Science Careers from the journal Science

Issues and Perspectives

Issue for December 6, 2002

Issues and Perspectives

Career Advice

The Ideal PhD Mentor--A Student's Perspective

By:

W.T. Ling

"Ideally, the supervisor should be an expert teacher, a mentor, and a facilitator to catalyze the student's professional growth, such that the student's accomplishment is limited only by the extent of his or her ability."

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Issues and Perspectives

Career Advice

Postdocs and the Law, Part II: Principal Investigator Versus Individual Grants

By:

Laure Haak

If the NRSA stipend isn't considered compensation, why must postdoc fellows file quarterly tax statements?

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Issues and Perspectives

Career Advice

Career Choices: A Work Environment Approach

By:

Kathie Sindt

To avoid the pitfall of focusing on one thing that is important to you in your new position and overlooking flaws that might have a large impact on you, create a list of important work-environment issues before you apply for your first job.

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Issues and Perspectives

Career Advice

A Year in Texas

By:

René Bartz

As life in the laboratory is different, so is life outside the lab.

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