Informational interviews can give you a good idea of what is needed from a staff scientist.
Frances Aschroft, physiology professor at the University of Oxford, James Hadfield, manager of the genomics core facility at the University of Cambridge, Cancer Research UK Cambridge Institute and Anna Price, career advisor at Queen Mary University, London, all panellists at the 2015 London Naturejobs Career Expo, are asked to give advice to someone who wants to become a staff scientist.
Top tips
- Do informational interviews and find out what people are looking for in staff scientists
- Get experience in the skills and techniques that employers are after
Further reading:
A guide to informational interviewing
Informational interviews and job shadowing
Wanted: Staff scientist positions for postdocs
Career paths: Staff scientists backed
Careers in academia: The different options