...career outside the traditional academic silo to tenured professor.  Non-academia encompasses millions of choices...designate non-academic jobs as “alternative” anymore.   Since most scientists start out in academia, it is...and perspectives to consider. What do academic and non-academic careers in science have in common? You...but there is more flexibility with the academic calendar Academic researchers must be extreme self-starters...Biomedical workforce will NOT go into “traditional” academic positions. More recently, I have been hearing ...careers as their training progresses.  In From Academic Solos to Industrial Symphonies, an article well...jump into industry.” In his article On Leaving Academe, Terran Lane is asked by his colleagues and friends...

... industry and academia. Pros and cons: The academic vs. industry postdoc  Time: Academic postdocs can ...still incredibly nervous about leaving academia. A lot of academics tend to view industry as “the dark side...your goal is to enter academia, it is easier to make that transition from an academic setting—especially ..., an academic advisor could also lose their funding. Communication: In both industry and academia, you...AstraZeneca’s Waltham site after doing a brief academic postdoc. Why did I switch? Well, my long-term ...acquire. Learning about drug discovery: Unless your academic lab is closely involved with clinical trials or... be a bit of a mystery to graduate students in academia. Getting a drug to the market usually takes over...

....   Advice for success in academia How can we shape our time in academia to maximize productivity and...who's seen every spurious result under the sun. Academia is about convincing results, and nothing is more...pragmatic.” Advice for pursuing careers outside of academia Recently, graduate students and postdocs have...have become more aware of careers outside of academia. How do PIs assist their mentees who have goals outside...recommends that a student interested in leaving academia should present their research at conferences to... applicable to a variety of careers outside of academia. She has had previous graduate students and postdocs... success in academia...

... When transitioning from an academic science career path to a non-academic one, one of the biggest changes...Curricula Vitae to showcase your publications, academic performances, and research experiences, you now...consider when you're preparing your resume for a non-academic position: What is a resume? How is it different.... If you are still debating whether to stay in academia or not, it is even more important to start early... about your plan for the next 5 years. Does an academic career work well with your life and career plan...emphasis for graduate student resumes UC Irvine Non Academic Job Search Handbook & Resumes  Read Our Blog Post...

... Are you currently on or planning to go on the academic job market? In addition to all of the documents...

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...outside of academia. These roles can include positions, like mine, that help support academia but the skills... did I join Addgene? Was I jaded by my time in academia? Did I run screaming from the lab like the cartoon...dramatic story, but it wouldn’t be my story. I love academics. If I didn’t, it would have been unwise of me ...pretend that that there aren’t problems with the academic enterprise or that there weren’t some pretty hefty...are led to believe that they can all end up in academic positions (I’ve even blogged about this here and... my story demonstrates that transitioning from academia doesn’t have to mean abandoning it or running ...more glad that I thought about careers outside of academia during my graduate training. PhDs have many roles...

...Manufacturers rarely provide the construction plans or CAD (computer aided design) drawings of their devices...

...in the academic research environment is setup to prepare trainees for further work in academia. In fact...was to determine what data is required for the academic research community to develop a plan to make postdoctoral...with job outcomes, and increase diversity in the academic research environment. The “how many?” question...sessions of the symposium. Structural problems in academic research and potential solutions During the first...question of “What is a Post-doc?” The National Academies define a postdoc as “An individual who has received...identifying problems with the structure of the academic research workforce, and we are beginning to identify...after receiving their PhDs, still strive to become academic researchers themselves(44% of postdocs in the ...

... the number of positions available in academia (5, 6). Academic data and the labor market for PhDs Later...the Future of Research Symposium Boston 2015 – Academic Data and the Labor Market. For more information...problems in this area: “ [The] structure of [the] academic workforce is pyramidal/feudal generating too many... (3), showing that the ‘standard’ pathway into academia may in fact be just another ‘alternative’ career...scientists for futures both inside and outside of academic research (4). There are currently 17 sites around...discussion on Friday morning will be dedicated to Academic data and the Labor Market. On this topic it is...jobs are there for STEM graduates and postdocs in academia, industry and other areas of employment? How many...

...hasn’t been asked the question: “Academia or industry?” Once academia was the clear answer with a well-defined...recently a downward trend in funding and space in academic research labs has more students looking for other...options. While graduate programs provide support for academic career development, it's often left to students...match qualified scientists to jobs in industry, academia, and government. This great resource allows the...stages. Help you build a network outside of the academic world Participating in activities outside of the...expand associations outside of the traditional academic setting and to shape and strengthen interests ... to gather more information Follow people in academia, industry, and government on social media (Twitter...

...content depending if they are targeting academic or non academic positions, cover letters always follow... opening paragraphs when applying for academic and non academic positions (these are only ideas, remember...their careers. Sometimes this is a change from one academic institution to another, while other times it is...professional profile very appealing not only for academia, but also for biotech companies, consulting and...about the company (or the lab). In the case of non academic positions, this research should be directed toward...structure, and the organization. In the case of an academic appointment, when applying for PhD or postdoctoral.... When applying for a tenure track position in academia, it is also important to learn about the needs...

