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How To ask Gracefully for Another Phd Supervisor


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This is a question about a problem I have with a phd advisor. 

I have just started a new phd program, and an additional advisor has been added to the one which I was given in advance of beginning the program.  

I don't feel that this second advisor is a good fit because of belonging to scores of organizations I don't care for: but I don't want to criticize them or the head of the department who has paired me with this person by indicating what my reasons are.

What's a good way to ask for a different supervisor without burning someone?  Any advice welcome.  I also just moved internationally to begin my study so don't want to seem foolish for that reason.

Thanks

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I'm having trouble understanding the situation. What kinds of organizations is he/she a part of? When you say you "don't care" for them, do you mean they aren't useful/relevant to your work, you don't agree with their ideological stances or actions, you don't like the way they're managed, or something else?

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