Sentences with phrase «researched the career paths»

With a view toward removing that normative bias, ERC has pledged to take career breaks and «unconventional research career paths» into account when selecting recipients of its generous research grants, including the Starting Grants, which offer up to $ 2 million for 5 years to rising principal investigators (PIs), and the Advanced Grants, which provide established research leaders with up to $ 3.5 million.

You could even mention your knowledge of relevant professional bodies and qualifications, or reveal that you've researched the career paths followed by other graduates.

They researched the career path I was interested in before I got married to see if I could still make a go with it after being gone for several years.

Lessons Learned from Mariano Torres • Think twice before setting aside all the training and experience you gained in military service • Research career paths extensively before you elect a college major • Make sure your career counselor is working for you, not just your college

Not exact matches

Research from Birmingham University suggests that lastborns tend to venture into traditional business roles only if other family members have chosen different career paths.

Get advice about volunteering for high - impact charities or choosing effective career paths, and dive into our research reports on the efficacy of different animal advocacy interventions.

According to the findings of a new research study, interest in church planting is on the rise, some of America's best and brightest ministry leaders choose planting as their career path and church planting efforts are much more successful and promising than anticipated.

She has high aspirations and with that comes a hefty price... so, I did some research about some colleges, and my jaw just dropped (I don't know why, cause I am in the process of obtaining a Master's degree myself), so, I can not encourage my children enough to think hard about what career path they want to take on.

Q: Do institutions need to consider shifting significantly from their research mission in order to encourage alternate career paths?

We are all too familiar with the well - trod paths of research science careers but paths to those «other» careers seem uncharted.

2011 Daniel Colón - Ramos is passionate about contributing to the development of future scientists and has spoken broadly about his experience on the academic path to a research career, the importance of mentoring and role models in science education, and the need for an open dialogue between scientists and the general public.

Indeed, universities and similar research institutions provide a fertile foundation for crafting multiple career paths, and offer diverse opportunities.

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.

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.

I want to define my own research and career path and become increasingly autonomous regarding what I do and how I do it — and be able to secure the funding that will help me achieve this.

It's about you, what you want to do, what kind of science research is interesting for you, and what kind of career path you want to take.»

Professional societies such as the Canadian Astronomical Society (CASCA) and AAS are concerned about the situation and have been engaged in continuing discussions in recent years about how to improve current postgraduate training programs in order to prepare students not only for research careers, but to give them a broad skill set that would enable them to pursue more diverse career paths.

But it hasn't been a direct path, and changing fields during my training, though challenging, has provided a valuable perspective that has improved my research and, I believe, will continue to serve me well throughout my career.

Even in the changing health research landscape, postdoctoral fellow Ian Lanza is positive about his career path.

Whatever the stage of graduate training, none of the proposed career paths were found to be unpopular — not even academic research careers.

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.

I will, however, offer guidance to those making career choices, whether they intend to pursue research careers or some other career path.

For example, you may be thinking about stepping away from the research PI career path for which you have been training for so many years.

As I've mentioned, there are no set paths to finding a career outside of research, and it is unlikely that any given contact will be able to do more than point you in a general direction.

And «if... you undertake a research career and then after a while you realize for some reason this is not what you want, well, you're still an engineer, so you have a lot of industrial opportunities for redesigning your career path.»

Breaking All the Rules 29 May 2009 Ruth Ley Ruth Ley and Lars Angenent found that two - scientist couples don't have to compromise on independent research careers — but the path isn't always easy.

Because very few European institutions have explicit, formalized career paths, KI had to model its structure on those of institutions in the United States, says Katarina Bjelke, KI's director for research and postgraduate education.

Additional goals are to «increase the number of research teams led by internationally competitive principal investigators» and to «develop sustainable career paths for researchers.»

If you have not been directly involved in hands - on research, describe other experiences you've had that have influenced your career path, how the graduate degree will advance you toward your career goals, and why you feel you would be adept at such a career.

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.

«Here the Master's degree is a really valuable one in a student's career path in academic or industrial research.

«We use the scores to advise people on the kinds of career paths they match up well with, based on research into how successful professionals score in different areas,» Green says.

Most have paid for their independence, in a harder career path than equally talented scientists who follow the research agendas of the big professors.

We have also commissioned two studies: one to monitor the ERC's evaluation system and the other to better understand research career patterns, in particular unconventional career paths and the profiles of successful researchers.

Susan Schade, a UAB alumna who now does research for a small biotech company in Birmingham, says that the IR helped her in its «exposure to different career paths and networking» and allowed her «to make contact with all kinds of people not at UAB.»

► In this week's Science Careers - produced Working Life article, Rachel Yoho describes how participating in school science fairs helped her find her path into a research career.

Gardner likens the postdoctoral career path to the unexpected twists and turns research can take.

Under some of those other systems, research institutions employ many scientists as long - term, career staff members who have professional - level salaries and clear career paths potentially leading to greater responsibility and leadership.

To help scientists and science trainees who hope to translate laboratory research into clinical medicine and to help minority scientists navigate their career paths, AAAS, Science Careers, and Science are launching a pair of online social - networking sites.

After completing his MSc (pharmacology) at the University of Toronto in 1999, Oak continued in the same lab working as a research technician, all the while considering alternative career paths.

Although more than 60 percent of survey respondents rated a research - oriented faculty position as one of their most attractive career paths, more than one - third rated other careers as more attractive, including research in government, established firms or startups, as well as teaching and other non-research careers.

While new paths may arise in the coming years, for now the best way to be considered for these lofty positions is to stay in research science, rise through the ranks, and have an illustrious career.

Another recommendation of the biomedical research workforce report was to understand better how different types of support — including having an individual fellowship, being on an institutional training grant, or being supported on a PI's research grant — track in terms of research productivity or future career path and success.

Similarly, Wendy Winckler's career path in oncology research «followed the genomic era,» she says.

The pilot study — an autumn 2014 online survey complemented with focus groups — looked into the career paths of some 500 young scientists who had obtained a Ph.D. in the previous 7 years and done at least one postdoc with one of a small and diverse range of research and funding organizations.

To address this concern, the council, which advises the U.K. government on science and technology issues, recommended last month that universities, industry leaders, and funding agencies develop a national framework for research careers — a conceptual flow chart that describes paths researchers can and do take.

Economics and the lack of good science positions may lead many to choose career paths outside of research.

Not all scientists at the conference intend to struggle for an academic position; those interested in alternative career paths met representatives of industry and nonacademic research institutions at a series of workshops.

Maintaining research excellence by making research a more attractive career path with improvements in people support, career flexibility and granting processes, and by strategic investment in infrastructure such as biobanks and data linkage networks

Students exposed directly to work environments in science, technology, engineering and math (STEM) fields are more likely to decide to follow paths that will lead to such careers, according to the findings of «Vocational Anticipatory Socialization of Adolescents: Messages, Sources, and Frameworks that Influence Interest in STEM Careers,» published online today in the National Communication Association's Journal of Applied Communication Recareers, according to the findings of «Vocational Anticipatory Socialization of Adolescents: Messages, Sources, and Frameworks that Influence Interest in STEM Careers,» published online today in the National Communication Association's Journal of Applied Communication ReCareers,» published online today in the National Communication Association's Journal of Applied Communication Research.