Unfortunately, lots of young scientists don't know that these are accessible and entirely respectable — even deeply satisfying — careers, and many express frustration that they are ill - prepared for these types of jobs.
Mentors and new senior colleagues often forget how much young scientists don't know, and the latter group often doesn't even know what questions to ask.
A young scientist doing a postdoc in his Ph.D. lab is wondering whether he should make a move and, if so, whether it should be to another postdoc position or a more independent one.
As general as the panelists tried to keep their advice, the questions had a predictable undercurrent: Those aspiring young scientists didn't just want to find out what it was like to work in science.
So what can
a young scientist do to combat Risk Aversion and Poor Investment of Time?
Not exact matches
The analysis,
done by Millennial Branding and analytics company Identified.com, was created by a team of data
scientists crunching raw information from 4 million Facebook profiles of
young people to uncover how they are representing themselves on Facebook — and whether they're using the social network for business purposes.
«We suspected that the
young are most vulnerable because of their immature immune systems, but we didn't have a lot of hard evidence to show that before,» said study lead author Bo Hang, a Berkeley Lab staff
scientist who previously found that thirdhand smoke could lead to genetic mutations in human cells.
The
scientists found a desolate chunk of space surrounding the center of our galaxy that is devoid of
young stars, which contradicts recent work
done on the region.
I would like the name of one
scientist that believes in a
young earth and
does so for non-religious reasons.
There are parents who will tell you that they knew when their child was
young < - parents are not
scientists... and they
do nt speak for the kids... the kids can say it for themselves... seems more like desperation to add parents in this as you
did..
Scientists don't know the answer (of course they claim b / c science is
young).
I think most of the Americans are in lost... as most of them
do not know who their father is and it is very unfortunate... even if they know who their father is, the mom has children from diff men outside of marriage... and while a child is being raised, watching what his / her parents
do to enjoy their life... so things become normal when they grow up... like if you go back early nineteen century, women were not allowed to go to beach without being covered... and now it totally opposite... if you
do not have a boyfriend or girlfriend before 15, the parents worries that their teenage has some problem... and lot more can be listed... And then you go to Church, what our children learn from there... they see in front of the Church an old man's statue with long beard standing with extending of both hand... some of the status are blank, white, Spanish and so on... so they are being taught God as an old dude... then you learn from Catholic that you pray to Jesus, Mother Marry, Saints, Death spirit and all these... the poll shows a huge number of
young American turns to Atheism or believing there is no God and so on... Its hard to assume where these nations are going with the name of modernization... nothing wrong having
scientists discovered the cure of aids or the pics from mars but... we should all think and learn from our previous generations and correct ourselves... also ppl are becoming so much slave of material things...
Spanish Inquisition, throwing
scientists in jail, Salem witch trials, priests molesting
young boys and others covering it up — all of these are things that people who considered themselves Christians have
done.
In the wild, most mammals eat this organ post-birth and
scientists believe it may have something to
do with bonding to their
young.
The program encourages them to return to a place other than their Ph.D. institution, because «the foundation is also trying to be sure that those
young scientists who are returning... are free to work and free to collaborate,» something that the remaining hierarchy in Polish academia doesn't always allow, Żylicz says.
Inspired by Albert Einstein and others, Claude believes that the education of
young scientists and health professionals must be bound by a social contract that safeguards their freedom to travel, associate, and communicate freely, but asks in return that they
do no harm and direct their talents toward caring for all human beings and the earth we inhabit.
What's more, many
young scientists have «type A» personalities and think they have to
do it all, she says.
«
Young scientists really should look for these opportunities, because they
do exist.
NIH is likely to struggle in the coming years to meet its current obligations while avoiding a decline in opportunities for
young biomedical
scientists; arguably, NIH didn't
do all that well supporting
young scientists even in the midst of the rapid expansion.
Vassar has now attracted a large number of very talented
scientists,
younger scientists with research careers that are
doing just fine there.
EuroScience mainly focuses on issues related to science and society, and so
does its affiliated group, Working Group:
Young Scientists.
Not only
did I hone my presentation skills, but more importantly, it gave me the opportunity to work in the company of a crew of excellent
young scientists.
