Planning for a Career in Biomedical and Life Sciences
Planning for a Career in Biomedical and Life Sciences

Author: Avrum I. Gotlieb

Publisher: Academic Press

Published: 2018-05-31

Total Pages: 184

ISBN-13: 0128149795

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Planning for a Career in Biomedical and Life Sciences:Learn to Navigate a Tough Research Culture by Harnessing the Power of Career Building, Second Edition, presents useful information, insights and tips to those pursuing a career in the biomedical and life sciences. The book focuses on making educated choices during schooling, training, and the job search in both the academic and non-academic sectors. The book's premise lies in the notion that if users understand the full path of a career in either the biomedical or life science fields, they can proactively plan their career, recognize any opportunities that present themselves, and be well prepared to address important aspects of their own professional development.Topics include choosing a training path, selecting the best supervisor/mentor, and negotiating a job offer. Updates to this edition include an outline of core competencies to achieve success, how to build soft skills and tailor them to specific job opportunities, and how to increase collaborations across disciplines. Additionally, coverage on issues around diversity, health, wellness and work/life balance are expanded. This book is a valuable resource for undergraduate, graduate, medical and postdoctoral students in the biomedical and life sciences, as well as academic faculty and advisors. - Revised and updated to address dealing with student failure and rejection and developing resilience - Provides strategies on evaluating biomedical and life sciences education and professional development opportunities in a thorough and systematic fashion - Discusses possible pitfalls and offers insight into how to navigate successfully at various points of a scientist's career - Offers valuable advice on how to make the best choices for yourself at any stage in your career and how to choose supervisors and mentors who will support your career goals

Planning a Career in Biomedical and Life Sciences
Planning a Career in Biomedical and Life Sciences

Author: Avrum I. Gotlieb

Publisher: Academic Press

Published: 2014-12-08

Total Pages: 144

ISBN-13: 0128025700

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Planning a Career in Biomedical and Life Sciences presents useful information, insights, and tips to those pursuing a career in the biomedical and life sciences. The book focuses on making educated choices during schooling, training, and job searching in both the academic and non-academic sectors. The premise of Planning a Career in Biomedical and Life Sciences is that by understanding the full path of a career in either the biomedical or life science fields, you can proactively plan your career, recognize any opportunities that present themselves, and be well prepared to address important aspects of your own professional development. Topics include choosing your training path, selecting the best supervisor/mentor, and negotiating a job offer. - Provides strategies on evaluating biomedical and life sciences education and professional development opportunities in a thorough and systematic fashion. - Discusses possible pitfalls and offers insight into how to navigate them successfully at various points of a scientist's career. - Offers valuable advice on how to make the best choices for yourself at any stage in your career.

Advancing the Nation's Health Needs
Advancing the Nation's Health Needs

Author: National Research Council

Publisher: National Academies Press

Published: 2005-08-13

Total Pages: 187

ISBN-13: 0309094275

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This report is the twelfth assessment of the National Institutes of Health National Research Service Awards program. The research training needs of the country in basic biomedical, clinical, and behavioral and social sciences are considered. Also included are the training needs of oral health, nursing, and health services research. The report has been broadly constructed to take into account the rapidly evolving national and international health care needs. The past and present are analyzed, and predictions with regard to future needs are presented.

ReSearch
ReSearch

Author: Teresa M. Evans

Publisher: Academic Press

Published: 2017-05-25

Total Pages: 278

ISBN-13: 0128043687

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ReSearch: A Career Guide for Scientists is a career planning guide and practical tool for graduate students and postdocs. This book provides step-by-step processes for the assessment of career goals and the actions that can be taken in order to achieve them. ReSearch includes chapters on the basics of career planning, determining unique selling points, and navigating work-life concerns. This book also includes narratives from a number of perspectives to showcase the variety of career options available. ReSearch is written by experts with inside knowledge of how to effectively leverage skills in order to take that next step in your career, whether you are a recent graduate or are interested in transitioning into something new. This book is also a valuable resource for advisors and careers counselors who mentor students and postdocs about their career plans. - Fills the knowledge gap in career planning practices for students and early career researchers in the STEM fields, particularly those in the sciences - Provides global perspectives on seeking career opportunities outside of the United States - Includes strategies for how to market your transferable skill sets, network, and maximize informational interviews - Includes chapters on the basics of career planning, determining unique selling points, and navigating work-life concerns

Career Opportunities in Biotechnology and Drug Development
Career Opportunities in Biotechnology and Drug Development

Author: Toby Freedman

Publisher: CSHL Press

Published: 2008

Total Pages: 408

ISBN-13: 0879697253

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An essential guide for students in the life sciences, established researchers, and career counselors, this resource features discussions of job security, future trends, and potential career paths. Even those already working in the industry will find helpful information on how to take advantage of opportunities within their own companies and elsewhere.

