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Negotiating your space New faculty are o en assigned a minimal amount of space. In some cases, they may even start their job without having a lab at all. This underscores the tremendous importance of knowing specifically what the institution is offering you. So, as a rule of thumb, negotiate your lab and office space in your startup package. This also includes the possibility of sharing space in case you don't receive a lab right away or renovating and expanding the space you're given. 16 Everything needs to be spelled out in the offer letter so that the PI knows exactly what they're getting. What is the square footage and what does it mean? What's the layout? How big is the office? How big is the lab? Do I have extra space? A future faculty also needs to assess the equipment they would need immediately or in a three-year period and compare it to the [given] space. Miljan Simonovic Miljan Simonovic started his faculty job while the space for his lab wasn't ready. He encourages new faculty to demand information in advance about what exactly they're getting. Negotiate your startup package. This is something I highly recommend to future PIs. You need to know at least that if you don't get a lab space right away, you'll eventually get one so you can make a plan. Fabiola Osorio Fabiola Osorio didn't have a lab when she begun either. A er a couple of years of bureaucracy and sweat, she received her own space. " "