Sentences with phrase «academic position does»

Just because someone can't get a top academic position does not mean that they can't go on and develop a successful and productive research career elsewhere.

Not exact matches

«He is in a unique position to redefine the way we think analytically about how monetary policy operates in the real world and to do it in a way that other academics will have to pay attention to.»

The labels on that box read: «Handle with care or be accused of racism,» or «Do not presume the individual inside is qualified for his academic position,» or possibly «Caution: black neoconservative, probably a nut case.»

Even though they do not serve as professors, researchers who pursue other academic paths note that their intensive training — in grad school, postdoc appointments, and other experiences — prepares them uniquely for the challenges of their new positions.

The statistics on academic career paths don't make for easy reading — if you are a PhD student hoping to secure a permanent position in academia, your chances are slim.

Although he managed to get his Ph.D. in 1991, he did not receive a letter of recommendation from his adviser, making it difficult for him to find an academic position in mathematics.

The results, though not surprising, offer a reminder that, with so many people vying for so few tenure - track faculty positions, «trainees need to do more self - analysis of where they are and what the realities are for them to potentially become a faculty member,» says study author Nathan Vanderford, an assistant professor of toxicology and cancer biology and assistant dean for academic development at the University of Kentucky in Lexington.

I felt I was in a weak position because I didn't have any senior academic supporting my application, and neither did I have any experience in successful grant writing.

There are several viable options, so you don't have to only look at industry; not all academic postdoc positions are fraught with the same issues that you have experienced.

«Whether you run your own academic lab or take a position at a company, learning how to manage people, projects, and budgets are necessary skills, but traditional graduate and postdoctoral training do not offer formalized courses in these topics,» says Garth Fowler, outreach program manager for ScienceCareers.org.

Another important obstacle is an academic culture that does not presently value or respect a career that places a scientist in a secondary position within a lab.

The time is gone where it was adequate for academic institutions, government, or industrial organizations to simply place a token woman or person of color in a subordinate position within the organization, and then pat itself on the back for having done so.

Given all the challenges of being an academic, the most important thing to do is prioritize and capitalize on the flexibility of the position.

Some senior academic scientists have told Teitelbaum they are «very worried» about the fact that the supply of scientists that this country's universities train is thus totally unrelated to the demand for researchers in the market for career positions, but they find it «difficult to be open about it because it's very threatening to the structure by which research is done,» Teitelbaum says.

Many people seem to think that anyone who does not get an academic position either can't hack the pressure or isn't sufficiently brilliant.

Aside from teaching and doing research, Samaniego has accepted prominent administrative positions at UCD: as Director of UCD's Statistical Laboratory, Assistant Vice Chancellor of Academic Affairs, and Director of the Teaching Resources Center.

Increasingly, academic science is being done by scientists in non-permanent, soft money - supported positions.

His ambition had been to get an academic position, but he watched his friends who had been postdocs ahead of him as they went into similar positions and gave up doing experimental science in favor of managing their labs.

Ohno - Machado urges experienced researchers to learn management skills and to take on executive academic positions; she particularly encourages women and minorities to do so.

«I finished my Ph.D. with the thinking that I would do a postdoc or two and get an academic position.»

And, although he does not anticipate «a gush» of new positions, Goldin says academic job prospects for physicists are «looking better» than they have in recent lean years — not only because of faculty retirement but also because fewer physicists are choosing to remain in the ivory tower, meaning less competition for openings.

As I wrote in my first Next Wave article, I was deciding between continuing along the academic path — doing a postdoc and applying for faculty positions — and moving over into industry and accepting a research or management position there.

In addition to serving as Director of the Laboratory of Molecular Medicine, Dr. Beliveau is a researcher in the Neurosurgery Department of Notre - Dame Hospital and the hemato - oncology unit of Sainte - Justine Hospital and holds several prestigious academic positions, including: Chaire de Neurochirurgie Claude - Bertrand, full professor of biochemistry at Université du Québec à Montréal, professor of surgery and physiology on the medicine faculty of Université de Montréal, and Chaire en Prévention et Traitement du Cancer.

