How often do you look beyond the first page when you’re searching for something on Google? Probably not very often, as you usually expect your search engine to show you the most relevant information within the top three results. But how does the engine know?
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In this podcast, Naturejobs interviews Sterghios Moschos, reader in Industrial Biotechnology and Biochemistry at the University of Westminster in London. We talk about his transition from industry back into academia, and the different attitudes to science that he has experienced.
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On February 11th 2014, Naturejobs relaunched their podcast with a very interesting interview. We spoke to Nessa Carey: from academia to Industry and got some great responses on Twitter, Facebook and LinkedIn. In the accompanying podcast, we asked you if you had any questions for Nessa, and she has kindly answered your questions below! Continue reading
Linus Schumacher, contributor
Interdisciplinary collaboration is becoming more common and as such is changing the face of modern research. However, it comes with challenges that we are seldom trained for. This is something I experience myself and frequently hear from my peers. As a graduate student in mathematical biology, I collaborate closely with biologists who happen to work on other continents, thus spanning not just long geographical distances, but also the gap between maths and biology. Hopefully the challenges I will describe are applicable to other areas of science as well, but if not please do add you own perspectives in the comments.
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In this Windback Wednesdays series Naturejobs is exploring the world of academic publishing. It’s a competitive market, with scientist young and old continuously under pressure to get their work into the best academic journals. Whether or not this will continue to be the case remains an open discussion, but in the mean time, we’ve got some archived content filled with hints and tips on how to get your work noticed.
Shimi Rii, contributor
A young scientist’s web presence can have a tremendous impact on their career. Job searches are widely conducted through professional networking sites such as LinkedIn, and a first impression is now made through the first three search hits on our name. Thus, it’s important to showcase our accolades, publications, and professional associations.
More often than not, we suffer from a lack of web presence. If you do have an online presence, one questionable hit on a search engine could impact the opinions of people whom we haven’t met, which may influence our future endeavors. Juan Enriquez, one of the world’s leading authorities on the economic and political impacts of life sciences, said in his TED talk titled, Your online life, permanent as a tattoo: “Digital tattoos shout” and “they tell a lot of stories.”
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The first Windback Wednesday of 2014 has come to an end, but before we finish, let’s have a quick reminder of what we’ve seen.
In our first podcast of 2014, Naturejobs speaks to Nessa Carey, senior director at Pfizer about her journey from academia to industry. We find out what drove her to make the leap, how she made the decision, and what she has learned by looking back.
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Nessa Carey, senior director at Pfizer
Nessa Carey started out as an academic at Imperial College, working in a research area where she was quite successful. She moved up the career ladder quickly towards senior lecturer, and was publishing papers, supervising students and bringing in plenty of grant income for future research projects. Continue reading
Susie Crowe, contributor
When I found myself halfway through my PhD and pregnant, I was advised by a few high-achieving friends and family members to resist the temptation to work throughout my maternity leave. “You’ll never get this time back…” lamented my obstetrician cousin, who submitted an award-winning conference paper while learning how to breastfeed. “Give yourself the space from your work to get to know your baby,” suggested another friend, who regretted not heeding her own advice.
“Don’t even worry.” I assured them. “I’ve got this.” For the first time in my life since I was 14, I was unemployed, unencumbered by school, and mentally free. It was liberating! I had nobody to answer to but my little 8 pound dictator. I went for long walks. I learned how to ‘babywear’. I joined Instagram and took endless adorable posed shots of my mini-me.
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In this month’s Windback Wednesday series, we’ve been looking at making the move from Academia to Industry.
But what if you’re enjoying the world of academia, and want to stay? What if you want to move up the ladder from post-doc to teaching fellow to professor? No one said you can’t! But even here, it’s worth keeping an eye out for opportunities to increase that set of transferable skills that everyone keeps talking about.
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