Big data jobs are out there – are you ready?
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The Boston #NJCE16 – Inspiration, skills, and passion
Find a job you love – and you will still have to go to work every day. There are plenty out there; some are great, some are a stepping stone, and some will simply pay the rent. The key is to identify your own strengths and passion, in order to find the perfect job for you. Read more
Finding job satisfaction as a science liaison
After completing a PhD and postdoc in experimental neuroscience labs, Sabine Blankenship had no desire to run her own lab. Here she describes how her passion to study abroad led her from experiments that had become frustrating to outreach she finds invigorating. She now works in the German Consulate General in San Francisco, where she helps set up international research collaborations and keep the German government abreast of US advances, particularly in renewable energy and regenerative medicine. Read more
What almost derailed you?
We ask academics at the Naturejobs career expo, San Francisco, to name one moment that almost derailed their career. Read more
Informational interviews: The right push for your career?
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What’s something you wished you had learnt earlier?
We ask speakers at the Naturejobs career expo, San Francisco, what they wish they had known earlier in their careers. Read more
Careers in industry: Medicine maker
As a junior doctor working in geriatrics, I could never have imagined that in 20 years time I would have led the development of a medicine which has the potential to save hundreds of thousands of babies’ lives. Read more
The great outdoors
…but journeying afar for days or weeks, though crucial for your research programme, can also mean a lot of prep work, hassle and unforeseen glitches. Read more
A positive step for postdocs?
The potential downside? It could mean fewer postdoc positions – but even that may be a positive. The academic pipeline worldwide, especially in the biomedical sciences, has a postdoc glut. Read more
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