Luckily, there are a variety
of academic paths available to future teachers, including online degrees.
Most of us dreamed
of an academic path when we started out, but it only makes sense to consider all options before settling by default into an uncompromising position.
By necessity, this is only the briefest overview
of an academic path to a career as a physician - scientist.
Because of our work with Apex Learning we have been able to reach thousands of students in ways that will impact the course
of their academic path in high school and beyond.
Not exact matches
«With 21 graduated apprentices becoming store managers and 57 shift supervisors, it proves to us that apprenticeships for young people are a genuine alternative to
academic study and are a real
path to a retail career,» said Lisa Robbins, director
of Partner Resources for Starbucks UK.
I walked away from church at around age 15, wandered through various experiments with pseudo-spirituality,
academic study
of religion and denominations until I found myself on the
path of fully claiming faith in God for my own.
Her
academic pedigree, experience with education and health promotion, Director
of Education roles and motherhood have all helped forge this
path to leading the Rainbow Plate movement.
Once you select an
academic level that best matches your preschooler's needs, your best bet is to start them on the Step - by - Step Learning
Path, a series
of lessons that gives your child a great overview
of all the subjects on the site.
Yet she went onto to Princeton and Yale, two
of the finest
academic establishments in the US which set her on the
path to the highest court in the land.
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.
A wise and caring mentor can mean the difference between wandering around aimlessly and striding purposefully down the
path of academic life and beyond.
2011 Daniel Colón - Ramos is passionate about contributing to the development
of future scientists and has spoken broadly about his experience on the
academic path to a research career, the importance
of mentoring and role models in science education, and the need for an open dialogue between scientists and the general public.
Of all the career paths open to scientists, academic administration has to be one of the most obscur
Of all the career
paths open to scientists,
academic administration has to be one
of the most obscur
of the most obscure.
A federal program «to attract to the federal service outstanding men and women from a variety
of academic disciplines and career
paths who have a clear interest in, and commitment to, excellence in the leadership and management
of public policies and programs.»
But most
of all, I never considered
academic administration as a career
path for anyone interested in science.
Such experiments to shorten the
academic career
path deserve broader attention, because under the current system many
of the brightest people are lost due to delays at all stages.
OK, perhaps the first two are more likely, but some
of the more senior
academics will have some impressive contacts, so work out what you want to do this summer and see if they can smooth your
path to the perfect placement.
In the 5 years since former president
of Harvard University Lawrence Summers made a household name for himself by suggesting that women may lack an «intrinsic aptitude» for science, there's been a heightened sensitivity toward the factors in
academic science and medicine that lead so many women to veer from the
academic career
path.
Across all other disciplines, cohorts, and career
paths, the percentage
of students with a negative view
of any career ranged between 6 % (early - cohort physicists; careers in government) and 24 % (late - cohort chemists; careers in
academic teaching).
From Mexicali to Harvard by V. Chase, 8 July 2005 Luis León, a third year doctoral student studying immunology at Harvard University and a recent recipient
of a Howard Hughes Medical Institute (HHMI) Gilliam Graduate Fellowship, talks about his
path from minimum - wage jobs to
academic researcher.
Whatever the stage
of graduate training, none
of the proposed career
paths were found to be unpopular — not even
academic research careers.
Monica Piñon talks about her
academic path from a community college to UC Berkeley School
of Optometry.
As a high school student, I continued to try to find the best
path for personal development, but because
of my background I was not looked upon as an outstanding
academic prospect for college.
There is no longer any obvious linear
path to the Promised Land
of academic achievement.
Begin with a hook (i.e., a personal anecdote that relates to your career
path, a unique perspective on your
academic career, or a statement that clearly summarizes your level
of commitment) that will draw the reader into your story.
A report released by the House
of Commons Science and Technology Committee
of the U.K. Parliament on Thursday calls on universities and the government to review
academic career
paths and find ways to level the playing field for women.
