Sentences with phrase «outside of academia in»

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As the champion of a kind of conservatism currently in eclipse, and as a man of letters who made his living outside academia, Kirk is in danger of falling through the cracks.

Mormon apologetics are almost unanimously dismissed in academia outside of BYU.

However, academia (in biology anyway) seems to be relatively unique among advanced degrees where we basically never talk about work outside of work so conversation is usually pretty light.

Aimed at an international audience of practitioners and policymakers, it tackles contemporary themes in early childhood, with contributions from both foundation - supported projects and outside experts drawn from the fields of practice, policy, and academia.

It might be noted that outside of academia, there is only one significant union of engineers in the US at Boeing.

* In a few weeks, Holly Sawyer will share with us Part 2 of her story, which reveals the joy she's found in her work outside academiIn a few weeks, Holly Sawyer will share with us Part 2 of her story, which reveals the joy she's found in her work outside academiin her work outside academia.

Many current students have no funding, and newly minted PhDs find themselves competing for posts in a job market which, both in academia and outside, has yet to recognise the value of the qualification.

Scientists thus employed are denied the prospect of a permanent position or — in time — opportunities for acquiring additional skills for a profession outside academia.

Therefore, researchers in training need to consider and prepare for careers outside, as well as within, academia because «alternative» nonacademic careers actually represent the vast majority of career destinations for researchers nowadays.

practical assistance and information relating to careers outside of academia, in particular those in industry

My way out of this impasse was to see a career adviser, who over the course of 3 months helped me rediscover my skills and professional aspirations — both in and outside academia.

Outside of academia, titles in science are even harder to understand.

He and co-founder Amar Sahay, a professor at Harvard University and Russo's former boss, believe their system can help scientists «start engaging opportunities outside of academia earlier in their scientific careers,» Russo says.

At one session, which covered research careers in industry and the private sector, Lawrence Fitzgerald, vice president of neuroscience research at Lundbeck Pharmaceuticals in New York City, said he had started to consider a job outside academia when he realized he cared more about the science than the setting.

In its latest survey of postdocs, Vitae, an organization based in Cambridge that supports the career development of U.K. research staff, found that 9 % of respondents have done placements or internships outside of academia, up from 5 % just 2 years earlieIn its latest survey of postdocs, Vitae, an organization based in Cambridge that supports the career development of U.K. research staff, found that 9 % of respondents have done placements or internships outside of academia, up from 5 % just 2 years earliein Cambridge that supports the career development of U.K. research staff, found that 9 % of respondents have done placements or internships outside of academia, up from 5 % just 2 years earlier.

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.

Stacie Grossman Bloom, executive director for the New York University Neuroscience Institute in New York City, said that neuroscientists often fail to recognize the value of their skills to employers outside of academia.

These include a career planning primer and a discussion of the wide variety of jobs, in and outside academia, available to postdocs.

The Taulbee report confirms that more than half of recent computer science Ph.D. s found jobs outside academia in 2012.

When James Gardner and his wife Renee defended Doctorates in environmental science in 2008, they decided to boost their two - body chances by looking anywhere in the world, both inside and outside of academia.

Meanwhile, academics rarely discussed the issues with people outside academia, and messages from non-profit organisations were «lost in the middle of the information agenda of traditional media.»

The other element to be excited about, besides your present strengths, lies in the opportunity to learn something new, which you will certainly be doing if you move outside of academia.

The main goal of the Resability Forum is to ensure that the expert knowledge of disabled scientists from different disciplines is heard outside academia in society's discussions on all topics, not just those related to disability issues.

I have noticed over the years that many minority students who earn graduate degrees in SME (science, math, and engineering) are pursuing careers outside of academia.

She's a Ph.D. candidate in the sciences who wants to pursue a career outside of academia, like me.

«Be open to actively forging a successful research career outside of academia — in consultancy, in government ministries and advisory bodies,... and in industry,» Phillips says.

She suggests that such a decrease could «be counterbalanced by the development of more post-doctorate positions outside academia or even reducing / slowing down the growth in numbers of those going into PhD study.»

Be open to actively forging a successful research career outside of academia — in consultancy, in government ministries and advisory bodies,... and in industry.

