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Game-changing career opportunities for postdocs are everywhere. Hear advice from the experts about how to choose your direction.

To commemorate International Women's Day, we present a sampling of recent articles featuring accomplished women doing a wide variety of scientific work.

A report issued this month by the American Association of University Professors concludes that academic researchers should have the authority to decide whether their proposed studies require review by an institutional review board. 

This year, astronomer Jane Luu won two of the top prizes in astronomy. So why is she working as an engineer?

Filmmaker and physicist Aziza Baccouche, who is blind, showcases the challenges and successes of diverse scientists in a new documentary series.

Tiffany West helped turn Washington, D.C.'s HIV/AIDS effort into a widely admired program.

In her life and her search for gravitational waves, the MacArthur-winning MIT physicist Nergis Mavalvala is comfortable in her own skin.

As head of the accelerator division at TRIUMF, Lia Merminga is a rare woman in the upper echelons of physics.

Find out what scientists believe makes for a successful postdoctoral experience - responses collected from our annual postdoc survey.

Plagiarism software uncovers nearly 100 cases of plagiarism in one year's successful NSF grant proposals.

Postdoc Vicky Miller writes that improvisation classes have made her a better scientist.

Lawyers, like scientists, struggle to find jobs.

One of the single most important things you can do in advance of a negotiation like this is to learn as much as you can about the other party’s needs.

Pressure on scientists to produce impressive results that will bring in grants or renewals has never been greater.

You may be comfortable talking with scientists, but interviews with Human Resources are a different beast.

“Anyone can think of a hundred reasons why something will fail. I want that rare individual who can think of the creative one way in which it will succeed,” --Leo Kim

Paula Stephan's new book looks beyond rosy press releases to uncover the harsh economic realities of the academic job market.

Science Careers talks to Eric Kaplan, co-executive producer of the CBS comedy The Big Bang Theory, about his work on the show.

"When faced with decisions about sharing, scientists should consider seriously the broader impact of their decisions on the fundamental characteristics of the scientific enterprise and, when at all possible, err on the side of openness."

Scientists with an ability to work across fields can find exciting opportunities in biomaterials.