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Not exact matches
Vance's biography of Musk touches on this phase of his
career in an interview with Rocket
Science Games co-founder Peter Barrett, who explained that Musk went above and beyond his
job description.
Confirmation bias is the
science behind it, and the implications on
job and
career success are significant.
The key to becoming successful at anything — your
job, your
career, or your own business — is not rocket
science.
Research from the US Department of Commerce suggests that gender stereotypes may play a central role in the choice to pursue a
career in computer
science or other STEM related
jobs.
On the best
jobs list, STEM
careers dominate — High - five, math and
science guys!
73 % of low - income teens have little or no exposure to pathways to
careers in
science, and UL Xplorlabs does a great
job of introducing middle school aged kids to a
career as a fire investigator.
When it comes to higher education our SUNY 2020 and CUNY 2020 reinvestment and capital programs are working, we want to continue them for a second round the future of the economy is in STEM
jobs, we should be incentivizing our education system to fill those openings we want to provide to the top ten percent of high school graduates full scholarships to any SUNY or CUNY school if they pursue a math of
science career and agree to work in the state of New York for five years.
Science Careers revisits some of the basics around pursuing a career in science including thinking about a Ph.D., writing cover letters, acing your job interview an
Science Careers revisits some of the basics around pursuing a
career in
science including thinking about a Ph.D., writing cover letters, acing your job interview an
science including thinking about a Ph.D., writing cover letters, acing your
job interview and more.
To help you polish the critical skills you'll need for a successful
job search,
Science Careers is offering a booklet of
career advice on topics including choosing a
career path, effective networking, getting the most from a
career fair, marketing yourself to potential employers and acing your
job interview.
Science Careers interviewed McElroy — first by telephone and then by e-mail — and asked him about losing his
job at Pfizer, developing his business idea, and his attempt to make a silk purse — a new business — from a sow's ear.
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.
And as the time it takes to complete a degree and get a first
job increase and the complaints about perceived subjectivity and dismal employment practices grow louder, Butz says that the rewards and satisfactions of a
career in
science become increasingly unattractive relative to the costs to prepare for it.
True,
science careers required a bit more mobility than
jobs like accounting or sales, but usually you could still find work and not be too far from family and friends.
But it has another purpose, too: to make sure you start on your
science career with your eyes wide open, and with an awareness of the realities of today's
job market, so you can evaluate the risks and decide how much risk you are willing to take on.
Training for a
career in
science takes a decade or more, and there's no way to know what the
job market will look like years from now.
S cience's Next Wave Germany and
Science - Jobs - DE, hosted by the University of Heidelberg, have formed a strategic alliance with the aim of improving access to
career advice and
job search assistance for young scientists in Germany.
You may have run the interview gauntlet before then, for summer
jobs for example, but the stakes — a
career in
science, or not — have probably never been so high.
creators believe that the weekly features, articles, and news stories on
careers open to scientists on and off the bench and tips for
job hunting and information on emerging research fields provided by Next Wave ideally complement the regularly updated database of available
jobs provided by
Science -
Jobs - DE.
I spent hours scouring
science job ads, reading books and articles about alternative
careers, and searching the Web for something a little different from research.
«Those with maths and
science won't have any problem getting a
job; we would encourage maths and
science [graduates] to consider teaching as a
career.»
Although recent graduates tend to take over his type of
job, he would advise young scientists to get a few years of research experience after graduation before embarking on a
career in
science policy.
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.
«I accepted my postdoc 6 months before I defended, but I didn't start my new
job until 2 weeks after my defense,» Rebecca wrote on the
Science Careers forum.
Michael Kelemen, a recruiter and host of the Recruiting Animal show, a call - in
career development and recruiting radio show on BlogTalkRadio, told
Science Careers, «These days it's about being first to hear about new
jobs and making yourself stand out as a
job candidate.
An Astrophysicist at La Città della Scienza 10 August 2007 Alessandra Zanazzi turned her astrophysics training, on - the -
job experience, and skill as a communicator into a rewarding
career at Italy's first interactive
science museum.
Whether seeking tenure - track academic
jobs, industry research positions, or nontraditional
science careers, many
job seekers are finding that a well - honed pipette thumb is not enough to land them an offer.
In the biological
sciences, the Ph.D. - to - faculty ratio is 0.24, indicating, with the same
career - length assumptions, that about 21 % of those with Ph.D. s in these fields can expect faculty
jobs.
Beyond the currently dysfunctional labor market for
science jobs, something else that badly needs disrupting is the pernicious ideology that sees scientists seeking off - campus
careers as failed academics rather than as experts who are very valuable to the right employers.
In addition, the advance acceptance of manuscripts offered by Registered Reports «could push you ahead of the pack when it comes to applying for your next
job because instead of having five papers listed optimistically in your CV as «in preparation,» they would be «accepted in principle,»» Chambers writes in an email to
Science Careers.