He followed the prescribed
path for an
academic scientist: narrowing his focus first in graduate school, then identifying original avenues
of research to pursue in his postdoctoral fellowship, and finally landing a tenure - track assistant professorship.
Students who do internships are also exposed to a wider variety
of career
paths than they find out about in the
academic world.
The task group heard from prominent
academics and policymakers about the characteristics
of successful innovators and entrepreneurs, the current state
of U.S. education, and the
paths and barriers to success.
The Meyerhoff Scholars Program at the University
of Maryland, Baltimore County (UMBC), has become the gold standard for providing a
path into
academic research for groups — African - Americans, Hispanics, and disadvantaged white students — now underrepresented in the STEM (science, technology, engineering, and mathematics) fields.
Negawatts, hypercars and soft
paths are the inventions
of a controversial
academic turned campaigner.
Given the pressures
of competition for
academic positions, to follow Einstein's
path is to risk the price that he paid: unemployment in spite
of abundant talent and skill at the craft
of theoretical physics.
For some researchers this makes their dreams
of an
academic career come true, but for quite a lot
of others it is just the result
of not considering the countless fascinating career
paths they might follow outside academia.
Which is why, this month, we've invited some
of these behind - the - scenes employees
of universities and research institutes, all
of them with advanced degrees in science — to tell you what they do, why they chose to leave hands - on research to others, and how they took the step onto an alternative
academic path.
Researchers, she adds, need to look not just in front
of them on the
academic path but also all around them at the job options in other sectors, making the best choice for themselves rather than the best choice for their labs.
With the increasing limited availability
of academic positions, scientists must evaluate their options more critically than ever before and consider options beyond the typical
academic path.
Not all scientists at the conference intend to struggle for an
academic position; those interested in alternative career
paths met representatives
of industry and nonacademic research institutions at a series
of workshops.
Whether you're interested in taking a closer look at the
academic career
path, changing jobs, or assessing other aspects
of your work life, a personal development plan can help you define and explore your goals and map out ways to turn them into reality.
The impact
of student debt on career choice has been a concern
of academic leaders since the early 1990s, when a series
of commentaries published in medical journals warned
of a serious drought in the physician - scientist pipeline unless something was done to help recruit and retain people on that career
path.
Currently, about one - third
of all positions offered directly on the site are Ph.D. positions at different universities, so the site is well worth a look for those who have decided in the
academic career
path, too.
If the supervisor has not given the student some insight into the rewards
of academic toil then the only
path available will be into business.
So aspiring
academics in Ankara generally take the well - trod
path of «applying to the United States and finding Turkish professors.
«With a small population, geographical isolation and small number
of universities, the
academic career
path in Australia is extremely competitive, especially compared with the US or Europe,» says Clegg.
The objective
of the group is straightforward, says Tate: to encourage women graduate students, who are interested in pursuing an
academic career, «to take time to think about where we are going, ask questions we're afraid to ask, and discuss the many
paths that a successful
academic career can follow.»
There's not a lot
of similarity between the world
of the
academic scientist and that
of his or her industry counterpart, yet their training develops along similar — often identical —
paths.
The study, published in the
academic journal Cell Stem Cell, answers a key question about the viral
path of attack, said Kristen Brennand, a stem cell biologist at the Icahn School
of Medicine at Mount Sinai Medical Center in New York.
At Addgene we hope that all parties involved in making
academic research a successful and enjoyable
path for people from all walks
of life will continue having conversations like those at the FOR symposium and will enact their solutions as soon as they become actionable.
Similar to his teenage battle with cancer, this personal struggle guided his
academic path towards developing a laboratory program investigating the basic science
of pediatric cancer survivorship.
«Manufacturers have deep pockets, and there is a tendency for research efforts to follow the money (with accompanying
academic prestige), rather than a
path defined only by the needs
of patients and the public.»
As a result, collaborations with companies from the fashion industry are an integral part
of students»
academic paths, providing an ongoing exchange within the frameworks
of the industry, including briefings and precise commercial goals students must strive towards.