Sentences with phrase «policy career as»

Heather moved to the next chapter of her science policy career as a AAAS Executive Branch Fellow in the Department of Defense's STEM office.

He is considering pursuing a science - policy career as a way of making a positive impact on society.

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Cherny went on to a public policy career, serving first as a speech writer under then - President Bill Clinton, and later helping Senator Elizabeth Warren (D - Mass.)

During the former Heisman Trophy winner's 11 season career, he received quite a bit of criticism, both for his unapologetic marijuana use (which resulted in multiple suspensions for violating the NFL's substance abuse policy) and for his demeanor, which was described as «aloof» and even «weird.»

A 22 - week policy or «unlimited» time - off means nothing if women are viewed as less capable, regularly experience harassment, or fear that having children will completely derail their career.

Ms. Siu started her career as a member of the Global Markets Institute, the public policy research unit of Goldman Sachs, providing research and high - level advisory services to policymakers, regulators and investors around the world.

In September, 2012 he retired from a long career as Chief Economist and Director of Social and Economic Policy with the Canadian Labour Congress.

He began his career as an economic researcher and policy consultant with the Fraser Institute, World Bank and United Nations.

Dr. Sands began his career as a policy research scholar, and is a nonresident Senior Associate of the Center for Strategic and International Studies (CSIS) the Washington think tank where he was a resident specialist on Canadian affairs from 1993 until 2002.

He has a long career in government and has served as deputy secretary to the cabinet at the Privy Council Office, associate deputy minister and then acting deputy minister at Public Safety Canada, associate assistant deputy minister of energy policy and assistant deputy minister of international trade and finance.

Demographic trends are forcing employers to take greater account of growing numbers of women and minorities in the workplace in such areas as recruitment, career development, employee benefits and family policy.

Fox tells the story from beginning to end: childhood in the German - American parsonage; nine grades of school followed by three years in a denominational «college» that was not yet a college and three year's in Eden Seminary, with graduation at 21; a five - month pastorate due to his father's death; Yale Divinity School, where despite academic probation because he had no accredited degree, he earned the B.D. and M.A.; the Detroit pastorate (1915 - 1918) in which he encountered industrial America and the race problem; his growing reputation as lecturer and writer (especially for The Christian Century); the teaching career at Union Theological Seminary (1928 - 1960); marriage and family; the landmark books Moral Man and Immoral Society and The Nature and Destiny of Man; the founding of the Fellowship of Socialist Christians and its journal Radical Religion; the gradual move from Socialist to liberal Democratic politics, and from leader of the Fellowship of Reconciliation to critic of pacifism; the break with Charles Clayton Morrison's Christian Century and the inauguration of Christianity and Crisis; the founding of the Union for Democratic Action, then later of Americans for Democratic Action; participation in the ecumenical movement, especially the Oxford Conference and the Amsterdam Assembly; increasing friendship with government officials and service with George Kennan's policy - planning group in the State Department; the first stroke in 1952 and the subsequent struggles with ill health; retirement from Union in 1960, followed by short appointments at Harvard, at the Center for the Study of Democratic Institutions, and at Columbia's Institute of War and Peace Studies; intense suffering from ill health; and death in Stockbridge, Massachusetts, in 1971.

«SPL is far from perfect as a policy, but we need to give it time to «bed down» and for employers to get to grips with their vital role in supporting mums and dads to share it more equitably — to the benefit of both parents» careers, and their children's wellbeing.»

I agree with Professor Zhou that the U.S. needs better family policies, but as I wrote in my letter to the editor: «her focus on promoting policies for mothers who pursue full - time careers leaves out mothers as well as fathers who make other choices.

She was viewed as having pushed through policies like the bedroom tax which hit the disabled and, having only been elected for the first time in 2010, now sees her parliamentary career ended.

It is not a dining club, unlike some Parliamentary groupings, but operates as more of a policy and strategy discussion forum, with guest speakers (including Mark Littlewood of the IEA and John Cridland of the CBI), and, more regularly, members of the 2020 discuss ideas drawn from their areas of expertise from their careers before Parliament.

During Barnhart's career as a journalist, she frequently questioned superintendents, lawmakers and governors about policies affecting children and communities.

Having gained a first class degree from Oxford and begun his career working as a civil servant at 10 Downing Street under Baroness Thatcher, the former MP was nicknamed «Two Brains» by his colleagues due to his background and his serious approach to policy formulation.

