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Scientists who have done a foreign postdoc or sabbatical say it's the experience of a lifetime, and are eager to offer encouragement and advice.

Faced with a shaky economy and an increasingly competitive job market, postdocs are being forced to take a long-term view of their positions.

With her border collie's help, a young scientist studies an endangered turtle and works to improve education in a Guatemalan village.

Scientists taking part in an open peer-review process can get more recognition and an opportunity to weigh in.

While there are signs that the gender gap in science is closing, more needs to be done at policy level.

Although academia and industry differ in many ways, the two environments are ultimately more similar than they are different.

Numerous factors, large and small, come into play when one is deciding where to pursue a research career. Here, faculty members and deans size up their decision to work at a smaller institution and the issues that they face.

You've reached a career milestone: managing your own lab. This recognition of your achievements attests to your hard work, attention to detail, commitment to a goal—and outstanding science. But be prepared. You're about to face challenges you may not have considered.

According to Bloomberg Businessweek, the newly proposed immigration bill is bad news for job seekers.

Research suggests potential gains for university STEM departments but likely losses for STEM workers.

Ron Hira testifies that the proposed bill falls short of addressing problems with H1-B and other high-skill visa programs.

To get hired, you have to get noticed.

Tamily Weissman-Unni feels like a failure—but she's not.

Scientists with a passion for pedagogy are turning to alternative certification programs to facilitate a transition into the classroom.

A group of ERC Starting Grantees has created a new platform where top young researchers can raise their voices and influence science policy.
 

A report explores the potential effects of current proposals to "staple a green card" to graduate degrees granted in the United States.

Our columnist offers tips and strategies to help you, dear reader, walk out of any exhibit hall loaded down with free corporate goods.
 

Shouldn't scientists blow more things up? Introducing the first humor column about being, and becoming, a scientist.

Canada is now moving toward high-skilled immigration based on employment, according to the newsmagazine Maclean’s.
 

A Los Angeles judge denies a motion to dismiss charges for the UCLA professor's role in technician's chemistry lab death.