At the time, the prospects
of a scientific career in India looked dim: «Everyone was pretty realistic about science in India.
Heike Kamerlingh Onnes spent most
of his scientific career in the quest to achieve the lowest temperatures possible.
Long considered the capstone
of a scientific career in China, election to the Chinese Academy of Sciences (CAS) confers so much prestige on those anointed that organizations often try to recruit CAS members or reward their own with a guarantee of lifetime employment.
Not exact matches
Careers attract careerists,
in Feyerabend's words: «devoid
of ideas, full
of fear, intent on producing some paltry result so that they can add to the flood
of inane papers that now constitutes «
scientific progress»
in many areas.»
«Frankly, there's a lot
of museum politics involved
in this, a lot
of careers committed to a particular point
of view even if new
scientific evidence raises questions,» Ruben said.
He was a submariner during the war, and since then has been involved
in a
career of scientific research that has ranged from the production
of gold leaf on Bibles to helping du Pont uncover impurities
in nylon, where «a break
in the miles
of thread is a disaster.»
During his long
career at Mass Audubon, Chris has been deeply involved
in all
of Mass Audubon's mission functions, including land protection, ecological management,
scientific research, education, and advocacy.
The discussion focused on the Ph.D.
career crisis more as a structural issue
of «overproduction» than as a calamity for tens
of thousands
of talented and dedicated aspiring scientists who have invested crucial years
of their lives
in the hope
of taking their place among those advancing the nation's
scientific enterprise.
«Now the young people can really plan their
scientific career,» says Sobolewski, who is now a professor at the Polish Academy
of Sciences» Institute
of Physics
in Warsaw.
Her
career comes full circle on Monday when she becomes director
of AAAS» Science & Technology Policy Fellowships Program, which, since 1973, has helped some 3,300 scientists and engineers ply their
scientific knowledge and related skills
in the policy arena, solving problems big and small facing leaders
in Congress, executive agencies and judicial offices.
If you want to thrive
in your
scientific career you need to know how to handle it and get the most
of it.
Looking back, he now realizes that these conversations, and the articles and books they both read, shaped the direction
of his
scientific career, both
in terms
of his interests and the courses he took.
And a February article
in Nature Biotechnology summarized the
career outcomes
of 15 years
of postdocs at the U.S. National Institute
of Environmental Health Sciences (NIEHS) using a newly devised taxonomy
of scientific jobs, plus related visualizations.
Building a lab and
career away from the
scientific powerhouses
in the north and west
of Europe can be particularly challenging.
Mathematician Jennifer Pearl's
scientific career was already taking shape when the American Association for the Advancement
of Science granted her a one - year fellowship that places hundreds
of scientists and engineers
in policy positions spread over each
of the three branches
of government.
2016: Kurt Godfried — Dr. Gottfried, a recognized leader
in the
scientific community on missile defense and nuclear terrorism who was among the founders
of the Union
of Concerned Scientists, was honored for his long and distinguished
career as a «civic scientist,» through his advocacy for arms control, human rights, and integrity
in the use
of science
in public policy making.
They also have a list
of contacts
in various chemical industry sectors you could use, a job - seeker service provided by a
scientific recruitment agency, and telephone
career advice and CV feedback.
The session will discuss the multitude
of paths towards a
career in science diplomacy, the various educational opportunities that are emerging
in the field, and the critical role
of universities and
scientific organizations
in advancing science diplomacy education and training.
The L'Oréal USA Fellowships for Women
in Science program is a national awards program that annually recognizes and rewards five U.S. - based women researchers at the beginning
of their
scientific careers.
As associate professor and first - author Johan Bollen writes
in an e-mail to Science
Careers, they wanted their new system to «enable scientists to set their own priorities, fund scientists... not projects, avoid proposal writing and reviewing, avoid administrative burdens, encourage all scientists to participate collectively
in the definition
of scientific priorities, encourage innovation, reward scientists that make significant contributions to data, software, methods, and systems, avoid funding death spirals (no funding - > no research - > no funding) but still reward high levels
of productivity, create the proper incentives for scholarly communication (publishing to communicate, not to improve bibliometrics), enable funding
of daring and risky research, and so on.»
This Meeting offers Fellows opportunities to present their research, learn more about the research supported by the Office
of Science and the
scientific user facilities, and participate
in seminars focused on professional development for
careers in the sciences.
Effective collaboration and networking will help you establish the kinds
of connections that advance science while moving you forward
in your
scientific career.
For the majority
of postdocs, however — those supported by professors» research grants and working
in university laboratories — the postdoc years generally do not provide high - quality mentoring, movement toward
scientific independence, adequate compensation and recognition, or guidance toward establishing a permanent
career.
In 2008, Science Careers offered readers worldwide a collection of articles illustrating scientific career opportunities in and out of research, advising readers on landing good jobs and excelling in scientific careers, and profiling scientists who succeeded in research as well as some who looked elsewhere for fulfillmen
In 2008, Science
Careers offered readers worldwide a collection of articles illustrating scientific career opportunities in and out of research, advising readers on landing good jobs and excelling in scientific careers, and profiling scientists who succeeded in research as well as some who looked elsewhere for fulfi
Careers offered readers worldwide a collection
of articles illustrating
scientific career opportunities
in and out of research, advising readers on landing good jobs and excelling in scientific careers, and profiling scientists who succeeded in research as well as some who looked elsewhere for fulfillmen
in and out
of research, advising readers on landing good jobs and excelling
in scientific careers, and profiling scientists who succeeded in research as well as some who looked elsewhere for fulfillmen
in scientific careers, and profiling scientists who succeeded in research as well as some who looked elsewhere for fulfi
careers, and profiling scientists who succeeded
in research as well as some who looked elsewhere for fulfillmen
in research as well as some who looked elsewhere for fulfillment.
