Overview
Guides the scientist on the journey from the end of a postdoctoral career to the point of promotion to Associate Professor
Includes CD-ROM containing template worksheets and point-by-point instructions on how to complete them
Includes supplementary material: sn.pub/extras
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Table of contents (12 chapters)
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Front Matter
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Introduction
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The Starting Gate
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Front Matter
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Down The Stretch
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Front Matter
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The Finish Line
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About this book
Academic Scientists at Work guides the scientist on the journey from the end of a postdoctoral career to the point of promotion to Associate Professor.
The book includes valuable advice on:
-Choosing and getting your ideal academic job;
-Setting up and effectively managing the lab;
-Obtaining funds;
-Teaching and mentoring;
-The promotion and tenure process.
Also offered are template worksheets and point-by-point instructions on how to complete them, with downloadable blank worksheet versions contained in the accompanying CD-ROM. Included are six database program files that can be used to help the reader organize his/her laboratory specific reagents.
Academic Scientists at Work is a valuable resource for the Career Scientist who demands and expects the best.
Reviews
(Charles P. Moran, Ph.D., Emory University School of Medicine)
"Jerry Boss is one of our very best scientists and Susan Eckert is one of those rare administrators devoted to creatively supporting the faculty. There is something useful in this book for everyone, regardless of their position and experience. Most importantly, close attention to what they say can stop someone inadvertently sabotaging their own career. The message is simple - focus on what is important; guard your time; seek out and listen carefully to advice and criticism. The book is full of practical solutions to real issues that arise in every academic career."
(Gordon Churchward, Ph.D., Emory University)
"Drs. Boss and Eckert write an exceptionally useful book for all who consider and enter academic scientific careers. I wish I had this book when I began; it contains all the secrets for success. The book is well written and a highly enjoyable read being both funny yet serious. As a chairman, I am going to get this book for all my junior faculty."
(Stephen T. Warren, PhD, FACMG, William Patterson Timmie Professor of Human Genetics, Chairman of the Dept. of Human Genetics, Emory University School of Medicine)
"[T]he book takes the guesswork out of an academic life and environment. ... I highly recommend this book to every graduate student so that they are prepared for the academic calling and can make the most of it. I would further recommend this book to all established academicians so that they could have a better perspective on a graduate student, fellow, and a starting assistant professor and encourage them to become good members of the academic society. The book is priced such that a graduate student can afford to buy one, or perhaps their mentor may be generous enough to gift one."
(Kailash Gupta, NIAID, NIH)
Authors and Affiliations
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Bibliographic Information
Book Title: Academic Scientists at Work
Book Subtitle: Navigating the Biomedical Research Career
Authors: Jeremy M. Boss, Susan H. Eckert
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/b100506
Publisher: Springer New York, NY
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eBook Packages: Springer Book Archive
Copyright Information: Springer Science+Business Media New York 2003
eBook ISBN: 978-0-306-48381-3Published: 08 May 2007
Edition Number: 1
Number of Pages: VII, 248
Number of Illustrations: 135 b/w illustrations
Topics: Education, general, Science Education, Life Sciences, general, Biomedicine general