wrong or not) read my post \u201c<a href=\"https:\/\/smartsciencecareer.com\/falsely-accused\/\" style=\"color:blue; text-decoration:underline\">What to do when you are falsely accused of scientific fraud?<\/a>\u201d It is a pragmatic step-by-step instruction how to handle such a situation.<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"question\" style=\"\"><span style=\"font-size:11pt\"><span style=\"line-height:normal\"><span style=\"font-family:Calibri,sans-serif\"><b><span style=\"font-family:&quot;Segoe UI&quot;,&quot;sans-serif&quot;\">You\u2019re a qualified medical doctor, hold a PhD, and are involved in several academic and professional duties. Yet, you <\/span><\/b><a href=\"https:\/\/smartsciencecareer.com\/about\/\" style=\"color:blue; text-decoration:underline\"><b><span style=\"font-family:&quot;Segoe UI&quot;,&quot;sans-serif&quot;\">say<\/span><\/b><\/a><b><span style=\"font-family:&quot;Segoe UI&quot;,&quot;sans-serif&quot;\"> that, \u201cIn my current role, I\u2019ve found a good career and life balance.\u201d What\u2019s the secret behind your ability to maintain good work-life balance?<\/span><\/b><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-size:11pt\"><span style=\"line-height:normal\"><span style=\"font-family:Calibri,sans-serif\"><span style=\"font-family:&quot;Segoe UI&quot;,&quot;sans-serif&quot;\">Well, this is true most of the time. I have collected a number of valuable tips from my colleagues and summarized them in a post \u201c<a href=\"https:\/\/smartsciencecareer.com\/career-in-science-and-family\/\" style=\"color:blue; text-decoration:underline\">12 strategies\u00a0to combine a successful career in science with a healthy family life<\/a>.\u201d Everything in this post is true; unfortunately, it does not always work out this way. I also had phases of massive frustration which took quite some time to recover. Fortunately, my family and friends supported me a lot. I find it important to make young scientists aware of this because most people hide it very well when they are close to burn out. Based on these rather painful experiences I even developed an inexpensive online course on how to work hard without burning out which will be published soon. I hope that it will help many young scientists to avoid burn out and follow their passion in science with ambition.<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p><b><i><span style=\"font-size:11.0pt\"><span style=\"line-height:115%\"><span style=\"font-family:&quot;Segoe UI&quot;,&quot;sans-serif&quot;\">Thank you, Dr. Hendrix, for your time and for the great advice! <\/span><\/span><\/span><\/i><\/b><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":33,"featured_media":6180,"template":"","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"inline_featured_image":false},"new_categories":[],"new_tags":[],"series":[],"class_list":["post-6179","experts","type-experts","status-publish","has-post-thumbnail","hentry"],"acf":[],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v25.0 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/wordpress\/plugins\/seo\/ -->\n<title>Interview with Dr. Sven Hendrix | Editage Insights<\/title>\n<meta name=\"description\" content=\"Dr. Sven Hendrix talks about smartsciencecareer.com as well as shares some useful tips for researchers\" \/>\n<meta name=\"robots\" content=\"index, follow, max-snippet:-1, max-image-preview:large, max-video-preview:-1\" \/>\n<link rel=\"canonical\" href=\"https:\/\/www.editage.com\/insights\/it-was-quite-challenging-to-become-a-professor-dr-sven-hendrix\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:locale\" content=\"en_US\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:type\" content=\"article\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:title\" content=\"Interview with Dr. Sven Hendrix | Editage Insights\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:description\" content=\"Dr. Sven Hendrix talks about smartsciencecareer.com as well as shares some useful tips for researchers\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:url\" content=\"https:\/\/www.editage.com\/insights\/it-was-quite-challenging-to-become-a-professor-dr-sven-hendrix\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:site_name\" content=\"Editage Insights\" \/>\n<meta property=\"article:publisher\" content=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/Editage\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:image\" content=\"https:\/\/www.editage.com\/insights\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/04\/Sven-Hendrix-Interview-Thumbnail.jpg\" \/>\n\t<meta property=\"og:image:width\" content=\"656\" \/>\n\t<meta property=\"og:image:height\" content=\"336\" \/>\n\t<meta property=\"og:image:type\" content=\"image\/jpeg\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:card\" content=\"summary_large_image\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:site\" content=\"@Editage\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:label1\" content=\"Est. reading time\" \/>\n\t<meta name=\"twitter:data1\" content=\"8 minutes\" \/>\n<script type=\"application\/ld+json\" class=\"yoast-schema-graph\">{\"@context\":\"https:\/\/schema.org\",\"@graph\":[{\"@type\":\"WebPage\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/www.editage.com\/insights\/it-was-quite-challenging-to-become-a-professor-dr-sven-hendrix\",\"url\":\"https:\/\/www.editage.com\/insights\/it-was-quite-challenging-to-become-a-professor-dr-sven-hendrix\",\"name\":\"Interview with Dr. Sven Hendrix | Editage Insights\",\"isPartOf\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/www.editage.com\/insights\/#website\"},\"primaryImageOfPage\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/www.editage.com\/insights\/it-was-quite-challenging-to-become-a-professor-dr-sven-hendrix#primaryimage\"},\"image\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/www.editage.com\/insights\/it-was-quite-challenging-to-become-a-professor-dr-sven-hendrix#primaryimage\"},\"thumbnailUrl\":\"https:\/\/www.editage.com\/insights\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/04\/Sven-Hendrix-Interview-Thumbnail.jpg\",\"datePublished\":\"2019-04-09T07:02:26+00:00\",\"description\":\"Dr. Sven Hendrix talks about smartsciencecareer.com as well as shares some useful tips for researchers\",\"breadcrumb\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/www.editage.com\/insights\/it-was-quite-challenging-to-become-a-professor-dr-sven-hendrix#breadcrumb\"},\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\",\"potentialAction\":[{\"@type\":\"ReadAction\",\"target\":[\"https:\/\/www.editage.com\/insights\/it-was-quite-challenging-to-become-a-professor-dr-sven-hendrix\"]}]},{\"@type\":\"ImageObject\",\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/www.editage.com\/insights\/it-was-quite-challenging-to-become-a-professor-dr-sven-hendrix#primaryimage\",\"url\":\"https:\/\/www.editage.com\/insights\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/04\/Sven-Hendrix-Interview-Thumbnail.jpg\",\"contentUrl\":\"https:\/\/www.editage.com\/insights\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/04\/Sven-Hendrix-Interview-Thumbnail.jpg\",\"width\":656,\"height\":336,\"caption\":\"Interview with Dr. Sven Hendrix, Founder of smartsciencecareer.com\"},{\"@type\":\"BreadcrumbList\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/www.editage.com\/insights\/it-was-quite-challenging-to-become-a-professor-dr-sven-hendrix#breadcrumb\",\"itemListElement\":[{\"@type\":\"ListItem\",\"position\":1,\"name\":\"Home\",\"item\":\"https:\/\/www.editage.com\/insights\/\"},{\"@type\":\"ListItem\",\"position\":2,\"name\":\"Interviews\",\"item\":\"https:\/\/www.editage.com\/insights\/experts\"},{\"@type\":\"ListItem\",\"position\":3,\"name\":\"It was quite challenging to become a professor &#8211; 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