If a larger proportion of the graduate student population were supported on training grants, she said, NIH could better monitor students» training and ensure broader exposure to careers outside of academia — and better training in the skills needed to perform well in those careers.

The issue of breadth and flexibility has been recommended by policy - makers and educators as a means of making the Ph.D. more adaptable and useful in a broader range of professions outside of academia.

Some of the first skills Hope developed outside academia — as a professional musician — have proved especially helpful in his current position.

Designed to help transform Ph.D. s into «citizen - scholars» whose broad knowledge is applicable outside of academia, Texas's Professional Development Program (PDP) teaches practical skills, including how to write articles, grant applications, and book proposals; craft public policies; and work in consulting.

Finally, the report noted that most biomedical graduate programs and postdocs in the United States do little to prepare biomedical scientists for careers outside of academia even though considerably fewer than half (43 %) wind up in academic research or teaching and fewer than a quarter (23 %) wind up tenured.

So ask around but keep in mind that some professors may not like the idea of having their star students stray from their own exemplary career paths; they might be biased against jobs outside academia.

Choosing a career outside of academia is daunting, and not many academic advisers know much about the positions that exist or how to be competitive for them, so I guess I'm mostly thankful for postgraduates in nonacademic positions for sharing their knowledge!

One of NPA's goals is to illuminate careers outside of academia, and Raymond Clark was among the first people it helped in that way.

Rhea Daughtery, Associate Direction of the School of Medicine Career Center, will showcase careers available outside of academia and highlight how the skills we acquire during our research as a postdoc are transferrable and valuable in many areas of industry.

Acquiring a diverse set of mentors both in and outside of academia is also valuable for opening.

Book that you remember reading over and over during childhood: A Wrinkle in Time by Madeleine L'Engle Currently reading: Bibliotech: Why Libraries Matter More Than Ever in the Age of Google by John Palfrey The thing that drew you to it: This past March, I attended the Ed School's professional development institute Library Leadership in a Digital Age where John [Palfrey], a former Harvard colleague at the law library, challenged us to create new and different partnerships, including those outside of academia, as we transition to a digital future and redefine the role and work of libraries.

«But the record of these programs is poor — and it has been widely criticized by both education deans and those outside academia,» Education Secretary Arne Duncan said in a February 2010 speech.

Whether it's time in a Maker studio, online courses or an externship or shadowing opportunity for a motivated student who wants to see what life is like outside of academia, giving students the chance for multi-modal, experiential learning is an effective way to broaden minds and teach specific skills — all while putting student choice at the forefront.

Outside of academia, Dr. Womack served as an AAAS Congressional Fellow, with sponsorship by the American Society of Civil Engineers, in 2001 - 2002.

The core of academic publishing is in textbooks, monographs (detailed written studies, either long or short, of a specific subject) and books intended for an audience mainly outside academia.

Many of the researchers seek to contribute to a better understanding of adventure games (and videogames in general) outside of academia.

In addition to producing stylistically controversial work, after the 1950s, his latent anti-Semitism had become exposed and he had essentially destroyed any chance for a continuing career outside of academia.

Sculpture as a distinct artistic phenomena or, more dramatically, as a way by which to see and understand the world does not seem to have much currency both inside and outside of academia, but sculpture's always liminal and frequently clunky or awkward presence in the world (what is the point of sculpture after all?)

Abstraction, as the term is generally used in the art world outside of academia, is a broad designation that embraces many variations on the theme of non-representational art.

In the first part of a video interview (above), he says that social networks are most often the missing link — often because scientists, particularly in academia, are reluctant to build relationships outside their comfort zonIn the first part of a video interview (above), he says that social networks are most often the missing link — often because scientists, particularly in academia, are reluctant to build relationships outside their comfort zonin academia, are reluctant to build relationships outside their comfort zone.

Auditors from outside, let alone outside of academia, are most unwelcome participants in the conversation.

So, in a real sense, academia is lagging in developing ideas and it may well be that the real thrust of ideas that eventually overturn the global warming & ^ % $ will come from outside academia (or at least in discussions outwith the usual journals of academia).