You will be able to set up a professional profile, join groups belonging to our nine affiliated professional societies, discuss
career issues, arrange to give a talk at a neighboring lab, establish a research collaboration, or locate a mentor or a protégé
in your field
of scientific interest.
«MedImmune's postdoctoral program, launched
in 2011, is designed to cultivate and encourage the
scientific leaders
of tomorrow and help provide them a «launching pad» into
careers within the biopharmaceutical industry and academia,» says a company statement provided to Science C
careers within the biopharmaceutical industry and academia,» says a company statement provided to Science
CareersCareers.
It was an important milestone
in the development
of her
scientific career.
In other words, if one should beware of the curse of the artefact, success in a scientific career often comes down to an exceptional ability to sift the gold from the dros
In other words, if one should beware
of the curse
of the artefact, success
in a scientific career often comes down to an exceptional ability to sift the gold from the dros
in a
scientific career often comes down to an exceptional ability to sift the gold from the dross.
The ability
of scientists -
in - training (especially those who plan private sector
careers) to plan for the future, and
of venture capitalists to make money, depends on the success
of scientific and economic prognostication: Which
scientific fields, which technologies, will yield revenues and jobs
in the future, with a sustained demand for resources, human and otherwise?
However, many
of us
in the early phases
of our
scientific careers have many concerns with this system.
Crick, co-discoverer
of DNA, spent the latter part
of his
career studying consciousness and
in 1994 published a book about it, The Astonishing Hypothesis: The
scientific search for the soul.
MANCHESTER, U.K. — Researchers from all corners
of Europe have flocked to the biennial EuroScience Open Forum this week, where experts are showcasing
scientific developments
in a broad range
of fields and discussing science policy issues — plus offering
career guidance.
In a similar vein, the National Science Foundation's (NSF's) Task Force on National Workforce Policies for Science and Engineering (NWP) is expected to present a draft report to the National Science Board (NSB) in November that includes recommendations to «guide national policy toward the goal of drawing more U.S. citizens into careers in science and engineering, while continuing to compete globally for scientific talent,» according to the minutes of the October NSB meetin
In a similar vein, the National Science Foundation's (NSF's) Task Force on National Workforce Policies for Science and Engineering (NWP) is expected to present a draft report to the National Science Board (NSB)
in November that includes recommendations to «guide national policy toward the goal of drawing more U.S. citizens into careers in science and engineering, while continuing to compete globally for scientific talent,» according to the minutes of the October NSB meetin
in November that includes recommendations to «guide national policy toward the goal
of drawing more U.S. citizens into
careers in science and engineering, while continuing to compete globally for scientific talent,» according to the minutes of the October NSB meetin
in science and engineering, while continuing to compete globally for
scientific talent,» according to the minutes
of the October NSB meeting.
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.
As the presidency stick is handed over to Luxembourg, there is a clear answer: the number
of advances
in scientific career development during the Dutch presidency
of the European Union (EU) has stopped at zero.
We also make and maintain contacts with scientists and universities
in the field
of environmental sciences
in order to highlight
scientific career opportunities.
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.
Many established researchers hiked the number
of grants they receive and the number
of scientists working
in their labs, but newer investigators saw virtually no rise
in funding through the Research Project Grant Program (R01) grants considered crucial to establishing an independent
scientific career, Stephan found.
Together, these factors make neuroscience one
of the more exciting and opportunity - laden fields
in which to pursue a
scientific career.
It covers all disciplines
in the sciences and humanities, employing some 3000 early -
career researchers and accounting for 20 %
of Spain's
scientific output.
They identified the «interruption
of a
scientific career and funding gaps between research stages» as a key hurdle
in the professional life
of young researchers and took the view that «steps must be taken to avoid [this].»
In government and academic labs,
scientific jobs usually focus on that specialty for the duration
of an individual?s
career.
Dr. Sade started her
scientific career as a research fellow at the National Centre for Biological Sciences
in Bangalore, India, where she investigated regulation
of the survival and death
of T cells.
«To start a
scientific career is very challenging, and the returns are not very good,» says Rahul Sharma, a research instructor at the University
of Virginia
in Charlottesville, who sees his promotion opportunities and job satisfaction as very poor.
Are you contemplating a
career in scientific publishing — attracted by the chance to be at the forefront
of scientific discourse?
In 1920, he was born into an era
of rapid
scientific discovery — the advances
of which inspired his long and fruitful writing
career.
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.
The Ultralong - Distance Quest 2 November 2007 Lothar Hennighausen
In the first
of a new series
of personal perspectives, the author tells what a classic bicycle race taught him about
scientific careers.
Lead author Yarden Katz, a fellow at the center and
in the department
of systems biology at Harvard Medical School
in Boston, says they were interested
in examining the relationship between NIH funding and metrics widely used to indicate
scientific quality and determine
career advancement, such as publication, citation, and patent counts.
This phenomenon needs to be understood by individuals, academic institutions, companies, and federal agencies who claim that they want to see the numbers
of women and minorities going into science and engineering
careers increase, because unfortunately «stereotype threat» is alive and well
in the
scientific community.