Career Advice for Young Scientists in Biomedical Research
Career Advice for Young Scientists in Biomedical Research

Author: Béla Z. Schmidt

Publisher: Springer

Published: 2021-11-01

Total Pages: 209

ISBN-13: 9783030855703

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Pursuing a career in biomedical research can be daunting, considering the stiffer competition and uncertain career prospects in academia. This book summarizes career advice gathered during in-depth interviews with 106 biomedical scientists who lead their own laboratories. The participating principal investigators are from 44 research institutions in 11 countries. This book is unique in that it provides a glimpse into the mindset of principal investigators. Here, the reader will learn about common thought patterns and values, as well as the range of opinions and ways of thinking to be found among a large group of active principal investigators – without having to read more than a hundred individual autobiographies. The book will benefit all PhD students who want to learn more about their supervisor’s mindset in order to successfully complete their projects. It can help freshly graduated PhDs planning to pursue an academic career, and MDs contemplating a career in research, to decide whether they truly want to embark on this path. Lastly, it can offer young principal investigators a source of inspiration on how to succeed and achieve their goals.

Enhancing the Postdoctoral Experience for Scientists and Engineers
Enhancing the Postdoctoral Experience for Scientists and Engineers

Author: Institute of Medicine

Publisher: National Academies Press

Published: 2000-10-08

Total Pages: 210

ISBN-13: 0309069963

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The concept of postdoctoral training came to science and engineering about a century ago. Since the 1960s, the performance of research in the United States has increasingly relied on these recent PhDs who work on a full-time, but on a temporary basis, to gain additional research experience in preparation for a professional research career. Such experiences are increasingly seen as central to careers in research, but for many, the postdoctoral experience falls short of expectations. Some postdocs indicate that they have not received the recognition, standing or compensation that is commensurate with their experience and skills. Is this the case? If so, how can the postdoctoral experience be enhanced for the over 40,000 individuals who hold these positions at university, government, and industry laboratories? This new book offers its assessment of the postdoctoral experience and provides principles, action points, and recommendations for enhancing that experience.

Research Training in the Biomedical, Behavioral, and Clinical Research Sciences
Research Training in the Biomedical, Behavioral, and Clinical Research Sciences

Author: National Research Council

Publisher: National Academies Press

Published: 2011-03-28

Total Pages: 206

ISBN-13: 0309159652

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Comprehensive research and a highly-trained workforce are essential for the improvement of health and health care both nationally and internationally. During the past 40 years the National Research Services Award (NRSA) Program has played a large role in training the workforce responsible for dramatic advances in the understanding of various diseases and new insights that have led to more effective and targeted therapies. In spite of this program, the difficulty obtaining jobs after the postdoc period has discouraged many domestic students from pursuing graduate postdoc training. In the United States, more than 50 percent of the postdoc workforce is made up of individuals who obtained their Ph.D.s from other countries. Indeed, one can make a strong argument that the influx of highly trained and creative foreigners has contributed greatly to U.S. science over the past 70 years. Research Training in the Biomedical, Behavioral, and Clinical Research Sciences discusses a number of important issues, including: the job prospects for postdocs completing their training; questions about the continued supply of international postdocs in an increasingly competitive world; the need for equal, excellent training for all graduate students who receive NIH funding; and the need to increase the diversity of trainees. The book recommends improvements in minority recruiting, more rigorous and extensive training in the responsible conduct of research and ethics, increased emphasis on career development, more attention to outcomes, and the requirement for incorporating more quantitative thinking in the biomedical curriculum.

Trends in the Early Careers of Life Scientists
Trends in the Early Careers of Life Scientists

Author: National Research Council

Publisher: National Academies Press

Published: 1998-10-03

Total Pages: 197

ISBN-13: 0309061806

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In each year between 1994 and 1996, more than 7,000 individuals received a Ph.D. in life-science, and the number of graduates is rising sharply. If present trends continue, about half of those graduates will have found permanent positions as independent researchers within ten years after graduation. These statisticsâ€"and the labor market situation they reflectâ€"can be viewed either positively or negatively depending on whether one is a young scientist seeking a career or an established investigator whose productivity depends on the labor provided by an abundant number of graduate students. This book examines the data concerning the production of doctorates in life-science and the changes in the kinds of positions graduates have obtained. It discusses the impact of those changes and suggests ways to deal with the challenges of supply versus demand for life-science Ph.D. graduates. Trends in the Early Careers of Life Scientists will serve as an information resource for young scientists deciding on career paths and as a basis for discussion by educators and policymakers as they examine the current system of education linked to research and decide if changes in that system are needed.

Monthly Catalog of United States Government Publications
Monthly Catalog of United States Government Publications

Author: United States. Superintendent of Documents

Publisher:

Published: 1985

Total Pages: 1418

ISBN-13:

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February issue includes Appendix entitled Directory of United States Government periodicals and subscription publications; September issue includes List of depository libraries; June and December issues include semiannual index