Agrawal told
Science Careers that he suspects there are fewer
job opportunities out there — alternative or not — than the speakers apparently believe.
Almost 15 years ago,
Science carried a warning from three prominent members of the biomedical community: A «crisis of unfulfilled expectations» was developing among postdocs increasingly «dissatisfied with the apparently limited
career opportunities» available in the overcrowded faculty
job market.
«Despite the terrible
job market for academic scientists, many mentors of undergraduate STEM [
science, technology, engineering, and mathematics] students still express disapproval if one mentions a desire to teach in the public schools after graduation instead of pursuing a research
career.
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.
Nevertheless, in light of the fierce competition and a slumping market for life
sciences jobs in academia, biotechnology, and the pharmaceutical industry, it may be worth considering a
career in the MD&D industry.
«While competitiveness for
jobs is beneficial for
science,
careers should not be constructed in such a way that talented women are deterred from remaining and progressing in STEM,» the authors of the report write.
The postdoc appointment is one such illustration: «Although the concept of postdoctoral researchers is well understood, there is considerable variability in
job titles and in the practical organization of this stage in Europe,» according to the 2010 European
Science Foundation (ESF) Report, «Research
Careers in Europe: Landscape and Horizons» (http://scim.ag/qrFZHZ).
During a recent conversation with computer scientist Ed Lazowska of the University of Washington, Seattle, he alerted
Science Careers to a very impressive analysis from the Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS) looking into trends for science - related jobs and predictions for job growth between the present an
Science Careers to a very impressive analysis from the Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS) looking into trends for
science - related jobs and predictions for job growth between the present an
science - related
jobs and predictions for
job growth between the present and 2020.
As
careers in
science become more globalized and competitive, advice for
job - seekers needs to keep up with the times.
The sudden contraction in some parts of the
science jobs market may undermine existing
career plans of those in pharma and biotech and require a rethink by new graduates trying to get on the first rung of the ladder.
The U.K.
job market for first - degree graduates fresh out of university is showing signs of recovery, particularly in
science, technology, engineering, and math (STEM) fields, according to a report released last week by the Higher Education
Careers Services Unit and the Association of Graduate
Careers Advisory Services in the United Kingdom.
After his appearance at the AAAS meeting in Boston last month, Big Bang Theory co-executive producer Eric Kaplan sat down with
Science Careers to discuss the show, his
job, and his path into comedy writing.
While poking around on
Science Careers, Cruz read about a scientist who found a
job at the U.K. Parliamentary Office of
Science and Technology (POST).
Next Gen PhD: A Guide to
Career Paths in
Science is a practical and thorough manual for the entire
career transition process, from defining personal interests and deciding on a
career path all the way to day one of a new
job.
► Last Friday, after «Elsewhere in
Science» went to press, ScienceInsider posted a piece by our own Elisabeth Pain — Science Careers» contributing editor for Europe — about France's Sciences en Marche, which is «a 3 - week relay race across the country by bike, foot, and even by kayak, aimed at pressuring the government to create more permanent jobs in science and better support universities and research centers.
Science» went to press, ScienceInsider posted a piece by our own Elisabeth Pain —
Science Careers» contributing editor for Europe — about France's Sciences en Marche, which is «a 3 - week relay race across the country by bike, foot, and even by kayak, aimed at pressuring the government to create more permanent jobs in science and better support universities and research centers.
Science Careers» contributing editor for Europe — about France's Sciences en Marche, which is «a 3 - week relay race across the country by bike, foot, and even by kayak, aimed at pressuring the government to create more permanent
jobs in
science and better support universities and research centers.
science and better support universities and research centers.»
«
Science has done a bad job over time of being diverse and doing all the things it should to ensure that opportunities or scientific careers are equal, and making sure that science itself benefits from all communities,» Berman
Science has done a bad
job over time of being diverse and doing all the things it should to ensure that opportunities or scientific
careers are equal, and making sure that
science itself benefits from all communities,» Berman
science itself benefits from all communities,» Berman admits.
Since being a
science assistant sounded like a great career option, I contacted Jeannine Cody, one of the women of color the Science article focused on to ask questions about h
science assistant sounded like a great
career option, I contacted Jeannine Cody, one of the women of color the
Science article focused on to ask questions about h
Science article focused on to ask questions about her
job.
During this difficult year,
Science Careers documented the lousy academic
job market and kept track of the issues affecting employment opportunities in research and related fields, from government efforts to stimulate the economy to immigration.
It contains bios of seminar speakers, with links to their specific
jobs; a list of recommended readings; and links to
job - site engines and sites related to
science, industry, and
career planning.
After starting her
career in computer
science in the late 1980s, Jennifer Sheridan knows firsthand how a male - oriented culture can drive women out of the
job.