(On July 16, 2009, I asked for volunteers with science degrees and non-academic jobs who would be willing to be interviewed about their careers paths, with the goal of providing young scientists with more information about career options beyond the pursuit of a tenure-track faculty job that is too often assumed as a default. This […]
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PNAS: Patricia Crotwell, Sanford Genetics Lab
(On July 16, 2009, I asked for volunteers with science degrees and non-academic jobs who would be willing to be interviewed about their careers paths, with the goal of providing young scientists with more information about career options beyond the pursuit of a tenure-track faculty job that is too often assumed as a default. This […]
PNAS: Bruce Fowler, Army Laboratory
(On July 16, 2009, I asked for volunteers with science degrees and non-academic jobs who would be willing to be interviewed about their careers paths, with the goal of providing young scientists with more information about career options beyond the pursuit of a tenure-track faculty job that is too often assumed as a default. This […]
The Project for Non-Academic Science
Last week’s call for non-academic scientists produced a much larger response than I was expecting– more than 30 people volunteered. Thanks to all who volunteered, and if you’re interested, please feel free to contact me– it’s not too late to get involved. As I said in that post, I plan to post a series of […]
Wanted: Non-Academic Scientists
Having spent the last couple of posts talking (in part) about the need to change academic culture, and de-stigmatize non-academic science jobs, here’s an attempt to step up and do something direct and productive. No, this won’t cost you anything. One of the difficulties with trying to broaden the usual definition of scientists is that […]