Career Magazine

Issue for December 20, 2002

Issues and Perspectives

Issues and Perspectives

Issues and Perspectives

Freeze Followed By Protest

By:

Eick von Ruschkowski

According to DFG President Prof. Ernst-Ludwig Winnacker, up to 2000 prospective DFG-funded junior scientists could be affected.

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Issues and Perspectives

Career Advice

Juggling Work and Study

By:

Janice Chua

"It will remain difficult for individuals to juggle work and study, but if you are determined and willing to beat all the odds, what you will gain in the end is well worth every sacrifice and effort."

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Issues and Perspectives

Career Advice

Postdocs and the Law, Part 3--Are Postdocs Employees?

By:

Laure Haak

"Federal policy must decide on a single classification for postdocs because in reality they [all] do the same work." --Trevor Penning

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Career Advice

Career Advice

Career Advice

Time Wasters: Managing Your Most Precious Resource

By:

Dave Jensen

Whether you bill your work or simply want to know where to squeeze in more job-search networking hours, keeping a journal can help you discover your own personal "time wasters."

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Issues and Perspectives

Career Advice

Go On Be Creative This Christmas!

By:

Phil Dee

A third dimension, that's what I need. I must sculpt. I am thinking plastic centrifuge tubes. I am thinking gold spray paint.

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Diversity Issues

Diversity Issues

Diversity Issues

A Heart for Science: Minority Scientist Arif Elvan

By:

M van der Putten

Arif is convinced that a social network in academic circles is of great importance, especially for immigrant students.

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Issues and Perspectives

Career Advice

Communicating What It Is That We Do: The I-RITE Program

By:

Helle Rytkonen,

Laure Haak

"It was particularly useful to be forced to explain your research to a group of scholars from other disciplines. You knew they were highly educated people and that if they did not understand your research, it was probably because you didn't explain it well enough." --Postdoctoral fellow Cath Gilchrist

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Career Magazine

Issue for December 20, 2002

Freeze Followed By Protest

Juggling Work and Study

Postdocs and the Law, Part 3--Are Postdocs Employees?

Time Wasters: Managing Your Most Precious Resource

Go On Be Creative This Christmas!

A Heart for Science: Minority Scientist Arif Elvan

Communicating What It Is That We Do: The I-RITE Program

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Career Magazine

Issue for December 20, 2002

Freeze Followed By Protest

Juggling Work and Study

Postdocs and the Law, Part 3--Are Postdocs Employees?

Time Wasters: Managing Your Most Precious Resource

Go On Be Creative This Christmas!

A Heart for Science: Minority Scientist Arif Elvan

Communicating What It Is That We Do: The I-RITE Program

Search for Jobs

Why register for Science Careers?

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