How are the tips for choosing a supervisor?

What are your tips for choosing a supervisor?

I'll answer, from a professor's perspective. I wanted to answer because a Kuwaiti person recently inboxed me about my professor's personality when I was under his supervision. The Kuwaiti person asked in detail, and I found him to be smart. Because when pursuing a doctoral degree abroad, your fate depends on your supervisor.

Okay, here are some tips:

Make sure the lecturer isn't taking a position here and there.

I sometimes feel sorry for students who have a supervising lecturer who is taking a position. Usually, this lecturer is out of time for meetings across faculties, study programs, etc. I have a suggestion and tip: if you're being supervised by a dean, ask for the dean's driver's phone number. The dean's driver knows best where his boss is. This way, you won't waste time and energy waiting long and in the wrong place just to get a signature. I often call my dean's driver, Mr. Vice Dean 4, because we have three real Vice Deans :). Remember, before writing down the phone number, be friendly or smile and greet the driver.

Upperclassmen

Of course, ask your upperclassmen what type of lecturer this is. There are strange lecturers who even slaughter their students during exams. This is really strange in my opinion. Upperclassmen are the best informants.

Shared Interests in Your Topic

Make sure the lecturer shares the same interests as the topic you're working on. It's dangerous if your lecturer doesn't really know your topic. The examiner might be more interested, specifically, in the process of peeling your skin during the thesis exam because they know your topic so well.

Look for someone who's just recently graduated.

This is definitely a hot topic. During your usual study assignments, you're usually "slaved" by your professor, but suddenly you're promoted to a supervisor after returning to campus. They're bound to be very idealistic and detail-oriented. They'll examine you down to the last comma. They've just been promoted, from being ordered around, to suddenly leveling up with fresh methods and knowledge. Make sure they're your supervisor, not your examiner :)

Number of Supervisors

I used to be proud of having three supervisors. It's cool, right? Three supervisors guiding you. It turned out to be a big mistake. Three supervisors mean three different minds, and sometimes they even argue with each other. It's a mess trying to satisfy all three. Most of those who graduate quickly end up with one or two supervisors. If you can choose the number of supervisors, choosing a few is a good idea.

There's one downside to having only one supervisor: if that supervisor is lazy or busy, there's nothing you can do. If you have two supervisors, and one is lazy, you can assign the other, more diligent, to your supervisor. Eventually, the lazy supervisor will change his mind. When you say, "Sir, I've been supervising Mr. A, and he's given me a lot of input," the supervisor will undoubtedly change his attitude.

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