Career Blog

Oct 12, 2013

Leaving the Lab Behind

A jobs panel suggests internships and online involvement as ways to help find get a career out of the lab started.

Sep 27, 2013

Looking for the Non-obvious

To make a splash, a postdoc suggests taking on new perspectives in research.

Sep 20, 2013

Be Engaged

Public engagement can help researchers develop skills and help them on the job search.

Sep 13, 2013

Graduate School Enrollment

A new report examines trends in graduate education in the US.

Sep 12, 2013

In Sum

The blogger Neuroskeptic lists some "don'ts" for writing the abstract of a paper.

Sep 05, 2013

What STEM Crisis?

IEEE Spectrum's Robert Charette argues that there is a surplus rather than a shortage of STEM workers.

Aug 23, 2013

Plan Ahead for a Good Meeting

Southern Fried Science's David Shiffman shares advice for graduate students on getting the most out of a conference.

Aug 22, 2013

A Mom-to-Be and a Researcher

Cell biologist Jenny Rohn describes her worries about being a pregnant researcher at Occam's Corner.

Aug 20, 2013

Top Dollar

A survey by the American Association of University Professors charts out how much professors make.

Aug 14, 2013

Taking Stock

Blogger Prof-like Substance is about to submit the tenure package and takes stock of the past few years.

Aug 06, 2013

Step Away from the PowerPoint

There are other ways to tell a scientific story than by relying on slides, Bitesize Bio's Vicki Doronina writes.

Aug 02, 2013

To Stay on the Track

Nicholas Wolfinger writes at the Atlantic that academia needs to evolve to retain women in the sciences.

Jul 30, 2013

Bragging Rights

A venture capitalist suggests bragging your way to success in STEM fields.

Jul 25, 2013

The Lit Review

In PLOS Computational Biology, Marco Pautasso offer tips for nailing a literature review.

Jul 20, 2013

MOOCs in Science Education

Online courses may offer a range of benefits to advanced science education, research.

Jul 17, 2013

Training Translation

IOM urges collaborative focus for training next wave of translational researchers.

Jul 04, 2013

The Things You Take

Mentors pass on many skills — to emulate and to avoid — to their students.

Jun 25, 2013

Of Poets and Bookkeepers

E. O. Wilson discusses good traits for a scientist to have.

Jun 21, 2013

Tip One: Don't Run Away

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Jun 19, 2013

Who's an Author?

To be included on the author list, investigators should meet certain criteria.

Jun 04, 2013

Specific Negotiation

When negotiating, a new research paper suggests it helps to have a specific number in mind.

May 21, 2013

Not the Intended Effect?

A science policy writer argues that STEM programs negatively affect the employment market.

May 15, 2013

Science Sales Force

Blogger Prof-like Substance writes that scientists have to be able to sell their research ideas.

May 14, 2013

A Pause to Plan

A new professor takes stock.

May 04, 2013

"Travel" and Dream Big

James Watson offers advice for postdocs.

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