Academia
Suzane
Ramos da Silva
Advance in research – fast track and free access
In the last few weeks, I was following really closely the scientific research on Zika Virus. I was writing an update review about Zika virus (ZIKV), and I have to update my review every single day. There were excellent papers that were published in the last 2 weeks, and a server for un-submitte...
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Aníbal
Valentín-Acevedo
What if your new job is NOT what you expected?
If you are looking for a job, most likely you have many expectations about it. How much money you wish to get paid, how many vacation days you will get and what type of benefits will be included just to mention a few. You might also think about how related the job is to your expertise or experience....
Connie
Hampton
Job Search Tips from a Senior Recruiter
A few months out of my first assistant attending position, I feel freer to pontificate on the travails of how to search for your first real job. While I am not a golden child with million dollar grants and C-N-S publications, I nonetheless felt wanted during my job search and am able to impart my...
Sandlin
Seguin
Jobs in Curriculum Development
In the new year, my job title changed from eLearning Specialist to eLearning Developer. My boss delivered this news with some hand waving about internal alignments, and my day to day work hasn’t changed. When I applied for my job as an eLearning Specialist, I wasn’t sure that I would make the cu...
Holly
Brevig
Fellowships: Making lemonade from lemons
There are a number of fellowships and internships out there for PhDs to explore career options. There are teaching fellowships (e.g., Woodrow Wilson Teaching Fellowship), science policy fellowships (e.g., Research American Science Policy), regulatory and medical writing (e.g., Cato Research Fello...
Lamar
Blackwell
When transitioning from academia to pharma, academic scientists need their C.R.E.A.M!
Every day, young academic scientists are motivated to start careers in pharma. A few years ago, I was one of them. After working for over a year in pharma, I would like to share some of my thoughts about this transition. In this post, I will discuss some helpful qualities that I co...
Christiana
Davis
How to Take Control of Your Time and Write a Lot More
Letting data linger in our labs is very common in academia. Most, if not all, Principle Investigators have data that may never see the light of the day. Do you wish you have more time to write scientific papers? In this present post, I'll share some tips on how to get control of your time, and ...
Thomas
Magaldi
Ensure that your first job meets these two criteria
I often encounter two types of graduate students and postdocs who are on the job market. The first type is looking for the perfect job. Students in this category want their first job to meet all of their career requirements such as responsibilities, salary, location, growth opportunities,...
Jena
Pitman-Leung
How to Tell Your Advisor…. “I’m Leaving Academia”
Many people enter a Ph.D. program or postdoctoral fellowship with the plan that they will be in academia forever. However, for about 70% of trainees, this plan changes along the way. Sometimes it happens slowly, over a long period of time, and sometimes it happens quickly. In either case, usually th...
Fabian
Zanella
Choosing a lab to work in Academia: Big vs Small
Once you are set to pursue academic research, you may have a few options regarding labs and PIs you would like to work for. While this is a very coarse view on how labs function according to their “size,” with exceptions in all kinds, I have observed that many of those characteristics are s...