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Establishing and Managing Your Laboratory
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General Advice for PostDocs
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- Career Resources from the AMA Resident and Fellow Section. Includes articles on and links to information on transitioning from medical school to residency, surviving your residency or
fellowship, and transitioning into practice. Some material is limited to AMA members.
- Advice on Choosing a Successful Post-doctoral Position [PDF], ASCB Women in Cell Biology (March 3005)
- Unwritten Rules for Advancing Your Career, ASCB Women in Cell Biology (February 2001)
- National Postdoctoral Association
- Re-envisioning the Ph.D., University of Washington
- How to Be a Leader in Your Field:
A Guide for Students in Professional Schools, Prof. Phil Agre, UCLA
- Steps to Success: The Transition from Graduate School to Professional Life ,
Shine Change, Ph.D.. [PDF] Summary of his remarks on this topic as presented at the NAASO 2001 meeting.
- Some Advice for Postgraduate Students, Prof. Scott Keogh, Australian National University
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Advice for Educators
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- Preparing Future Faculty
- Making the Right Moves: A Practical Guide to Scientific Management for
Postdocs and New Faculty, Howard Hughes Medical Institute [PDF] -- download this free book
(5272 KB) on academic careers, or just download the chapters you feel are most relevant. Topics include getting an academic job,
establishing a lab, publishing, mentoring, funding, and much more.
- Tomorrow's Professor Listserv Archive
- The Transition from Grad Student to Assistant Professor
Career Center, UC Berkeley. Gives you a broad sense of what is expected of a tenure-track, junior faculty member.
- Preparing for an Academic Career Path, York University Career Centre
- Advisor, Teacher, Role Model, Friend: On Being a Mentor
to Students in Science and Engineering
- Writing Instructional Objectives, Kathy V. Waller, PhD, CLS(NCA) (PDF Document). This article will assist educators in writing objectives, using a standard protocol.
- Career Development Center for Postdocs
and Junior Faculty, ScienceCareers.org -- some content on this site is limited to subscribers. NIH has a subscription
for users on its network; other visitors should check for access through their local libraries before buying access.
We have additional information on The Academic Job Search.
You'll also want to review Industry vs. Academe vs. Government: Choosing a Path.
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Managing a Career in the Private Sector
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- The
6 Biggest Science Career Hazards, and How to Avoid Them (Part #1) [PDF], David G. Jensen, CareerTrax.com
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6 Biggest Science Career Hazards, and How to Avoid Them (Part #2) [PDF], David G. Jensen, CareerTrax.com
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6 Biggest Science Career Hazards, and How to Avoid Them (Part #3) [PDF], David G. Jensen, CareerTrax.com
-- Originally published in BioPharm Magazine, this 3-part article by David Jensen outline major career mistakes
he has seen several scientists make in managing their careers over the years.
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Establishing and Managing Your Laboratory
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- Crash Course in Lab Management, Chemical & Engineering News
- Setting Up Shop and Lab Management, Howard Hughes Medical Institute [PDF]
- Making the Right Moves: A Practical Guide to Scientific Management for
Postdocs and New Faculty, Howard Hughes Medical Institute [PDF] -- chapter 4 of
this free book covers establishing and managing a lab. You can download the entire book or just the chapters that interest you.
- The Scientist as Manager, Mary Beckman (Chronicle.com)
- Crossing to the Other Side, ASCB Women in Cell Biology.
Moving from a research team member to the team director. (October 1999)
- Designing Productive Lab Meetings, ASCB Women in Cell Biology. (August 1998)
- A Crash Course in Management, ASCB Women in Cell Biology.
10 simple lessons to guide you as manager. (December 1999)
- The Misconduct of Others: Prevention Techniques for Researchers, ASCB Women in Cell Biology. (July 2002)
- How to Read a Letter of Recommendation [PDF], ASCB Women in Cell Biology (JUly 2005)
- Protocol Online
-- a database of research protocols "for life scientists seeking comprehensive information on laboratory protocols and methods for bioinformatics, molecular biology, immunology, microbiology, proteomics, and cell biology."
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December 31 2007
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