PhD Is Not Enough! : a Guide to Survival in Science.
Despite your graduate education, brainpower, and technical prowess, your career in scientific research is far from assured. Permanent positions are scarce, science survival is rarely part of formal graduate training, and a good mentor is hard to find. This exceptional volume explains what stands bet...
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| Format: | eBook |
| Language: | English |
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New York :
Basic Books,
2011.
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| Edition: | 2nd ed. |
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| Summary: | Despite your graduate education, brainpower, and technical prowess, your career in scientific research is far from assured. Permanent positions are scarce, science survival is rarely part of formal graduate training, and a good mentor is hard to find. This exceptional volume explains what stands between you and fulfilling long-term research career. Bringing the key survival skills into focus, A Ph. D. Is Not Enough! proposes a rational approach to establishing yourself as a scientist. It offers sound advice of selecting a thesis or postdoctoral adviser, choosing among research jobs in academia. |
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| Physical Description: | 1 online resource (165 pages) |
| ISBN: | 9780465025336 0465025331 |