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Science Career Magazine

Issue for April 14, 2006

Science Career Magazine
Writing the Teaching Statement
By  Rachel Narehood Austin  -

Teaching statements, an obligatory part of most faculty applications, can be painful to write and even more painful to read. Here's how to minimize the pain for everyone--and make your teaching statement work to your advantage.

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Researchers Go East, to China
By  Timothy J. Reynolds  -

Every year, thousands of Chinese scientists go west to establish a research career, and a much smaller number of Western scientists go east. What's it like working as a foreign scientist in China? Science's Next Wave investigates.

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Career Reentry and Swedish Postdocs
By  Grant Doctor  -

The GrantDoctor writes about support for a return to science after a family leave and funding for a U.S. scientist who wants to do a postdoc in Sweden.

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The Graduate School Application
By  Cecilio R. Barrera  -

Cecilio R. Barrera discusses the components of a typical graduate school application and provides advice on how to handle each section.