In the midst of the mess, a group of
early career scientists in the field released an open letter, urging the leaders of the community «to establish a clear road map as to how this crisis will be handled and which actions will be taken to avoid future misconducts.»
Earlier this summer, for instance, we hosted a course for
early career scientists in which leading scientists in aging biology shared knowledge and taught techniques to study aging in diverse animal models.
During his tenure, Josh was a leader in elevating the participation of students and
early career scientists in AAS's annual Congressional Visits Day and organized the Society's first congressional briefings on the astronomical sciences in over a decade.
According to Next Wave's Andrew Fazekas, the field of sports science is getting lots of ice time with
early career scientists in Canada.
Not exact matches
In 1998, a distinguished committee led by Princeton University's Shirley Tilghman warned that too many
early -
career life
scientists faced diminishing and discouraging professional prospects.
Calling all
scientists in the
early stages of their
careers who want to help feed half the world.
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In January, NextGen VOICES asked, «Do publications (number and impact) convey the true value of an
early -
career scientist?»
Since then, ERC Starting Grants have continued to support
early -
career scientists as they transition to independence and establish their own groups
in Europe, with the majority of the 7000 grants that the ERC has distributed going to researchers under 40.
Five
early -
career female
scientists were honored Thursday evening as this year's recipients of the L'Oréal USA For Women
in Science fellowship awards that grant each winner $ 60,000 to further their postdoctoral research.
The program aims to help
early -
career scientists build successful labs
in less well - off countries, and to promote strong ties between international
scientists and HHMI Investigators.
Five
early -
career female
scientists were honored Thursday evening as this year's recipients of the L'Oréal USA For Women
in Science fellowship awards.
2010 Lynford L. Goddard is honored as the first recipient of the AAAS
Early Career Award for Public Engagement with Science for exemplifying an early career scientist eager to share his excitement about science and demonstrating excellence in reaching high school students with activities in electrical engineering, while simultaneously pursuing a competitive research ca
Early Career Award for Public Engagement with Science for exemplifying an
early career scientist eager to share his excitement about science and demonstrating excellence in reaching high school students with activities in electrical engineering, while simultaneously pursuing a competitive research ca
early career scientist eager to share his excitement about science and demonstrating excellence
in reaching high school students with activities
in electrical engineering, while simultaneously pursuing a competitive research
career.
In addition to helping them choose ideas that are potentially transformative, this will give
early career scientists «a better chance of anticipating what the effects are of their science, positive and negative» and to prepare for the challenges ahead, he says.
Early -
career scientists can prepare themselves by engaging with groups such as AAAS, which offers science communication training, opportunities for
scientists and engineers to engage
in policy and tools for catalyzing advocacy, Holt noted.
Early -
career scientists and engineers may be understandably apprehensive about change
in Washington, particularly since «attention to science during the presidential campaign was neither appreciable nor appreciative,» wrote Holt for Motherboard.
In addition to peer - reviewed journals, AAAS provides an array of print and online resources for educators, students,
early -
career scientists and engineers, reporters and the public.
• A lack of training opportunities was most strongly felt by
early -
career scientists in the MENA countries (55.8 %), but it was also a significant issue
in Africa and Asia.
Of particular concern to young
scientists is a possible decline
in funding for research groups, which would affect yet another category of
early -
career researchers: postdocs.
The program, now
in its 18th year, provides
early career individuals with the opportunity to spend 12 weeks at the Academies
in Washington, DC learning about science and technology policy and the role that
scientists and engineers play
in advising the nation.
In an e-mail to Science
Careers, Carmen Vela Olmo, the secretary of state for investigation, development, and innovation, tried to reassure
early -
career scientists.
Last Tuesday, the GYA released the first report
in their «Global State of Young
Scientists» (GloSYS) project, which looks at the working conditions and career development opportunities of early - career scientists
Scientists» (GloSYS) project, which looks at the working conditions and
career development opportunities of
early -
career scientists scientists worldwide.
The AAAS
Early Career Award for Public Engagement with Science, launched in 2010 through the generosity of the Hazen Foundation and several AAAS donors, recognizes «early - career scientists and engineers who demonstrate excellence in their contribution to public engagement with science activities.&r
Early Career Award for Public Engagement with Science, launched
in 2010 through the generosity of the Hazen Foundation and several AAAS donors, recognizes «
early - career scientists and engineers who demonstrate excellence in their contribution to public engagement with science activities.&r
early -
career scientists and engineers who demonstrate excellence
in their contribution to public engagement with science activities.»
Early career scientists have opportunities
in basic and clinical research and
in both small and large industries, Zenklusen says.
