Building a successful career in scientific research : a guide for PhD students and post-docs / Phil Dee.
From PhD student to post-doc, Phil Dee has been sharing his career experiences with fellow scientists in his regular and acclaimed Science Next Wave column since 2000. Now his invaluable and entertaining advice is available in this compact warts-and-all guide to getting your science PhD and subseque...
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2006.
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Table of Contents:
- pt. 1. The first couple of years
- Choosing and handling your PhD adviser
- Motivation, time management and multitasking
- Handling the literature
- Report writing
- Powerful presentations
- pt. 2. The end of the beginning
- Writing papers and abstracts
- Conferences and poster presentations
- Writing and defending your thesis
- Coping with pressure and stress
- pt. 3. The transition to postdoctoral research
- The transition from graduate student to post-doc
- Collaboration and visiting other labs
- Supervising students
- Teaching
- Writing grant proposals and fellowship applications
- pt. 4. Making it in science
- Culturing your image
- You and your big ideas
- Planning for a permanent job
- Do you have Principal Investigator (PI) potential?