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Career Development: Americas

Featured News & Articles from the Americas

Funding News
José Fernández

The Funding News provides the latest index of research funding, scholarships, fellowships, and internships for faculty, postdocs, graduate students, and undergraduates.

Educated Woman, Postdoc Edition, Chapter 17: End of the Road
Micella Phoenix DeWhyse

After more than 6 years of monthly columns and postgraduate research, Micella Phoenix DeWhyse celebrates her Independence Day--and we're sad.

Taken for Granted: By the Numbers
Beryl Lieff Benderly

A committee calls on government to do a much better job collecting data about scientists.

GrantsNet: International Funding Index
GrantsNet Staff

The International Grants and Fellowships Index offers the latest listing of funding opportunities from Europe, Asia, and the Americas.

Mastering Your Ph.D.: Better Communication With Your Supervisor
Patricia Gosling

If you aren't having regular, structured conversations with your Ph.D. adviser, poor communication is probably holding you back.

Creativity and Persistence Overcome Failure
Lucas Laursen

A senior scientist shares what got him past some early challenges.

Opportunities Abound in Toxicology
Brian Vastag

Toxicology encompasses a wide range of disciplines and therefore offers a wide range of jobs.

Tooling Up: The Finer Points of Giving a Job Talk
David G. Jensen

The key to giving a good job talk is realizing what your audience is looking for and giving it to them.

Sustaining Forests in a Changing World
Elisabeth Pain

Forest ecosystems are central to most of today's global environmental issues. Science Careers reviews career opportunities in this growing area of research.

A Self-Made Climber
Elisabeth Pain

Rainforest ecologist Catherine Cardelús has taught herself how to move freely up and down trees, but she's still struggling to understand a key scientific question: Why is there so much plant diversity 50 m above the ground?

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