«College and career ready» means these scores strongly predict that students will be able to succeed doing college - level academics, or with on - the - job training in a position requiring only a high school diploma.

They do not reflect the official position or opinion of the Prichard Committee for Academic Excellence or the Student Voice Team.

Under pressure to raise academic performance, many central offices are creating new positions - or redefining old ones - that charge administrators like Wheat with helping principals do their job better.

So, you don't channel your academic life to a risky position by copying.

In general, it is a bad idea to have academic economists in regulatory positions, because they do not understand what they are doing, but merely follow their ideology.

Why do ivory tower academics get into policy positions, in this case assuming that forward rates forecast future economic activity?

Interestingly Chris Joye provided an academic position in the AFR, but brushed over the fact that most funds available to retail investors on investment platforms keep their spot on the platforms because they don't deviate too far from the benchmark.

The discussion proving why he did or didn't relate to Jackson Pollock was largely a matter of academic jockeying for position and power.

It was a new academy almost, it took the position of academic art, and I gather you feel that in part the Pop artists, whoever they may be, were responding or reacting against that, beyond any involvement with life and commonplace objects, these being tools or whatever they may be, that in fact they were responding within a fine arts context to what was then being held up as the way, the correct way to do something.

You don't have to be a trained doctor or research academic to come to that conclusion, but clearly the knowledge attained from years of study and subsequent clinical practice does put a formerly registered practising medical practitioner in a position where her expertise can be utilised, as an expert witness in this field, without her currently «practising» medicine.

As far as in a scientific / academic sense, I don't see any problem with your position.

It was also promoted by climate change denier Matt Ridley in his regular Times column, which did not note his position on the GWPF's academic advisory board.

Maybe you know more about freshly minted communists weaseling their way into vulnerable government and academic positions than I do.

There appear to be fewer PhD candidates, and among the contributors who did not work in the private sector, most had academic positions.

This of course does not go for academic positions at climate research departments or meteorological institutions.

I did not mean to use Kissinger as a negative comparison, but as the best illustration of someone who used his academic writings to move into a position where he could make public policy.

(c) even where non-compliance with its own processes has been noted by the university (or others), the student seeking to bring an action against the university in respect of academic matters is in no better or different a position than where the university does not make such a finding;

«Although it should never have been necessary to do so, your ministry can now rely on the numerous regulators, academics, and legal authorities that have consistently rejected TWU's position on this issue,» reads the letter to Virk.

However, some IT companies do have salary ranges, and will position you on these depending on your academic qualifications, previous experience and performance in the selection process.

