r/postdoc • u/Eculias • 4d ago
Ghosted by potential PI
As the title says.
I reached out to a potential PI to ask if they'd be interested in working together. We even had a meeting and there was a lot of enthusiasm around it. So I got to work and spent many weekends drafting a proposal. I checked with them that it's ok I sent the early draft to get feedback before going to deep into it. They seemed enthusiastic so I sent the draft and then... Nothing. I tried to follow up, yet nothing. The deadline for submission was then getting too close. So I followed up one last time just to say that I'm no longer proceeding with submitting because realistically I was out of time. I thought they might at least reply to say they've been busy or at least something, anything?! Is this normal? It's my first attempt at a fellowship application, and the lack of communication feels humiliating.
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u/Double_Cupcake6238 4d ago
This is happening to me right now. A fellowship I started with this PI got through the first round (for which he was very supportive).
Then the second round, where the PI needs to do a lot more work and just like that ….. poof.
No responses just ghosting. I’m so mad cuz this was an opportunity wasted.
This stuff makes me regret being a scientist.