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Liang
Zhang
Tips on networking outside of academia
One of the best ways to land a new job is through personal contacts. As a scientist in academia, you have many opportunities to forge relationships within academia through seminars, conferences and more. However, if you are interested in learning more about career opportunities outside o...
Kate
Sleeth
The National Postdoctoral Association Meeting 2012
As I have previously mentioned, I am an individual member of the National Postdoctoral Association ( https://www.nationalpostdoc.org/ ), and I recently attended my third annual NPA meeting in San Francisco. This year marked the 10th annual meeting and was wonderful due to the attention to deta...
Brendan
Delaney
An Individual Path to Permanent Residence in the Interests of the United States.
Many people have heard of the traditional method of obtaining permanent residence in the United States. From a somewhat simplistic standpoint, this is viewed as being ‘sponsored for a Green Card.’ During that process, a sponsoring employer files paperwork with the Department of Labor and, ...
Clement
Weinberger
What’s in a word?
Think about the last publication manuscript that you submitted on a journal website. You entered the type of article, title, author information, abstract and the manuscript files. Then there’s the other stuff that took longer than it should to figure out. I’m talking about the “names of four p...
Christine
Crumbley
Going to a Conference
I recently attended one of the largest conferences in my field, the Keystone meeting on NR in Whistler, British Columbia. The venue was gorgeous, there was even snowfall on the last night. In our group, the rule for conference attendance is that you can go if you have interesting data to present. Th...
Maida
Taylor
WHAT DO YOU WANT TO BE WHEN YOU GROW UP? Tinker, Tailor, Soldier, Spy (PART II)
In a prior post, I promised to relate my research findings on getting either a certificate or a degree in regulatory affairs. Here is what I have learned. Regulatory affairs (RA) personnel function in pharma and device companies to insure compliance with all of the regulations...
Lauren
Celano
The importance of an elevator pitch
Have you ever been in the situation where you meet a person who you have never met before, and they ask you for a description about yourself or what you were looking for. They were in essence asking for your “elevator pitch,” that is, key information about yourself delivered in a short am...
Christine
Zafra
Jobs Boards for Government Jobs
USAJOBS. Federal government’s official one-stop source for federal jobs and employment information. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. Site map lists career opportunities, including those at the Department of Health and Human Services.
Christine
Zafra
Jobs Boards for Writing Jobs
American Medical Writers Association. Enhances the professionalism of freelance medical writers and editors and of those employed by a healthcare facility or nonprofit association, or by a pharmaceutical, medical communication, or biotechnology company.
Christine
Zafra
Postdoc Training Opportunities & Science Policy Jobs Boards
Postdocjobs.com. PostdocJobs.com is the first niche recruiting channel and marketplace to bring together recent Ph.D.s, professors, research institutions and other employers to find a good match. The National Postdoctoral Association offers a wealth of workshops and networking opportunities for pos...