My grandfather's advice served my dad very
well in his scientific career.
Not exact matches
I thoroughly enjoyed listening to Prof. Louise Fresco speak, who advised scholars to be a
good story teller, to be interdisciplinary, to keep your eye on your long term
career goal (s) and that finding balance between private, government, NGO and
scientific research
in our work will be invaluable.
Liberal Democrat science spokesman Evan Harris added: «Low attainment
in schools, high graduate debt, poor post-doctoral
career progression - our brightest and
best are not going into
scientific research and you can't blame them.»
It's a scary task and our
scientific career depends on how
well we talk
in public.
You believe that being a digital scientist is the
best way to progress
in your
scientific career.
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 fulfillmen
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 fulfillmen
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 fulfillmen
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 fulfillmen
in research as
well as some who looked elsewhere for fulfillment.
Good mentoring is an essential building block
in constructing a modern
scientific career.
Despite the cost
in time and effort, collaborating with the world's
best scientists and the world's leading
scientific facilities can result
in stronger science and increased visibility for early -
career scientists.
«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.
In fact, if you are pursuing a career in scientific research, there's a good chance that you are intimately acquainted with quite a few trailing spouse
In fact, if you are pursuing a
career in scientific research, there's a good chance that you are intimately acquainted with quite a few trailing spouse
in scientific research, there's a
good chance that you are intimately acquainted with quite a few trailing spouses.
This phenomenon needs to be understood by individuals, academic institutions, companies, and federal agencies who claim that they want to see the numbers of women and minorities going into science and engineering
careers increase, because unfortunately «stereotype threat» is alive and
well in the
scientific community.
In this feature, Science Careers identifies some of the good — and not - so - good — opportunities for Western researchers in China, recounts stories of individual researchers working in China, and offers practical tips for Western scientists considering a scientific exchange experience in the world's most populous countr
In this feature, Science
Careers identifies some of the
good — and not - so -
good — opportunities for Western researchers
in China, recounts stories of individual researchers working in China, and offers practical tips for Western scientists considering a scientific exchange experience in the world's most populous countr
in China, recounts stories of individual researchers working
in China, and offers practical tips for Western scientists considering a scientific exchange experience in the world's most populous countr
in China, and offers practical tips for Western scientists considering a
scientific exchange experience
in the world's most populous countr
in the world's most populous country.
It's probably the
best way to decide whether a
career in scientific research interests you.
In order to educate these communities about these
scientific fields and their professional opportunities, AGU will work to develop programs that increase the visibility of the geosciences at MSIs, as
well as create and distribute culturally tailored
career information.
Vanderbilt University postdoc Lindsey Morris, who has participated
in some of the university's NIH - funded Broadening Experiences
in Scientific Training (
BEST)
career - development programs, knows first - hand the importance of such training, which she did not receive
in graduate school.
In each case, an expert group calls for, among other things, supporting more postdocs and graduate students on training grants and fellowships instead of on professors» research grants, employing more staff scientists in permanent posts and fewer temporary trainees to do scientific work, providing higher pay and better working conditions for postdocs, and publishing information on the career outcomes of departments» and labs» graduate students and postdoc
In each case, an expert group calls for, among other things, supporting more postdocs and graduate students on training grants and fellowships instead of on professors» research grants, employing more staff scientists
in permanent posts and fewer temporary trainees to do scientific work, providing higher pay and better working conditions for postdocs, and publishing information on the career outcomes of departments» and labs» graduate students and postdoc
in permanent posts and fewer temporary trainees to do
scientific work, providing higher pay and
better working conditions for postdocs, and publishing information on the
career outcomes of departments» and labs» graduate students and postdocs.
Being selected as the bursar for the Novartis Foundation symposium was a very special moment
in my
scientific career, not least because it seemed like a great reward for undertaking the double burden of clinical work and research, trying to give your
best in both areas all the time.
But the real dearth — the lack of clear pathways into
careers that could enable today's generation of gifted young Americans to become the researchers who make tomorrow's great discoveries — is convincing more and more of the nation's
best students not to seek
careers in fields such as law, finance, medicine and other fields that offer much
better short - and long - term
career prospects instead of dedicating an average of seven years to PhD study plus an additional five years or more of postdoctoral training now considered necessary to compete for an academic
career in many
scientific fields.
