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The demand for mycologists is relatively small, but career opportunities exist in areas from academic research to applied agriculture.

Opportunities for Ph.D. scientists to interact with patients appear to be growing.

Nicola Sasanelli left electronic engineering in Italy to become a special envoy for the government of South Australia.

Biotech and pharma companies are stepping up their product-manufacturing facilities--and looking for excellent problem solvers to run them.

A successful start to your new laboratory requires careful planning, firm but fair negotiating, and wise spending decisions.

Nenad Ban made a name for himself by finally cracking the crystal structures of complex macromolecules.

In 2007, about 40% of faculty positions in mathematics education went unfilled.

The booming, interdisciplinary science of networks reveals hidden connections in just about everything

To get tenure, you need to show that you, not a group that frequently includes you, deserve promotion.

The joy of playing with her granddaughter tickles the neurons of a noted neuroscientist and inspires her research.

These days, postdocs need to demonstrate their independence early, which they can do by negotiating with advisers, seeking individual fellowships, or obtaining a junior-PI position.

A roundup of small grants, individual fellowships, and junior-leader positions in Europe and the United States designed to give postdocs some early autonomy.

Nobelist Roald Hoffmann believes that taking graduate students off grants and giving them fellowships would be good for U.S. science. But others say such a radical change isn't in the cards.

Going abroad for a postdoc can involve logistical hurdles and serious effort--and offer a rewarding personal and professional experience.

Two new initiatives seek to prepare postdocs for off-campus careers.

Academia teaches technical skills, but scientists in the private sector say landing a job and thriving there is an education in itself.

"Administrative review" is leaving some foreign scientists stranded overseas and others afraid to travel, putting their careers and science at risk.

Cultivating and nurturing your mentoring relationships are essential, particularly in the complex landscape of clinical and translational research.

There's more common ground between industry and academia than you think.

Three postdocs describe their early and successful transitions to research independence.