How do I handle requests for such references?Thank you so much for your help!CherylCHERYL M. EARLE3407 Old Dobbin Road, Montgomery, Alabama 36116 - 1903Home Phone: [phone] Cell Phone: [phone] Fax: [phone] E-mail: [email protected] position managing legal discovery and document review with opportunity to assist attorneys with civil litigationBAR ADMISSIONAlabama State Bar, 1999LAW - RELATED EXPERIENCELaw Firm, AlabamaResearch Attorney for Special Projects, Mass Torts Department, November 2001 — February 2008 • Managed Multi-District Litigation (MDL) Document Depository (September 2002 to February 2008) o Reviewed more than 1 million pages of evidentiary documents for litigation purposes and for inclusion in electronic databaseso Coordinated document review assignments with attorneys at local depository and at other sites across the USo Retrieved, reviewed and coded documents in Concordance and Summation legal databaseso Prepared memoranda and spreadsheets providing detailed analysis of discovery materials • Aided attorneys and support staff with processing and preparation of personal injury claims and litigationo Conducted legal research and drafted pleadingso Conducted supplementary online research for additional documents and information pertinent to litigationo Assisted with preparation of correspondence to clients and referring attorneyso Contacted clients for additional information needed in case preparation, litigation, and potential settlementso Prepared and input case intakes and referrals into databaseLaw School, AlabamaStudent Intern, Alabama Disabilities Advocacy Program (ADAP), August 1996 — June 1997 • Participated in law school clinical program under third - year law student practice rule (as authorized by Alabama Supreme Court) o Assisted attorneys and advocates in cases involving mentally ill patients confined to state mental health facilitieso Interviewed clients in person (at state facilities) and over the phoneo Worked with clients, attorneys, and social workers to investigate and resolve issues concerning involuntary confinement and treatmento Aided in legal research on an appellate brief submitted to the U. S. Court of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit (ruling granted in favor of our client) Faculty Research Assistant for Library Services, Bounds Law Library, March 1996 — June 1997 • Prepared research and teaching materials for law school faculty; worked 20 hours per week while matriculating 10 - 15 hours per semester) o Investigated copyright issues related to procuring and reproducing texts for academic useo Conducted legal research using WESTLAW, LEXIS and the InternetADDITIONAL RELEVANT EXPERIENCEManufacturing Company (MC), Montgomery, AlabamaAdministrative Assistant and Cost Analyst, Materials Purchasing Department, April 1999 — September 2001 • Assisted materials buyers in negotiating and preparing commodities contracts between raw materials suppliers and MC for manufacturing plants in the US and Mexicoo Assisted Legal Department at MC's corporate headquarters with coordination and preparation of documents for litigationo Notified and educated suppliers about MC's freight - on - board policy and its corresponding Uniform Commercial Code (UCC) provisions; result was the reduction of freight claims for both the company and its supplierso Prepared contracts and purchase orders for raw materials and capital projects involving plant maintenanceo Solicited price quotations from current vendors and established Excel spreadsheet format which simplified quote submission process and allowed MC to track and compare usage volumes and costs over timeo Prepared and analyzed cost reports used by materials buyers and production planners in purchasing decisions, including cost reductions, materials consolidation, and selection of vendorso Acted as liaison between vendors and the Purchasing, Transportation and Accounting Departments on issues concerning inbound freight, commercial carriers, and payment terms for commodities, resulting in reductions in freight costs and greater payment discounts for raw materialso Established online databases and printed directories for the Purchasing Department, allowing buyers to have easier and faster access to current vendor informationo Completed Year 2000 (Y2K) compliance project, which involved data collection and communication with MC's past, present, and potential materials suppliers and service providersNot - For - Profit Organization, AlabamaAdministrative Assistant, Combined Federal Campaign, September 1998 — January 1999 • Aided Campaign Director with 1998 Federal Campaigns (CFCs) in City 1 and City 2, which together generated nearly $ 700,000 for more than 1,000 local, national and international charitieso Prepared weekly reports on donations using WordPerfect, Microsoft Word, Excel and dBase IVo Wrote script for Talent Showcase at City 1's 1998 CFC Kickoffo Assisted Director with merger of the City 1 and City 2 CFCs in 1999Regional Bank, AlabamaAdministrative Assistant, Year 2000 (Y2K) Department, March — June 1998 • Worked with Vice President of Corporate Projects on short - term project for the bank's Y2K Departmento Analyzed and processed data on Y2K readiness for all branches of Bank throughout the southeastern USo Organized meetings for personnel of Banko Communicated with vendors of computer hardware, software, and office equipment to request information on Y2K complianceo Prepared compliance files for Federal Reserve auditso Prepared in - house memoranda and reports using Microsoft Word and ExcelRecord / Music Promotion Company, AlabamaRecord Pool Co-Founder; Office Manager, September 1990 — December 1991 • Co-founded record pool to enhance promotion of music in Alabama and the southeastern USo Procured and distributed records from major and independent labels for club, radio and mobile disc jockeyso Coordinated jointly sponsored promotional events with record companies, radio stations and clubso Designed, wrote, and published bi-weekly reports and brochures to inform the music industry of the progress and popularity of music and performers in the region, with specific focus on the Alabama music sceneMajor University, AlabamaGraduate Research Assistant, AUM Department of Marketing, June 1989 — August 1990 • Worked 13 - 20 hours per week as a research assistant to Marketing faculty while carrying a full course load in the MBA programo Analyzed consumer surveys used in academic researcho Assisted Conference Chairperson with coordination for Atlantic Marketing Association (AMA) annual meeting (October 1989) o Co-authored five - year index and classification of AMA Proceedings (published Fall 1991) EDUCATIONLaw School, AlabamaJuris Doctor (JD), 1997 • Scholarshipso Seybourn H. Lynne Scholarship, 1996 - 97o Dexter C. Hobbs Memorial Scholarship, 1995 - 96o E. W. Godbey Memorial Scholarship, 1994 - 95 • Honorso Who's Who Among American Law School Students, 1996 - 94o Arthur Davis Shores Award, 1997 • Activitieso Frederick Douglass Moot Court Team Manager, 1996 - 97 Southern Regional Competition, Second Place National Competition, Eighth Placeo John A. Campbell Moot Court Competition, Spring 1996o Black Law Students Association Delegate, BLSA National Convention, 1997 Co-Chairperson, Public Relations Committee, 1996 - 97 Chairperson, Public Relations Committee, 1995 - 96 BLSA President's Award, 1996 and 1997o American Bar Association, 1996 - 97 Entertainment and Sports Industries Forum Intellectual Property Section Law Student Divisiono LAWS Student Group Leader, 1995 - 96Major University, AlabamaMaster of Business Administration (MBA), 1990Bachelor of Science in Business Administration (B.S.B.A.), 1988 (Major: Marketing — Advertising and Promotion Track) • Honorso Dean's List • Activitieso National Student Advertising Competition Team, 1988 - 90 Seventh District Competition: Third Place, 1990o Marketing Club, 1987 - 90 Vice President — Career Development, 1988 - 89o Public Relations / Advertising (PR / AD) Club, 1988 - 90 Charter Member, 1988 Active in fund - raising and membership driveso Theater Guild, 1988 - 90 Screening Committee, 1989REFERENCESAvailable upon request

