Science Careers from the journal Science

Issues and Perspectives

Issue for August 15, 2003

Issues and Perspectives

Career Advice

Networking, Part 1: Making the Most of Your Contacts

By:

Dave Jensen

Even though there aren't a lot of advertised positions in your city right now, there are still jobs that are being filled. Writers call this the "hidden job market" and you'll need to be in the networking pipeline to reach these.

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The Academic Consultant, Part Four--The Rear-View Mirror

By:

Stephen Cheung

"Despite the stumbling blocks, it now seems a perfectly natural extension of my professional role as an academic to be a consultant on the side. ..."

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Turn Up the Heat

By:

Phil Dee

"This may sound a bit on the light side, but it guarantees that you are working on all, and no more, of the essential ingredients that need to be incorporated in your paper."

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Postdocs, Post 9/11 (Part 2)

By:

M.R.C. Greenwood

"Is the university structured to ensure that the postdoctoral experience includes training and assistance in making a transition into the next position? Or is the postdoc, instead, merely a convenience for the investigator, a place on which we focus too little pedagogical attention?"

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