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An open letter calls for funding agencies and hiring institutions to evaluate scientists by their research and not what journals they publish in.

In the United Kingdom, recent Ph.D. recipients have weathered the recession in better shape than most.

myIDP is a free, Web-based career-planning tool that was created to help graduate students and postdocs in the sciences define and pursue their career goals.

As traditional disciplines become more data-focused, traditional scientists need to become more "pi-shaped".

Institutional fellowships offer recent Ph.D.s the chance to leap right into running their own labs.

What Dow Chemical's chief technology officer looks for in new employees may not be what you think.

Why do industry leaders and policymakers continue to argue that there is a domestic shortage of STEM talent despite numerous reports to the contrary?
 

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

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

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

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.

SEIU's Adjunct Action project is striking into one of the nation's most college-dense regions.
 

There are risks and difficulties in interactive peer review.

A more interactive peer-review process can help authors build recognition, increase their impact, and win priority for their scientific work.

Science Careers looks at the pros and cons for young scientists to take part in interactive peer review processes both as authors and reviewers.
 

Postdoc Huajun Zhao, 42, is in custody on "a single count of economic espionage," reports the Milwaukee Journal Sentinel.
 

Fátima Al-Shahrour is working to interpret the genome to help select more effective drugs for cancer patients.

As maps have changed, so have mapmakers.

In Vienna, Eastern and central European scientists gathered to network and learn how to be more competitive for ERC grants.