Where Do I Fit in the British Academic System? [1]
16 September 2005
Our CareerDoctor advises a British student who would like to come back to the UK once her PhD in the US is over. A clear understanding of where one fits in a new academic system is key.
Getting to the End of Your PhD [2]
26 August 2005
The final year of a PhD may be the most challenging of all. Those who finish their PhD on schedule (and on funding) are few; this requires some serious planning and motivation, and the CareerDoctor gives you just that.
Getting Essential Core Skills, with Tenure at Stake [3]
15 July 2005
Our CareerDoctor advises an assistant professor who, after three years and a half, feels that all her precious time is going into committee meetings and classes -- leaving her in the impossibility to work on her own research, let alone think about it.
On the Road to Health and Safety [4]
17 June 2005
The CareerDoctor spells out health and safety acronyms to a research assistant in search of a way in, and advises her whether she should go for additional training or direct employment.
Time to Change Lab [5]
27 May 2005
The CareerDoctor addresses two big issues in academic career development - how long may you stay in the same lab before it becomes damaging to your career, and how should you start looking for independence.
Don't Let a Bad Reference Stall your Career [6]
22 April 2005
You've got the feeling this job interview went really well ... But, weeks later, still no sign from the employer. Could it be that you were given a bad reference?
Surviving the "Blues" Year in your PhD [7]
18 March 2005
The CareerDoctor advises a PhD student in physics who is half-way through his PhD time, and is considering giving it all a day.
Making a Comeback [8]
11 February 2005
Is it possible to come back to academia once you have turned your back to it? The CareerDoctor advises a chemist currently working in industry on the barriers between him and an academic post, and gives him practical advice on how he may make himself a stronger candidate.
Making a Fresh Start [9]
14 January 2005
If your career hasn't always been going the way you intended, before you realise it you might find yourself sucked into dwelling on "what might have been". The CareerDoctor helps you put this behind you and make a new start for the year ahead.
Christmas Wrap-Up [10]
10 December 2004
Starting Your Ph.D. on the Right Track, Part 2 [11]
12 November 2004
Choosing the Right Postdoc [12]
8 October 2004
Starting Your PhD on the Right Track, Part 1 [13]
10 September 2004
Breaking-up with Academia [14]
13 August 2004
How to Avoid the Postdoc Trap [15]
9 July 2004
Academic Careers Demystified [16]
11 June 2004
Destination Europe [17]
14 May 2004
Transfer Yourself From the Academic to the Commercial World [18]
9 April 2004
Escape to Industry, Part II [19]
26 March 2004
Master's and PhDs [20]
12 March 2004
Preparing for Assessment Centres [21]
27 February 2004
Presenting Illnesses and Changes of Direction [22]
13 February 2004
CVs for Postdocs Leaving Academia [23]
23 January 2004
Breaking into Law [24]
9 January 2004
And Another Thing ... [25]
19 December 2003
Escape to Industry [26]
12 December 2003
Beating the Interview Odds [27]
28 November 2003
Making a Comeback [28]
14 November 2003
Academics, Wish You Were There? [29]
24 October 2003
Making a Year Out Count [30]
10 October 2003
Top Tips for Using Agencies [31]
26 September 2003
Early-Career Mature Scientists [32]
12 September 2003
The Appeal of a Career in Medicine [33]
22 August 2003
Overcoming a Poor Publication Record [34]
8 August 2003
To Boldly Go ... Enterprise for Academics [35]
25 July 2003
Take the Initiative: Speculative Applications [36]
11 July 2003
Pigeonholed [37]
27 June 2003
I Want to Break Free! [38]
13 June 2003
Location, Location, Location ... [39]
23 May 2003
Bringing Your Research Closer to People [40]
9 May 2003
From an Employer's Wish-List to Your CV, Part 2 [41]
25 April 2003
A Silver Lining to Redundancy? [42]
11 April 2003
From an Employer's Wish-List to Your CV, Part 1 [43]
28 March 2003
A Tale of Two Pharmacologists [44]
14 March 2003
Am I Being Realistic? [45]
28 February 2003
Show Me the Money! [46]
14 February 2003
Finding Your Summer Placement--Get Moving! [47]
24 January 2003
Getting Into Education/Community Liaison [48]
10 January 2003
Help! What Do I Do With My Degree? Part 2--Finding a Real Job [49]
13 December 2002
Returning to Work After a Career Break [50]
22 November 2002
Keeping Your Options Open [51]
8 November 2002
Leaving the Lab Behind [52]
25 October 2002
Should I Stay (in the Lab) or Should I Go? [53]
11 October 2002
Help! What Do I Do with My Degree? [54]
27 September 2002
Ask Sara Your Way through the Career Maze [55]
13 September 2002
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[2] http://sciencecareers.sciencemag.org/career_magazine/previous_issues/articles/2005_08_26/noDOI.14723766006564964860
[3] http://sciencecareers.sciencemag.org/career_magazine/previous_issues/articles/2005_07_15/noDOI.3662881340862822200
