The SFI Career Development Award (CDA) Programme supports excellent investigators still in the earlier stages
of their research career who are already in an independent (either permanent or fixed - term) academic position.
Not exact matches
The economists
who did the
research for the Federal Reserve Bank
of New York concluded that average workers see most
of their earnings grow during the first 10 years
of their
career and begin to stagnate after age 35.
«That is not only unfair, but it's a policy mistake in that those [low - income] kids would be the ones
who would benefit the most,» Marr said, adding that a large body
of research has found that extra income for poor families improves their kids» health, education, and
career outcomes.
In a world
of digital transactions, however, you have «no real feel for what you're spending,» says Bloch,
who did
research in behavioral finance at the University
of Florida before embarking on a
career that has included turns as a corporate accountant, personal finance video - blogger and founder
of a social media marketing company.
Donald T. Critchlow's impressively
researched Phyllis Schlafly and Grassroots Conservatism, a narrative
of Schlafly's political
career, explains that it was this unyielding quality
of hers — her resolute refusal to cultivate the intellectual and cultural elites
of either coast, even the conservative intellectual and cultural elites
who were her natural ideological allies — that provided the astonishing power that she managed to wield in American politics for more than three decades.
Some F1 2017 players
who've picked McLaren for their
career mode have reported problems with the
Research & Development element
of the game.
Madsen,
who has also served on the WSPC
Research and Technical Committee and has had a long and successful
career working in the potato industry, will be serving a three year term on the Commission, and says he is looking forward to utilizing his lifelong experience
of working with potatoes to best serve the industry.
«Despite the fact that women predominate in terms
of numbers
of teachers, this
research confirms that it is men
who are passported to early
career success and rapid promotion.
Kunda chose the direction
of her
research career after reading Thinking in Pictures by Temple Grandin, an animal science professor
who is autistic and has the ability to problem - solve — and even to visualize huge pieces
of machinery before they are built — using her exceptional visual thinking skills.
As an undergraduate, I had participated in the Minority Access to
Research Careers (MARC) program — a program designed to increase the number
of minorities
who obtain a Ph.D..
Jahren «has transformed the sedentary, slow - growing lives
of plants into a vibrant series
of stories that are interwoven with tales
of her own
research career in the field
of paleo - plant physiology,» wrote reviewer Meg Lowman, a field biologist at the California Academy
of Sciences in San Francisco
who is also an author.
«The ARTS program is a perfectly designed program for people
who are interested in
research and
who are determining what kind
of career they want a little bit later, as opposed to determining it as early as medical school,» he says.
I attended the daylong «National Convocation on Revitalizing the University - Industry - Government Partnership in Support
of Research in Science, Engineering, and Medicine» in hopes
of learning about initiatives to help students and postdocs
who are preparing to leave academe and find
careers in those other, unfamiliar sectors.
Edited by biotech consultant and entrepreneur Dr. Cynthia Robbins - Roth, this book features the stories
of 23 people
who have moved from the traditional
career path
of research science to a host
of different
careers.
This is a fellowship program designed for genetics professionals with an advanced degree
who are early in their
careers and interested in the development and implementation
of national genomics literacy efforts, informal science education, science education policy, program development, or science education
research.
Beyond the present uncertainty caused by the legal situation, another downside is a «prejudice around cannabis... that can limit some
of your other [
career] options,» says Pryor,
who is also the founder and head
of the American Chemical Society's (ACS's) Cannabis Chemistry subdivision, which advocates for increased cannabis
research.
Science
Careers spoke to three scientists
who work in various aspects
of «hearts and minds»
research — although in one case it's the hearts and minds
of U.S. soldiers after they return home.
As far as I know, there are no TV programs about the lives
of physician - scientists; most
of us
who chose this
career path did so because we encountered and became enchanted with the idea
of integrating medicine and
research.
«We need to structure
career activities like conferences in ways that allow those colleagues
who are in the midst
of these two major events (having children and starting
research careers) to engage as fully as possible.»
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 fulfi
careers, and profiling scientists
who succeeded in
research as well as some
who looked elsewhere for fulfillment.
Modelled after a program at the University
of British Columbia, the
research student category is aimed at recently graduated bachelor's students
who are considering a
career in
research but haven't yet decided to pursue one.
These agencies are good for us because without them, there wouldn't be an ecosystem
of scientists
who can devote their whole
careers to
research.
Making the Leap: When, How, and Why a
Career in Drug Discovery May Be Right for You Matthew Bell
who heads
of discovery
research for Wyeth Pharmaceuticals tells when, how, and why a
career in drug discovery may be right for you.
National Institutes
of Health / NIH - Fogarty International Center International
Research Scientist Development Awards The International Research Scientist Development Award (IRSDA) is offered by the Fogarty International Center (FIC) for U.S. postdoctoral biomedical scientists, in the formative stages of their careers, who seek an opportunity to continue research in, or extend their research experience into, developing co
Research Scientist Development Awards The International
Research Scientist Development Award (IRSDA) is offered by the Fogarty International Center (FIC) for U.S. postdoctoral biomedical scientists, in the formative stages of their careers, who seek an opportunity to continue research in, or extend their research experience into, developing co
Research Scientist Development Award (IRSDA) is offered by the Fogarty International Center (FIC) for U.S. postdoctoral biomedical scientists, in the formative stages
of their
careers,
who seek an opportunity to continue
research in, or extend their research experience into, developing co
research in, or extend their
research experience into, developing co
research experience into, developing countries.
Of course, not everyone
who is considering a
career in mathematical biology has academic
research in mind.
