Sentences with phrase «of their research career who»

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.

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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 fulfiCareers 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 fulficareers, 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 coResearch 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 coResearch 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 coresearch in, or extend their research experience into, developing coresearch 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 higheResearch 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 higheresearch 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.
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