I’ve been looking for jobs for a little while now, mainly outside of academia, and the number one piece of feedback I’ve been getting is that companies are looking for applicants with postdoctoral experience. I can’t help but feel that if I’m not interested in continuing in academia, I should make the move as soon… Read More Should I do a postdoc?
Usually our CVs list only our shining accomplishments and it can be hard to remember that everyone goes through some amount of failure before becoming a success. ALL of us have applied for grants and positions we did not get, or had papers rejected from journals. Melanie Stefan wrote a piece for naturejobs in 2010 about… Read More CV of Failures
Chatting with my dad this week he brought up the idea of moving into venture capitalism – something I hadn’t thought about at all as being a post PhD career. As opposed to some of the other alternative science careers I’ve posted about, this involves more of the business side – identifying scientific ideas worth… Read More Link: From the bench to being a Venture Capitalist
I’m an avid reader, not just of science but everything I can get my hands on, and absolutely love the idea behind Unbound – crowdfunding to get books published that people want to read, but mainstream publishers are unwilling to back. You can check it out here: https://unbound.co.uk/ They even have a science and nature… Read More Unbound – Crowdfunding science books!
I’m going to be taking a break form thesis writing on Friday to attend the NatureJobs Career Expo! Looks like a great opportunity to look at alternative careers and talk to people abroad if anyone’s interested: NatureJobs Career Expo London 2015 Get in touch on twitter if you’re going to be there!
Very informative post by Catherine de Lange on the NatureJobs Blog with a list of places you can apply for internships. The deadlines are out of date as the post is from 2013, but you can still apply to the places listed. Getting an internship in science journalism
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