Career Magazine

Issue for June 13, 2008

The Job Market

The Job Market

The Job Market

Sustaining Forests in a Changing World

By:

Elisabeth Pain

Acquiring the necessary skills is “a question of the student taking the initiative to familiarize him[self] or herself with other areas,” says Daniel Simberloff, a community ecologist working on forests at the University of Tennessee, Knoxville.

Whole Story | Discuss in Forum
Career Profiles

Career Profiles

Career Profiles

A Self-Made Climber

By:

Elisabeth Pain

Nowadays, "most researchers, especially forest ecologists, are incorporating climate change impacts into their research," says canopy ecologist Catherine Cardelús.

Whole Story | Discuss in Forum
Career Profiles

Career Profiles

Career Profiles

An Adventurous Physicist

By:

Elisabeth Pain

Chave learned the ecology, molecular biology, and chemistry he needed by talking to colleagues, going to seminars, and reading papers.

Whole Story | Discuss in Forum
Career Profiles

Career Profiles

Career Profiles

Measuring the Impact of Invasive Plants

By:

Elisabeth Pain

Whole Story | Discuss in Forum
Career Advice

Career Advice

Industrial Postdocs: The Road Less Traveled

By:

Laura Bonetta

Many scientists opt for a research career in the pharmaceutical or biotech industry, so why not kick-start the process by also doing a postdoc in industry? Industrial postdocs often provide higher salaries and greater access to resources than their academic counterparts. But how do you find out about available positions and whether they are a good fit for you? Will a position as a postdoctoral fellow provide you a foot in the door at a company? And what if you don't like it? Will an industrial postdoc cut you off from returning to academia?

A Science/AAAS Custom Publishing Office feature.

Whole Story | Discuss in Forum

Search for Jobs

Enter keywords, locations or job types to start searching for your new science career!

Why register for Science Careers?

Opening a free account lets you utilize all the tools you'll need for a successful job search including:

Email Alerts - Receive relevant jobs via email as soon as they're posted on Science Careers.
Post a Resume - Make your resume/CV available so that employers can find you.
Special Offers - Receive emails and newsletters with special offers and information.
Track Your Activity - Keep a record of all the jobs you've applied to.

Register now

Main menu

Career Magazine

Issue for June 13, 2008

Sustaining Forests in a Changing World

A Self-Made Climber

An Adventurous Physicist

Measuring the Impact of Invasive Plants

Industrial Postdocs: The Road Less Traveled

Search for Jobs

Why register for Science Careers?

Quick Links

Main menu

You are here

Career Magazine

Issue for June 13, 2008

Sustaining Forests in a Changing World

A Self-Made Climber

An Adventurous Physicist

Measuring the Impact of Invasive Plants

Industrial Postdocs: The Road Less Traveled

Search for Jobs

Why register for Science Careers?

Quick Links