In times of very tight federal budgets, such as the present, this means that many labs, and even many
well - established
scientific careers, do not survive.
In fact, according to the report from the academies» National Research Council, there's no
good evidence that students are any more likely to graduate from college with a STEM (science, technology, engineering, and mathematics) degree or pursue a
scientific career if they attend a specialty science and math school than a regular school.
As someone who has successfully negotiated both the medical and
scientific career ladders to the top, David Edwards, professor of neonatal medicine at Imperial College of Science, Medicine and Technology, London, is
in a
good position to view the landscape that current clinical scientists are tackling.
Certainly
in North America, but also
in Europe, people with disabilities have overcome their personal challenges, as
well as the challenges of a
scientific career and the general lack of awareness of their needs.
Going overseas to work is certainly a big step to make but it can enhance your
career in many ways as
well as enrich your life experience — and as long as you keep
in touch with the
scientific community back home, you shouldn't worry too much about returning.
When we at Science first recognized the crying need among young people for
better mentoring about
scientific careers — and about alternative
careers to research — we never dreamed that our efforts to fill the need would be viewed as equally valuable
in Canada, the United Kingdom, New Zealand, China, and now Germany.
Performing IM
in a
scientific community may thus serve as a
good basis for a later
career in industry.
► Also
in this week's STM, Ambika Mathur and four coauthors (including Cynthia Fuhrmann, a member of the team that created Science
Careers» myIDP), describe NIH's Broadening Experiences
in Scientific Training (
BEST) program, which aims «to enhance
career preparation for graduate pre - and postdoctoral biomedical research trainees.»
One of NIH's key actions
in implementing the report was the Broadening Experience
in Scientific Training (
BEST) awards program, which aims to «introduce students and postdoctoral scientists to the wide array of biomedical
careers early
in their training, and provide them with experiences
in the
career they plan to pursue,
in addition to their PhD studies and traditional postdoctoral training,» Rockey writes.
Our training programme offers researchers a wide range of workshops to enhance their
scientific skills, like courses on statistics, microscopy and bioinformatics.There is also more technical training, for instance
in specific experimental techniques, so they become
better prepared for the varied demands of a
scientific career.
Dr. Lachnit started his
career in Pharmaceutical R&D
in scientific and research management positions at Roche and Syntex, including running a
best -
in - class HTS organization.
His motivation to gain broad experience
in several immunological methods and to understand the vast immunological scenarios,
in combination with the deep expertise
in T cell characterization is paving the road for him to chase a
career in scientific research focused on understanding and developing
better strategies to efficiently tackle human diseases.
Early -
career researchers will need to time their application
well, relative to their
scientific maturity: ERC grants have become so competitive that if you don't reach a certain quality threshold
in 1 year's call, you will be barred from applying the following 1 or 2 years.
Early -
career researchers will need to time their application
well, relative to their
scientific maturity: ERC Grants have become so competitive that if you don't reach a certain quality threshold
in 1 year's call, you will be barred from applying the following 1 or 2 years.
The importance of a strong K - 12 mathematics and science education
in fostering
scientific and technical
careers represents an opportunity for
well - designed programs
in astronomy to have a positive impact
in attracting minorities to science.
Those who have chosen
careers in science and technology understand all too
well that the
scientific method itself is being called into question as a valid way to understand the world around us.
Climate science may be a
good subject for people trying to reform the
scientific publishing business (with non-free printed pares
in a day where authors more and more let their articles freely available on the net, citation index conditioning partly a
career of professor who can advance by researching, or more of more quickly by managing PhD teams, or by media interest, or consulting (political or private) business.
I can handle terrifying predictions (I've gotten
good at turning off the emotional part of my brain when necessary) but the smearing of scientists,
scientific organizations, and science itself, as
well as the abandonment of facts
in the media that has fallen prey to repeating these smears, makes me really worry about what kind of
career I'm getting myself
in for.
Not flying is an ongoing challenge as I progress
in my
scientific career, but I'm finding that I can thrive by doing
good work and making the most of regional conferences and teleconferencing.
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