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An important part of all the universities' preparations is getting their research faculty ready for the change.

"Because opportunities are so few and far between, we are in fact sacrificing the future to pay for the present." --Lennard Fisk, space science professor, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor.

Jones believes that senior scientists have "lost a sense of accountability to the next generation insofar as all of our interests in them are self interests ... so that
our career can get advanced but not necessarily
their career."

When it comes to accepting electronic applications, the agency is in no hurry to leave the FastLane.

"It's on-the-ground, in-depth research with a very qualitative component." --Olivia Salcido

"Generally, I find that people are attracted to enthusiasm if it's unfettered and for the right reasons," says Hendrik Poinar, director of McMaster University's Ancient DNA Laboratory.

"I like to move very fast and take a lot of risks compared to the traditional Swedish way."

--Mohammed Homman

"If, in the course of the day, faculty spend some time talking about their career and careers in general, it wouldn’t be something they would have to keep a note of in a logbook and say, ‘Oh, this isn’t research-related.’ ”--Joseph Ellis

The roads of Brittany were littered with cyclists who failed to live by this rule; so are the roads of science.

Here's a list of podcasts featuring writers and subjects of Science Careers articles.

New U.K. immigration policies, which go into effect next year, impose more rigid requirements than past policies.

Working in the clinic and at the bench means physician-scientists need to be particularly aware of conflicts of interest--and the appearance of them.

Newly independent investigators must take responsibility for ensuring the integrity of their laboratory's data even as their direct control over that data declines.

Italian scientists on short-term contracts defend their futures by protesting cuts in research funding and jobs.

Empty training slots and ample job opportunities make the job outlook positive for physician-scientists.

Postdocs' prospects are dimmed by the new Administration's many competing priorities and a lack of understanding at the highest levels of the scientific work-force glut.

"No, You're Not an Impostor" and other hits from 2008, selected by Science Careers editors.

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.

What does the tale of Douglas Prasher, the protein, and the Nobel Prize reveal about the scientific labor market?