Career Blog

At The Scientist, Muhammad Ahmed argues that postdocs need to be supported to ensure countries' scientific prowess.

PhD students or postdocs have skills that may position them well to be entrepreneurs, the Nature Jobs Blog says.

At Quartz, Jennifer Walker discusses the little talked about issue of depression in graduate school.

At the Chronicle of Higher Education, David Perlmutter offers ways to gauge whether an academic department is not the place for you.

An industrial postdoc has both academic and industry features, Nature Jobs says.

At Nature Jobs, Lauren Emily Wright, a postdoc at the University of Padua, writes that time away from the lab can enrich researchers.

New faculty members need to allocate their startup funds wisely, and asking around for advice and discarded equipment helps stretch the budget.

If you're looking to make a career change, Nature Jobs notes that's the time to refresh your soft and hard skills — strategically.

Thomas Magaldi, a career services administrator at the Sloan Kettering Institute, describes how he found that career path at Nature Jobs.

At her blog, Dr. Becca details how she plans to deal with low funding as she heads toward tenure review.

An advice column response on dealing with an ogling advisor sparks an outcry.

Foundations that offer research grants often have requirements for submitting progress reports that need to be followed.