Science Careers from the journal Science

Issues and Perspectives

Issue for January 17, 2003

Issues and Perspectives

Career Advice

Surviving the First Year of Graduate School

By:

Lynn Wong

"... before you even embark on your program, you should formulate a working plan and set up a reasonable schedule."

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Issues and Perspectives

Career Advice

The Benefits of Collaboration to Postdoctoral Education

By:

Melanie Sinche,

Donita Robinson

While many PIs support the growth of their postdocs as professionals, few are able to offer career development programs to help postdocs secure more attractive positions.

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Career Advice

Are You PI Material? Assess Yourself

By:

Phil Dee

If you can answer all of these challenges then you are probably on your way to becoming a huge smash in your field.

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Issues and Perspectives

Career Advice

Learning to Teach: Diary of the Postdoc Pilots--Part 1: Developing the Profession

By:

Brian Flanagan,

Yavuz Cakir

"Our students in the biomedical sciences want more opportunities to get teaching experience."

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Issues and Perspectives

Career Advice

Your Personal Marketing Campaign: Part One

By:

Dave Jensen

Whether you are positioning a product for sale or interviewing for a job, the following "rules of promotion and influence" will have a great deal to do with your failure or success.

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