If you're not sure what to include, do some brainstorming about all of your past experiences, including work - related positions, volunteering, academic experience, campus leadership positions, extracurricular activities, internships, and any awards or special recognition you may have received.

Don't list GPA unless you're a recent grad and you have an honors distinction or it's somehow relevant, like an academic position.

How does your academic and professional background relate to the HR Assistant position?

Things like academic performance and club memberships can contribute to your knowledge and should be highlighted, along with whatever professional experience you do have, including any part - time and internship positions.

Do not fall into the trap of only listing or highlighting your academic capabilities simply because you are applying for a teaching position.

Adept Resourcing are looking to recruit a Graduate Trainee Recruitment Consultant to join their team to manage the recruitment process from start to finish The Job: • Identifying potential relationships with clients • Negotiating fees with new clients • Maintaining relationships with existing clients • Sourcing candidates for each position to the highest calibre • Reviewing candidates» CVs and discussing the candidate with client • Maintain communication between both client and candidate during the recruitment process • Managing the process from interview to offer The Candidate: • Recent graduate looking for their first or second move into recruitment • Ambitious and driven to succeed • Able to push themselves to compete with company set and personal targets • Strong academic background Remuneration: • # 16,000 - # 18,000 per annum • Attractive bonus structure • Ongoing training • 21 days holiday • Contributory pension • Small friendly office • Ideal for someone who doesn't want to commute into Sheffield / Doncaster City Centre

However, you can still get the job by showing off the skills, knowledge and academic background you do possess that make you right for the position.