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In hard economic times, the controversial H-1B visa program, which lowers wages for Americans while exposing foreign scientists to the whims of employers, needs major reform.

Across the United States, scores of colleges and universities have canceled faculty job searches and imposed hiring freezes.

How the stimulus affects the scientific labor market depends on what comes after it.

As science-funding agencies begin to dispense the huge stimulus appropriation, opinions about its ultimate impact on early-career scientists are mixed.

Layoffs, mergers, and company failures in the life sciences make for an extremely challenging job market.

There are restrictions and limitations on doing for-profit science, but there are also many advantages to joining industry.

Rutgers postdocs join their bosses' union as union efforts multiply across the continent.

These scientists are applying their skills to relieve many of the world's ills, including food shortages, human-rights violations, and epidemic outbreaks in developing countries. (Photo: Refugees in Darfur, Sudan. Courtesy, USAID)

Traditional PI-centered research can't solve today's big technological problems, a lab leader asserts.

Eastern European scientists have many opportunities to benefit from international collaborations at home.

Most universities continue to tightly constrain faculty hiring, but a few are taking advantage of a rich applicant pool.

Concern for lab safety advances -- slowly -- while University of California postdoc contract negotiations stall.

His life in tatters, one former UMass postdoc sues his college and his adviser as postdocs on three UMass campuses unionize.

Research finds that scientists' career-related preferences are far wider than stereotypes suggest -- and that industry is likely to be an excellent choice for many.

Scientists' strong propensity to pair up romantically, research shows, can either help or hurt their careers.

In a debate long dominated by industry voices, statistician and tech expert Norman Matloff speaks up for the little people.

After lengthy talks, and some strategic arm-twisting, the University of California comes to terms with its postdoc union.

A spate of recent books presents a wide range of analyses -- and some common answers -- about what ails academe.

On the occasion of the 15th anniversary of our first issue, the editor of Science Careers makes a few observations and suggestions.

A critical shortage of highly skilled cybersecurity technicians and engineers means wide-ranging opportunities for scientists.