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December 07, 2012

Getting Back Your Mojo

Psychologists share tips for figuring out what's sapping your enthusiasm—and how to get it back.

January 18, 2013

Is NSF's 'Product' Category a Finished Product?

The agency has updated its grant proposal guide, but its new use of "products" in the biosketch, in place of publications, is ambiguous.

May 09, 1997

His Mother Cried When He Went Into Sales

How one man's career change helped him keep his self-respect, make a few bucks, and have a blast on the business side of science.

September 12, 1997

What Are Headhunters and How Do They Work?

PREVIOUS COLUMNS A few years ago, Dr. Jim Bylund was studying gene expression in Bacillus subtilis, working as a...
September 26, 1997

Dressing Scientists for Success: Male Case Study

PETER IS THE AUTHOR OF THE BOOK, "TO BOLDLY GO: A PRACTICAL CAREER GUIDE FOR SCIENTISTS" PREVIOUS COLUMNS We all know...
November 09, 2012

Content Collection: Talking to the Public

The benefits of public engagement justify the effort required to develop the necessary skills.

January 16, 1998

How to Handle the Backwoods of Biotechnology

A biotech job search can be frustrating, especially if you live away from the biotechnology 'hot spots.'

November 02, 2012

A Modest Workforce Proposal

Forgoing alarmist pronouncements, a National Academies committee makes sensible suggestions about how to address the workforce needs of the Department of Defense.

January 30, 1998

The Tooling Up Book Club: On the Market

On the Market is an "emotional guide to the academic job search."

February 12, 1998

The Path of a C.V.

Here's what happens when you send in your C.V.

January 11, 2013

Science on the Fast Track

NASCAR is hiring mechanical engineers and aerodynamics scientists to shave milliseconds off lap times and push racecars to their limits.

 
December 21, 2012

Breakthrough of the Year: Seekers of the Higgs Boson

Science Careers talks to three young investigators who contributed to this year's monumental discovery.

December 07, 2012

myIDP: What Do You Care About?

Analyzing your deeply held values is a crucial step in choosing a career in science.

November 30, 2012

Time Off for Dad

Paternity leave helps fathers and mothers advance their careers; too bad it's not more common.

February 08, 2013

A Global Glut?

A report from the Australian government finds Aussie graduate students and postdocs, like their U.S. counterparts, frustrated by the job market.

February 08, 2013

Love in the Lab

Managing an intimate relationship at work requires awareness of potential pitfalls and a delicate balance of privacy and openness.

February 01, 2013

Freedom Isn't Free

To help him write his dissertation, computer scientist Fred Stutzman created an app that blocks online distractions.

January 25, 2013

Chemistry Society Looks to Shake Up Training

The ACS report on graduate and postdoc training goes where NIH's workforce working group didn't, recommending limiting Ph.D. production among other bold measures.

February 11, 2013

House Committee Debates High-Skill Immigration

The House Judiciary Committee invited experts to discuss the effects of high-skill immigration on the U.S. workforce, but there was little talk about what employers actually need.

December 28, 2012

Science Careers 2012: The Year's Best Stories

The best and most popular stories of 2012, as chosen by readers and editors.

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