Motivation: know thyself
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What motivated you to move into industry?
Speakers from industry speak about their motivations for moving outside of academia at the Naturejobs Career Expo, London, 2016.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jeKRcy6FHZw
Tips to identify the perfect employer
Knowing yourself, what you want and what motivates you should be the foundation of your job hunt, says Ulrike Träger.
Finding the right job and organization to work in after your PhD can be a daunting task. Coming from an academic setting, researchers tend to struggle to identify skill sets needed for a change in their career paths, asking questions like ‘what skills should a medical writer have?’ Job titles sometimes explain little about the actual work responsibilities—did you know, for example, that an ‘Innovation Facilitator’ communicates science and sets up links between academia and industry, to help speed up drug development or begin business opportunities?
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What motivates you as a scientist?
To tie in with the latest Nature Outlook, Lenses on Biology, the Nature Communities team asked five biological scientists at different stages of their education or careers to tell their personal stories in a guest blog post. Each scientist studies, works or has an interest in one of the five research fields featured in Lenses on Biology ― cancer, stem cells, synthetic biology, ocean health and climate change ― and they share what motivates them in their chosen subject. You can read their stories below, and discuss your own motivations here or on the posts in question.
- “Everyone has a small curiosity hidden inside” – high-school student Naseem Syed explains why climate change is her favourite topic in biology
- “How can I not study science?” – undergraduate Katy Chalmers discusses synthetic biology and art
- “The rapid pace of discoveries underscores the opportunity for unique, creative work” – master’s student Vince Macri discusses his interest in cancer
- “Without a doubt, pipetting is the single most monotonous task on the planet” – PhD student Christie Wilcox on molecular biology and stem cells
- “There’s a certain zen to data analysis” – postdoc Holly Bik shares her love for marine science