And aside from any real prejudice, the historical record of medicine as a male - dominated profession can drive women physicians and physician -
scientists to perceive bias, push themselves too hard — and burn out much
earlier than their male colleagues, or sacrifice their
careers in part or entirely.
All physician -
scientists and trainees need strong mentors, and the field
in particular needs strong women mentors to address questions and concerns among female trainees, graduates, and
early -
career clinical faculty.
New opportunities for
early career scientists to work at the interface of computer science and other scientific disciplines are expected to open up
in Europe
in the coming years as Microsoft plans to invest big money
in European science.
In my opinion, it is a good idea for early - career scientists to get more involved in these activitie
In my opinion, it is a good idea for
early -
career scientists to get more involved
in these activitie
in these activities.
Early - career scientists should take a course on medical ethics to gain an early appreciation of «some of the formidable difficulties in the biomaterials field,» Peppas
Early -
career scientists should take a course on medical ethics to gain an
early appreciation of «some of the formidable difficulties in the biomaterials field,» Peppas
early appreciation of «some of the formidable difficulties
in the biomaterials field,» Peppas says.
Scanning back through complete publication lists (not the censored ones on
scientists» own Web sites) shows just how frequently people change direction
early in their scientific
careers.
Now that the tsunami of cash has receded, many life
scientists — especially those
in the
early phase of their
careers — have found conditions no better, and
in some ways worse, than before the process began.
The plight of
early -
career scientists has come
in for exceptional scrutiny
in recent weeks as three major scientific institutions each released a report on the postdoc system.
Early -
career scientists may find themselves
in a difficult position if they review the work of an important senior
scientist for a journal that discloses the identity of reviewers.
One of Prasher's interests is Civil War reenactments, and from his perch
in 2011, he imagines a reenactment of his
early career: If only he had networked with other
scientists and institutions, especially when he felt isolated, he says today, he might have stayed
in the field of bioluminescence or at least
in science.
Combining a student - centered approach with the teaching of system smarts can reduce the importance of the «random factor» — that serendipitous conversation or chance meeting
in a hallway — that most
scientists of color say played a major role
in the
earliest stages of their
career.
Yet nothing
in the
early reviews indicates that the book has a happy ending for
early -
career scientists.
And more than 1,600
scientists — most of them
early -
career researchers at UK universities — wrote
in a letter to The Times on July 22 that the government should protect
scientists by acting to maintain access to EU funding and ensure the free movement of researchers.
She also encourages
early -
career scientists to volunteer
in the local school system or science museum — another way of finding out if you like this kind of work.
Despite the cost
in time and effort, collaborating with the world's best
scientists and the world's leading scientific facilities can result
in stronger science and increased visibility for
early -
career scientists.
In the meantime, the survey may help
early -
career scientists identify skills they should focus on developing.
The widget builds on work published 2 June
in Current Biology (http://bit.ly/TAZQA8)
in which the study's three authors — all
early -
career computational biologists — used PubMed data to study the influence of some 200 factors on academic
scientists»
career trajectories.
Who We Are As
Scientists 6 October 2006 Spurred by the stem - cell scandal, a group of Korean early - career scientists organized an international conference on ethical issues i
Scientists 6 October 2006 Spurred by the stem - cell scandal, a group of Korean
early -
career scientists organized an international conference on ethical issues i
scientists organized an international conference on ethical issues
in science.
Not many
scientists have the audacity to change research directions
in the
early stages of their independent research
career, and fewer still have the courage to leave a tenure - track position for a postdoc.
We
scientists have always been a well - travelled bunch, and these days it is increasingly de rigueur to spend at least a part of our training or
early career in a country other than our own.
Three Reports Tackle the Postdoc Mess 6 May 2005 The plight of
early -
career scientists has come
in for exceptional scrutiny
in recent weeks as three major scientific institutions each released a report on the postdoc system.
Impecunious
early -
career scientists and lab workers can't match the lobbying power of more established groups and will need to do a great deal more before they stand a chance of effectively advancing their interests
in the high - stakes Washington fray.
Although various programs to address the problems plaguing
early -
career biomedical researchers are already underway, including some through NIH, the legislation tells junior
scientists that lawmakers have heard their concerns and want to take part
in the effort to bring about change.
Early -
career scientists interested
in climate change need a unique blend of skills that often must be acquired informally.
Scientists too
early in their
careers to compete on their own will generally benefit only if their principal investigator (PI) wins a stimulus grant that keeps them employed.
Every year, the MIT Technology Review «35 Innovators Under 35» (TR35) program recognizes talented
scientists who pursue groundbreaking business ideas, at an
early stage
in their
career.
The Road to Scientific Recognition 13 January 2006 Italian
scientist Maria Pia Cosma felt at an
early stage that
in order for her scientific
career to grow, she needed to spend some time abroad
in a high - profile lab.