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Yes, you should always cite the original paper in the submitted paper, either as a footnote to the title or in an acknowledgements section at the end. Something similar to the wording given in Dave Brodbeck’s answer is appropriate.You should also mention it in the cover letter, and indicate how you have extended the paper.I edit/have edited several journals, and we tend to be very picky about this. Authors who reuse published material (including their own) and who fail to cite it are committing a form of plagiarism, and possibly copyright violation, so we react strongly.

None whatsoever.While yes, there are quite a few advisors who would make that “phone call” to land their worthy grad students a position, a lot wouldn’t.There are a lot of sides to this, to be honest.A heavyweight supervisorFor instance, if you have a thesis advisor who’s a heavyweight in your field and has connections and collaborations across the world, chances are, (s)he might “recommend“ you. However, you need to understand that this comes with a lot of hidden conditions like:How well does this researcher know you?How much time over the past 3–5 years has (s)he actually spent with you?How well does (s)he know your PhD research?How many others like you are there in your group?Just because (s)he’s your PhD advisor doesn’t necessarily mean (s)he’s guided you through every aspect of your PhD. Chances are, you’ve been supervised by a postdoc and other senior PhD scholars.If (s)he’s got a lot of PhDs, (s)he probably wouldn’t make a call. (S)He’d just write you a recommendation letter, which would work in a lot of cases if (s)he’s really a bigshot! But remember, a recommendation letter is never ever the final word!A newbieI had a young newbie as a thesis advisor. While this was absolutely wonderful becauseI had his undivided attention,He was always around, guiding me every step of the way,We would have incredible brainstorming sessions that would either end up in a paper, collaboration, or project,We ended up getting to know each other on a personal level,he didn’t have the kind of contacts you’re talking about, because of which, networking was all on me. While he did the best he could to get me a postdoc position in India (which I did get under his postdoc supervisor at the Indian Institute of Science), I really wanted to move abroad and work in a renowned lab.No, he couldn’t really help. So here’s what I did.I started networking at various international conferences, took a lot of business cards and gave away a few.Made a list of countries, universities and labs I wanted to apply to and started sending out letters to potential employers, applying to open positions, etc.Subscribed to various academic job portals to keep track on vacancies in my fieldKept in touch with contacts who were placed across the world to check in on possible openingsKept editing and re-editing my cover letters in such a way that it warranted a responseAfter about 100–200 rejections, no responses, and lack of funding (which is a polite way of saying no) responses, I finally got two offers on the same day.That was the day of my PhD defense!Well, after having worked with a newbie during my PhD, I wanted to now work in a well established lab run by a renowned professor and thus, moved to South Africa.And how this helped!In the 2.5 years that I’ve been here, I’ve extended my collaborations and contacts so far and wide that a lot of well known researchers in my field personally know me. I kinda have a tiny reputation now! My collaborations have extend to almost 6 countries and I’ve been invited to all these countries not just to formally establish these collaborations, but also do a part of our research together.This also helped my current postdoc supervisor in extending his own collaborations and contacts.I’ve grown leaps and bounds in these last few years and in the process, not just expanded my current group’s activities, but also developed the lab and brought in funds to buy a lot of fancy equipment.After all this, I eventually got my professor to, as you say, “make that call” and I’m going to be heading out of SA the moment the lockdown is lifted.So here’s my advice: go with a young, new researcher for your PhD and pick a well known lab for your postdoc. It really does wonders.

You will find a wide variations in workloads for faculty members, especially because a faculty member typically has a lot of latitude in selecting what they do outside of their required classroom teaching. They have the choice to remain super busy (e.g., have 10+ funded students) or to be laid back (e.g., have one or two students under advisement); no matter what option they choose, they have several strategies to efficiently manage workload. These strategies for managing workload are generally the same as in any other job (some of us also try to read and act on the same principles of efficient time management and productivity that everyone else does), and as Gene mentions, many of us manage the workload poorly and hence work very long hours, while some are very efficient and observe strict schedules (they have also learned to say "no" more often).The main thing is that the tasks we perform vary from, say, our industry counterparts. We have certain rhythms or seasons that have more variations during a year (e.g., summer term work schedule is different—might undertake more travel), and due to special circumstances. Workload and tasks types are different during a sabbatical which we get once every 7-8 years; when someone has plenty of funding, we can skip doing proposals for a season, or if one did not succeed in the last round of competition, s/he may need to work harder during upcoming proposal season to improve the chances of having funding for research students.We all need some priority order for the tasks, and so some of us work on the best effort basis (there is unlimited amount of work we could do, so we may not be able to do some lower priority work). Here is an example, (roughly) from higher priority to lower.Items that are related to the success of your students (especially, PhD and MS thesis students who work with us for extended period) come first (e.g., reviewing the papers they need to submit for a conference tomorrow or writing a letter of reference for their job application; reviewing/working on their presentations just before they leave for a conference or job talk).Core classroom teaching (e.g., timely grading of exams/assignments; preparation for the next class you will give shortly).Direct professional service (letters of support for professional colleagues/menting—e.g., tenure/promotion letters; letters to awards/fellow nominations).Training/supervising of current researchers (PhD students, postdocs, MS thesis students in a myriad of ways—perform you duties related to what your students do as discussed in [1]). Typically, a student doing research (mainly PhD and MS with thesis) will register for research credits (independent study, residency research, thesis/dissertation credit,..), and such students get one on one attention (e.g., discussion of their paper) complemented by project meeting discussions, and such out of classroom teaching/education/supervision can add up. For example, my students registered for 815 credits during last 8 semester, which is equivalent to a 34 student class (a class has typically 3 credits) each semester!Other activities related to funded research (proposals, addressing sponsor queries) [can take higher priority if due in near future].Work with postdocs, interacting with prospective students/postdocs—when selected, do all it takes to get them onboard, entertain requests for people who wish to visit your group.Project meetings.Standard professional service (reviewing proposals for funding agencies, PC member duties; reviewing papers, duties as journal editor).Writing up your own thoughts for a paper/article/invited piece, blog, etc.Doing all the administrative chores (including department, college, and/or university committees).Networking and social media, including Quora.If there is still time, consulting or advising companies.....And in between all these, decide whether to give invited talks or make strategic visits, and manage other assorted travel commitments.[1] What is the daily life for a CS PhD student in top school?[2] The right hand side give a nice overview covering even more activities a professor gets engaged in.ps: Came across a related discussion here: Professors Are Often Asked 'What Do You Teach?' But They Do Far More