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Enter the Naturejobs #ScientistAtWork photo competition 2018

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Send us a moment from your scientific day

By Jack Leeming

UPDATE: This competition is now closed. The winning entries will be published in the 26th April issue of Nature.

Last year, we launched the first Naturejobs #ScientistAtWork photo competition. It was a huge success — we received hundreds of entries from all over the world, and spoke to the five winners here.

We’re running the same competition again this year. We’re looking forward to seeing your entries. Winners will be announced and profiled alongside their images in the April 26th issue of Nature magazine, and will receive a year’s personal print and online subscription to Nature.

The competition will run from the 1st of March until midnight GMT on March 31st. Entrants must not be professional photographers.

All you need to do to enter is either:

  1. Email us your photo with a quick description and your contact details, or
  2. Post your image on Twitter with the #ScientistAtWork tag, or
  3. Post your image on Instagram with the #ScientistAtWork tag

You must be willing to grant us the rights to publish your image for the competition. You also must be contactable — we’ll be getting in touch to interview you about your photo if you are one of the five winners. We may also contact runners-up, as we did in 2017, to find out more about the story behind the image.

The winning entries will be decided by a panel of Nature journalists and art staff. We’re looking for images that capture moments in a scientific day — either in or out of the lab — in an original way. Heavily photoshopped images will not be considered (though colour correction and touching-up is fine). Finally, your photo must be high enough quality for print publishing in Nature (at least 220 mm at 300 dpi) to be considered.

That’s it! (More-or-less: please check out the terms and conditions below.) Best of luck to all of you and we look forward to flicking through your photos. Please feel free to send any questions to photocompetition@nature.com.

 

Jack Leeming is the editor of Naturejobs.

 

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Science competitions earn you fame, glory and transferable skills

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Competitions aimed at early career researchers fill the gap between a PhD and a ‘real world’ education, says Réka Nagy.

My PhD journey is coming to its end and I am considering a non-academic career. Looking at job descriptions, I know I tick the box marked ‘strong analytical and problem-solving skills.’ However, there are other boxes to consider: ‘Strong time and project management skills.’ ‘A team player with a proven track record of collaborations.’ ‘The ability to communicate clearly and concisely to a wide range of stakeholders.’

I worked in a ten-person research group but I did most of my work on my own – does that really make me a team player? And what does “a wide range of stakeholders” mean, anyway? I don’t have the time or money to pursue further training to gain these skills, and I feel like the four years I spent getting my PhD in Human Genetics were a waste.

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