.... I sold out, well in part that’s what leaving academia feels like for a lot of researchers. For many ... struggled with the questions of “Will I leave academia?” and "What type of science careers would would...Irish University where I would continue on with my academic dream of studying cell division. However, after...the time I decided to look for work outside of academia, a job as a ‘Cancer Marketing Coordinator’ came...However, although this position did look for an academic candidate, I knew they would look for a candidate...attractive candidate I knew I had to push not only my academic background but also my business acumen and sales...Presentation Experience”, “Career Achievements”, and “Academic Achievements”. Leaning my CV more towards me as...

... Over the last decade, my peers and I have tried to move away from calling non-academic careers and desk... the lab → office culture shock? Working in an academic research lab involves a few key features that ...get that feeling of camaraderie again in a non-academic career. You might not be in a lab anymore, but...process. Unless you were really lucky with your academic lab, you probably don’t know what it’s like to...properly onboarded. Most work environments outside of academia provide a formal training regime and the right...of floundering one can have when starting in an academic lab. I floundered for a solid year after I started...of PhDs and available positions alone, it’s the academic jobs that have become more of a rare alternative...

... visa is not the same as an academic H-1B visa and therefore the academic H-1B visa cannot be transferred... for individuals needing sponsorship. Academic H1B The academic H-1B allows employers to avoid the 85,... options available to you including careers in academia, industry, non-profit, and government sectors....categories are as follows: Cap Subject Industry H1B Academic H1B National Interest Waiver EB-1A EB-1B Cap...industry related skills”. Many career paths in academia as well as the non-profit sector are transferrable...your outstanding achievements in your specific academic field, (2) that you have three 3 years of research...written by others about the alien's work in the academic field Evidence of participation, either on a panel...

...laid out by a 2014 National Academy of Sciences working group (National Academy of Sciences. “The Postdoctoral...and Workshop, organized by Future of Research, Academics for the Future of Science, and the MIT Graduate...that has the potential to profoundly shift the academic science landscape: the treatment of trainee scientists... as has been the ‘labor-of-love’ philosophy of academic science to date. Advocacy opportunities for the...with progress over the past two years give young academic scientists a foot in the door, but we will only...define solutions but this year, together with Academics for the Future of Science and the MIT Graduate...its systemic flaws." Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences 111.16 (2014): 5773-5777. Pubmed PMID...

...ended up in academia and his research goals. From grad school to a startup and back to academia. Chapter ...prepared Tom for an academic career. Career advice for anyone pursuing a career in academia. Learning how to...synthetic chromosomes, and obstacles to becoming an academic researcher. Listen to the interview with Tom ...program and difficulties with work-life balance in Academia. Will it all pay off? Chapter 2: The Centre for...drugs and promoters of oncogenes. He returned to academic research in 2005 to investigate synthetic biology...

... is having a major effect on scientists within academia, most particularly postdocs working in the U.S...have been made by multiple organizations across academia). Increased postdoc wages, overtime tracking? .... Future actions for junior scientists and for academia Changes are afoot for the postdoc population, ... research enterprise, there is no easy way for academia to absorb the extra cost of increased salaries...the majority of postdocs end up getting outside academia. There is also a valuable lesson for the enterprise...raised to on Dec 1st - across a wide consensus of academic stakeholders. There was ample opportunity to accept... of their peer institutions. The issues facing academia are not going away, and it is becoming ever clearer...

...expanding your options and preparing for both academic and non-academic career paths. I can’t say this strongly...growth. Have lab alumni gone into both academic and non-academic careers?    Will you be encouraged to ...the Future of Research Symposium and #MeTooSTEM, academic bullies are hard to stop—they often have no boss... wisely. From the Tenure She Wrote blog, Toxic Academic Mentors.  What is workplace bullying? Threats...of PhD scientists will not actually follow the academic career path taken by their training lab mentors...mentors. ~80% of you will be in jobs outside of academia 10 years after your training. You must ensure that...

...proteins (TniQ, Cas8, Cas7, Cas6) that forms the QCascade DNA-targeting module together with the crRNA.  ...requirement for multiple Cas proteins to form the Cascade targeting complex is a hallmark of Type I CRISPR-Cas...in regular Type I CRISPR-Cas systems, however, Cascade from VchINT does not recruit other nucleases (such... upstream 2-bp PAM sequence for recognition by QCascade; although 5’-CC-3’ is one of the best PAMs for...recognized by the system. Guided by the crRNA, QCascade complexes survey the genome and bind target DNA...downstream of the genomic target site bound by QCascade (Fig. 1B). The process also creates a 5-bp target-site...CRISPR-Cas systems by Tn7-like transposons. Proc Natl Acad Sci USA 114:E7358–E7366 . https://doi.org/10.1073...