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Contributor Scott Chimileski

No matter how tough you are, everyone needs a little pep-talk once in a while. Dr. Peter S. Fiske, science communicator and CEO of PAX Water Technologies, Inc., knows exactly what it is like enter and navigate a complex and sometimes challenging scientific job market. After paving his own way through many jobs and career advancements, Dr. Fiske offered advice to early career scientists by suggesting 6 strategies for “putting your science to work.”

Twenty years after finishing a PhD at Stanford, Dr. Fiske has seen the number of available science positions rise and fall several times. Like any market, the job market is cyclical. And for that reason, he believes that no matter what the career landscape looks like right now, “you will find a great job, really, you will.” All researchers finishing a PhD in the life sciences need is some good advice and a little confidence boost. Continue reading →