Young birds running up steep ramps flap their wings before they can fly, and
scientists studying the energetics of flight have found that birds use far less energy running and flapping up steep inclines angles than they
do flying at similar angles.
Steve: And it should also be noted that this is a pretty
young field, so it's — some people who don't want you to succeed point out that no
scientist has been able to pull this off yet, but it's not really surprising.
Meredith: Well, a lot of
young scientists have grown up with the Internet now, they know about Web sites, they know about blogs and Twitter and all that, but I don't think any of them have thought about how they apply these new tools to advance their work, to work to make their research reach out, to audiences with the research.
But what
does all this investment and effort mean for today's
young scientists?
I was smart, ambitious, and knew that I
did not want children — a major advantage for a
young scientist, I thought.
Research in Chinese medicine is already big in China, America, Japan, and Australia, so why shouldn't
young British
scientists do their research in one of those countries?
If you go to a place where there is engagement in helping
young scientists become good senior
scientists 10 years later, then, when you finally at the age of 40 realize that discrimination
does exist and affects you, you'll be in a place where there are people who care about that career issue and can help you.
Young scientists should first think about what they want to
do or are interested in
doing.
The satisfaction of older
scientists Conventional wisdom and at least a few scholarly articles suggest that
scientists do their most creative work when they're still
young.
Our survey
did not address directly the issue of mentorship, but almost all the
young scientists we interviewed call this an important factor.
More importantly for the aspiring
young scientist, however, the book deliberately underscores the things you must and must not
do, as well as many of the potential challenges.
Like many
young scientists these days, after embarking on a research career, I realised that although I was fascinated by all aspects of science — especially my own field of ecology — I
did not want to spend the next 30 years writing grant proposals, carrying out experiments, and publishing technical articles.
Throughout her
young career, Emiliani has made a series of tough decisions and changes of course that, although they may have delayed her maturity as a fully independent
scientist, have also kept her viable for the kind of work she wants to
do, and the kind of life she intends to lead.
The America COMPETES Act will help them
do that by devoting more federal funding to research and development efforts at universities, creating hundreds of new opportunities for
young scientists.
Help Is on the Way (for Some) 4 April 2008 A flurry of activity in early March, intended to ease the problems of
young scientists,
did little to address America's most fundamental science - workforce issues.
Traditional science education doesn't embrace entrepreneurship, so many
young scientists feel unqualified.
And postdocs who would stand up for their own rights must
do so despite the fact that these people hold great power over the
young scientists» future prospects.
Putting in all those URLs meant that SciJobs was hard work, but they didn't mind, she says, because they knew they were helping many
young scientists find rewarding and satisfying careers.
But with so few permanent positions available and industry's preference to hire
young scientists who are more trainable, (Germans, who typically
do not finish schooling until their early 30s, are at a disadvantage in this regard), mid-level
scientists are often left with little choice except to go abroad, says Müller.
«The most important thing for a reader to take away from this, and also for
young scientists in general, is that we don't have all the answers,» Holen says.
To draw the best
young minds to research and then keep them here, we need to change how we train
scientists and how academic science gets
done.
Three major challenges facing
young Chinese
scientists are a funding system that tends to value connections more than innovation and ideas; a push to generate Ph.D. s and publications that could compromise quality and hurt the reputation of Chinese science; and a desire for training and international experience that
does not match opportunities.
What sort of advice
do you like to give to
young scientists?
Cosma's training abroad was a key step in her career, and she recommends that
scientists — especially Italian
scientists — leave a laboratory if it
does not offer good projects or enough resources while they are still
young and have fewer family ties.
BILBAO, SPAIN — In these days of increased competition and uncertain career prospects in academia, it is easy for
young scientists to forget why they
do science in the first place.
But others defended the gate, saying that they didn't think reading papers was hard and that an article like mine, designed to help
young scientists know they're not alone in their frustration, was clearly — as one reader put it — «a shibboleth for millennials.»
Young scientists must start making a mark in their field, and many attempt to
do so by joining a laboratory that is led by a famous researcher or frequently publishes in high - impact journals.
What to
do about the glut of
young scientists looking for opportunities?