A positive step for postdocs?
The potential downside? It could mean fewer postdoc positions – but even that may be a positive. The academic pipeline worldwide, especially in the biomedical sciences, has a postdoc glut. Read more
What did your job search teach you?
Most PhD students and postdocs working today will not go on to head their own labs. With little infrastructure to guide them to the next stage, young scientists are inventing it themselves. Read more
Naturejobs monthly roundup – April 2016
First up this month is our ever-popular post on the value of Liebeth Aerts’ PhD, where she takes a look back one year after graduating. Read more
Most read on Naturejobs: March 2016
Answering the most-feared interview question is high on everyone’s mind. Our guide to expressing your greatest weakness in a positive way is on the leader board as the most read piece on Naturejobs this month. Glad you liked it! Read more
Leaving the comfort zone
Guest contributor Thaís Moraes … Read more
Finding job satisfaction in research development
Now, she works at Texas A&M University in College Station, where she helps professors put together grant applications, form collaborations, and identify funding opportunities. Read more
Finding job satisfaction as a scientific project manager
After completing a PhD and postdoc studying disease mechanisms behind epilepsy and autism, Dorothy Jones-Davis found job satisfaction as a scientific project manager working at the Foundation for the National Institutes of Health, where she coordinates projects on neuroimaging and Alzheimer’s Disease. Read more
Finding job satisfaction in a health nonprofit
Tell me about your academic training. Read more
Science communication: What’s more important to publishing?
Watch more from the Naturejobs career expo here. Read more
Most read on Naturejobs: October 2015
Thank you to everyone for reading our posts this month. We’ve been working closely with a lot of new writers, and we’re pleased that you’ve enjoyed what they have to say! Here’s a list of your top ten favourite reads from October. Read more
