Data science, the postdoc series and work/life balance have been favourite reads this month.
Wow. We’re at the end of April 2015. Can you believe it? I hardly can. This month has flown by for the Naturejobs team as we are putting together the last few preparations for the Naturejobs Career Expo in Boston in May, and of course working with all the contributors for the Naturejobs blog!
I’ve had a look at the numbers, and here are the top ten most read articles from Nature Careers and the Naturejobs blog in April 2015.
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Technology companies are looking for people with quantitative skills. Where better to look than in science? Data science: Industry allure shows how data scientists can make the move into industry.
One of the biggest decisions in a postdoc’s career is choosing the right lab (and hence, the right supervisor to work with). The postdoc series: Finding the right lab shows early career researchers what factors they need to consider when choosing their laboratory, whether for their first, second or fifth postdoc (let’s hope not…).
In this interview, Turning point: Arun Shukla, Arun explains why now is a good time for scientists to return to India.
Sometimes turning down a research grant can be the best decision of your life. Not often, but sometimes. In Turning point: Danielle Edwards, Danielle explains why she decided to turn down a prestigious 3-year Discovery Early Career Researcher Award (DECRA) from the Australian Research Council to continue working in California.
The postdoc series: Finding funding explains the importance of becoming an independent researcher as early as possible in a scientists’ career, and how to go about it.
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The postdoc series: Setting up your own lab is for those postdocs who have managed to get their independent fellowship and are now in a position to set up their own laboratory. This post looks at what factors to consider and how to wisely spend your start-up funds.
Work/life balance: Take a break shows just how important a break from the bench can be. Not only for sanity’s sake, but also to get some inspiration from elsewhere.
If you’re a glaciologist, you might have noticed that you are starting to have troubles collecting samples. As the ice melts, these scientists are struggling to work in their field. Glaciology: Climatology on thin ice explores this problem in detail.
Career paths: Working in the pharmaceutical industry is a podcast that was produced in collaboration with AstraZenenca. It features two scientists, Maria Orr and Thorsten Gutjahr, and shares their experiences and adventures of working in the pharmaceutical industry. It also goes into detail about what this industry looks for in it’s future employees.
When looking for a new job, it’s useful to have a plan in place and to know where to do your research. In Job search: Strategies for success, we look at where to find information about companies that work in the bioscience field.
Thank you to all our wonderful contributors this month. Without you, this blog wouldn’t survive: Prital Patel, Emily Porter, Grigory Guitchounts, Justin Chen, Clare Jones, Gina Maffey, and Igor Zlobine!
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