With the help
of PdOC, the
careers service has applied to the University
of Cambridge for funding to appoint a staff member
who would be responsible for dealing specifically with postdocs and other contract
research staff.
To develop the classifications, the nonprofit organization Rescuing Biomedical
Research (RBR) convened a working group made up
of trainee advocates and university administrators and
career - development program directors
who are involved in collecting
career outcome data.
Coss,
who taught drawing classes early in his academic
career and whose previous
research focused on art and human evolution, used photos and film to study the strokes
of charcoal drawings and engravings
of animals made by human artists 28,000 to 32,000 years ago in the Chauvet - Pont - d'Arc Cave in southern France.
Washington, D.C., is home to many scientific organizations and societies, science publications, and
research institutions, so I took advantage
of those vast resources here to build my network and make connections with people
who might be able to assist and advise me on my
career options.
Glenn Fleisig,
who holds the position
of Smith and Nephew Chair
of Research at ASMI gave Science's Next Wave a behind - the - scenes look at how ASMI trains this nation's next generation
of sports scientists, as well as insight into his own
career path.
«Potential interest [among Ph.D. s] in
careers in secondary school science and mathematics education is much higher than the 0.8 %
of Ph.D. s
who currently work in K - 12 education,» says a 2000 report by the National
Research Council called Attracting Science and Mathematics Ph.D. s to Secondary School Education.
«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.
One way to get the best
of both worlds is a
career in a government lab, says Dean DeLongchamp,
who finished his Ph.D. in the Hammond Lab in 2003 and now leads flexible electronics
research at the National Institute
of Standards and Technology in Gaithersburg, Maryland.
Childs,
who has a Ph.D. in chemistry and 11 years
of teaching experience, says that
research -
career insecurity is another reason that often comes up during interviews for Oxford's 1 - year Postgraduate Certificate
of Education (PGCE), the teaching qualification that most UK graduates take.
To get a sense
of what the changing job market looks like from the ground, Science
Careers surveyed dozens
of scientists
who did their Ph.D. or postdoctoral
research in Barrett's lab.
OSLO — In her long
career as a physicist at the Massachusetts Institute
of Technology (MIT) in Cambridge, Mildred «Millie» Dresselhaus,
who is now 83, has
researched the electronic structure
of carbon in its myriad forms, from bulk graphite to nanotubes.
Even if the IOM recommendations are fully and effectively implemented, this timing could make it hard to assess the impact
of the changes on trainees»
career outcomes — whether the skill set IOM is advocating create new
research leaders or scientists
who struggle for jobs in a marketplace that still values more traditional standards
of success.
Early -
career scientists
who wish to win
research funding from federal agencies face a number
of obstacles, not least
of all the formidable competition: senior researchers
who have spent years improving their grantsmanship skills.
«Our best and brightest minds deserve to know that our country stands with them,» Senator Tammy Baldwin (D - WI),
who originated the portion
of the bill dedicated to
research training, wrote in an email to Science
Careers.
We need to adopt new ideas and system reforms to cater to the demands
of this evolving world, especially in a country like Japan where we experience many dynamic changes and challenges,» states Igarashi,
who emphasizes the importance
of maintaining R&D and science education funding to make
research careers attractive to young clinicians and scientists in Japan and around the world.
A new study in the Journal
of Research in Science Teaching indicates that undergraduates who participate in mentored research not only graduate more often with science degrees, but also attend graduate school and pursue STEM careers at highe
Research in Science Teaching indicates that undergraduates
who participate in mentored
research not only graduate more often with science degrees, but also attend graduate school and pursue STEM careers at highe
research not only graduate more often with science degrees, but also attend graduate school and pursue STEM
careers at higher rates.
«With respect to previous
research scientists, we are pleased to name Melicope stonei in honor
of Benjamin Clemens Masterman Stone, British - American botanist
who had contributed over 300 publications to science during his
career along with many keen insights into Hawaiian Melicope.»
Brian Nosek, COS executive director and a professor in the Department
of Psychology at the University
of Virginia in Charlottesville
who studies the gap between
research values and practices, also points out that using the Registered Report format can offer valuable feedback for junior researchers and help support their
career development as they decide what
research directions to pursue.
During the weeks
of 24 and 31 March, Science's Next Wave examines the motives,
career paths, and degree
of satisfaction
of people
who left
research to teach science to children.
Greater emphasis is also being put on transferable skills that serve not only academic scholars but also professionals
who «may have
research careers in other parts
of society,» says David Crosier, education system analyst at Eurydice, the E.U. organization that provides information on European education systems and policies.
► Ornithologist Xin Lu,
who has spent much
of his
research career conducting fieldwork on the Tibetan plateau, describes the emotional and spiritual rewards his work provides in this week's Science
Careers - produced Working Life story.
Carol Robinson, a chemist at the University
of Oxford in the United Kingdom,
who returned to science following a prolonged
career break to raise three children and has since received many honors for her
research into the 3D structure
of proteins, welcomes the recommendations.
Devi recommended developing an individual
career plan early on in your
career and consulting with mentors
who can tell you whether you're likely to achieve your academic goals or whether you would be better off pursuing a different line
of research or a
career outside
of academia.
To improve the current culture, the team argues that increased data sharing will allow more diverse people to actively participate in
research, such as early -
career scientists and those from underrepresented groups; scientists from smaller or historically less - influential institutions; citizen - scientists; and scientists from the Global South, scientists from Africa, South and Central America, and much
of Asia
who are often excluded from leading
research.
Despite all
of the exciting potential, the number
of physician - scientists within the United States has been steadily declining over the last 2 decades, mainly reflecting a drop in the number
of physicians
who after medical school decide to pursue
research careers.