On foreign policy, Gibson whose 24 - year Army career included three tours leading combat units in Iraq, has emerged as an advocate for a smaller U.S. military footprint overseas and more limits on presidential authority to deploy combat forces without Congressional approval.

As someone who has spent his career chronicling the consequences of government decisions, I'm all too aware of the costs of shortsighted policies and partisan gridlock.

Policy wonk: Schneiderman's Fall Was Inevitable Only someone who hasn't followed Eric Schneiderman's career should be shocked by his scandal - scarred resignation as New York attorney general, contends City Journal's Seth...

The course is geared towards early - career scientists as well as scientists or government officials with policy and diplomacy experience from developing countries.

Crediting his judicial fellowship as being a crucial part of his career advancement, he said it helped him «create contacts in Washington, D.C. and refine his understanding of how scholarly work can shape policy through communication of theoretical and empirical research.»

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.

Gottfried, currently a professor emeritus of physics at Cornell University, was honored by AAAS «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.»

Early - career scientists can prepare themselves by engaging with groups such as AAAS, which offers science communication training, opportunities for scientists and engineers to engage in policy and tools for catalyzing advocacy, Holt noted.

«As a matter of policy, Harvard does not comment on pending litigation,» university spokesperson Tania deLuzuriaga told Science Careers by email.

And all of the other possible career choices, such as law school, science writing, or policy, would also be spokes that lead directly out of graduate school.

Over the next 6 months, as I researched career planning services for graduate students, I found the lack of guidance for fellows challenging, as I did my lack of experience in education policy.

Having said that, there are examples of excellent provision in some universities, and policy frameworks and awards such as the European Charter for Researchers and the HR Excellence Award set out guidelines for institutions, including career support for postdoctoral research staff.

... I fully support her career and often use her as an example in teaching courses at the University of Minnesota on careers and the role (s) scientist [s] can play in affecting public policy and development.

«Our hope is that they will continue to work together as they graduate into careers in academia, industry, nonprofits and government, to make a systemic impact on a number of issues,» said Roberts, who is a former AAAS S&T Policy fellow.

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The play is Othello, but he could just as well have been writing about science, where reputation is, in the words of the University of Washington's (UW's) policy on research misconduct, «of paramount importance to a researcher's career.»

• Scientists» input into policy is much on the minds of the science community these days; it was a dominant theme at the recent AAAS meeting in Chicago, Illinois where, for example — as Elisabeth Pain reported in Science Careers — panelists advised scientists on how to influence policy.

Tobin Smith, who has spent his career commuting between the «two totally different worlds» of politics and academia, illuminated some of the challenges that scientists face as they get involved in policy and communicate with policymakers.

As one of our essayists comments, a science policy career is still a science career.

After completing the yearlong program, some fellows remain in policy, while others use the program as a transition to a new career.

Some of the «alternative» career paths, such as science policy, consulting, and regulatory affairs, seemed particularly enticing, and I wanted to learn more.

2016 Kurt Gottfried is 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.»

A new report highlights family - friendly policies and adherence to Title IX by U.S. universities and the federal government as the keys to keeping women in science careers.

Professors are apt to advise students for academia, as most supervisors have limited exposure to opportunities in other career sectors, such as biotech, law, policy, government, or communication.

But if you're already in science, the best advice is probably this: Finish your Ph.D. and, as you're writing your dissertation, work on refining your policy - career objectives.

One learns on every job, and, as Berkower notes, flexibility is key even at universities because «policies change over the course of a person's career.»

There's more than one path to policy — if Science's Next Wave teaches anything, it's that when it comes to careers there's never just one way of doing things — but if you want to make the transition as painless as possible you should try to make the change in a sensible way.

«This kind of precautionary approach achieves a balance of economic interests and conservation benefits,» said Sarah Reiter, a co-author and former early career law and policy fellow at the Center for Ocean Solutions who now works as an ocean policy analyst at the Monterey Bay Aquarium.

Such experiences will also help you assess science policy as a career option.

IP is a complex area of law and policy, and I will forgive you if it does not remain foremost on your mind as you move through your career.

«If we want a community that moves forward, and takes the physicists that are coming to us, and helps their careers, we need to include LGBT physicists,» said Barthelemy, an astrophysicist currently serving as a AAAS Science and Technology Policy Fellow, sponsored by the American Physical Society and the American Institute of Physics, at the U.S. Department of Education.

For our part, the Postdoc Network is working to enhance our online database of postdoc organizations to include more detailed information on compensation and employee benefit policies as well as best practices for both personnel and career development programs.