[4] http://sciencecareers.sciencemag.org/career_development/issue/articles/3570/on_the_road_to_a_health_and_safety_career
[5] http://sciencecareers.sciencemag.org/career_development/issue/articles/3570/knowing_when_to_break_free_from_your_pi
[6] http://sciencecareers.sciencemag.org/career_development/issue/articles/3500/don_t_let_a_bad_reference_stall_your_career
[7] http://sciencecareers.sciencemag.org/career_development/issue/articles/3500/quitting_or_not_quitting_a_phd
[8] http://sciencecareers.sciencemag.org/career_development/issue/articles/3430/making_a_comeback_to_academia
[9] http://sciencecareers.sciencemag.org/career_development/issue/articles/3430/making_a_fresh_start
[10] http://sciencecareers.sciencemag.org/career_development/issue/articles/3360/christmas_wrap_up
[11] http://sciencecareers.sciencemag.org/career_development/issue/articles/3360/the_careerdoctor_starting_your_ph_d_on_the_right_track
[12] http://sciencecareers.sciencemag.org/career_development/issue/articles/3290/choosing_the_right_postdoc
[13] http://sciencecareers.sciencemag.org/career_development/issue/articles/3220/starting_your_ph_d_on_the_right_track
[14] http://nextwave.sciencemag.org/cgi/content/full/2004/08/12/8
[15] http://sciencecareers.sciencemag.org/career_development/issue/articles/3150/how_to_avoid_the_postdoc_trap
[16] http://sciencecareers.sciencemag.org/career_development/issue/articles/3080/academic_careers_demystified
[17] http://sciencecareers.sciencemag.org/career_development/issue/articles/3010/destination_europe
[18] http://sciencecareers.sciencemag.org/career_development/issue/articles/2940/transfer_yourself_from_the_academic_to_the_commercial_world
[19] http://sciencecareers.sciencemag.org/career_development/issue/articles/2940/escape_to_industry_part_ii
[20] http://sciencecareers.sciencemag.org/career_development/issue/articles/2870/master_s_and_phds
[21] http://sciencecareers.sciencemag.org/career_development/issue/articles/2870/preparing_for_assessment_centres
[22] http://sciencecareers.sciencemag.org/career_development/issue/articles/2870/presenting_illnesses_and_changes_of_direction
[23] http://sciencecareers.sciencemag.org/career_development/issue/articles/2800/cvs_for_postdocs_leaving_academia
[24] http://sciencecareers.sciencemag.org/career_development/issue/articles/2800/breaking_into_law
[25] http://sciencecareers.sciencemag.org/career_development/issue/articles/2730/and_another_thing
[26] http://sciencecareers.sciencemag.org/career_development/issue/articles/2730/escape_to_industry
[27] http://sciencecareers.sciencemag.org/career_development/issue/articles/2730/beating_the_interview_odds
[28] http://sciencecareers.sciencemag.org/career_development/issue/articles/2660/making_a_comeback
[29] http://sciencecareers.sciencemag.org/career_development/issue/articles/2660/academics_wish_you_were_there
[30] http://sciencecareers.sciencemag.org/career_development/issue/articles/2590/making_a_year_out_count
[31] http://sciencecareers.sciencemag.org/career_development/issue/articles/2590/top_tips_for_using_agencies
[32] http://sciencecareers.sciencemag.org/career_development/issue/articles/2590/early_career_mature_scientists
[33] http://sciencecareers.sciencemag.org/career_development/issue/articles/2520/the_appeal_of_a_career_in_medicine
[34] http://sciencecareers.sciencemag.org/career_development/issue/articles/2520/overcoming_a_poor_publication_record
[35] http://sciencecareers.sciencemag.org/career_development/issue/articles/2520/to_boldly_go_enterprise_for_academics
[36] http://sciencecareers.sciencemag.org/career_development/issue/articles/2450/take_the_initiative
[37] http://sciencecareers.sciencemag.org/career_development/issue/articles/2450/pigeonholed
[38] http://sciencecareers.sciencemag.org/career_development/issue/articles/2380/i_want_to_break_free
[39] http://sciencecareers.sciencemag.org/career_development/issue/articles/2380/location_location_location
[40] http://sciencecareers.sciencemag.org/career_development/issue/articles/2380/bringing_your_research_closer_to_people
[41] http://sciencecareers.sciencemag.org/career_development/issue/articles/2310/from_an_employer_s_wish_list_to_your_cv_part_2
[42] http://sciencecareers.sciencemag.org/career_development/issue/articles/2310/a_silver_lining_to_redundancy
[43] http://sciencecareers.sciencemag.org/career_development/issue/articles/2310/from_an_employer_s_wish_list_to_your_cv_part_1
[44] http://sciencecareers.sciencemag.org/career_development/issue/articles/2240/a_tale_of_two_pharmacologists
[45] http://sciencecareers.sciencemag.org/career_development/issue/articles/2240/am_i_being_realistic
[46] http://sciencecareers.sciencemag.org/career_development/issue/articles/2170/show_me_the_money
[47] http://sciencecareers.sciencemag.org/career_development/issue/articles/2170/finding_your_summer_placement_get_moving
[48] http://sciencecareers.sciencemag.org/career_development/issue/articles/2100/getting_into_education_community_liaison
[49] http://sciencecareers.sciencemag.org/career_development/issue/articles/2100/help_what_do_i_do_with_my_degree_part_2_finding_a_real_job
[50] http://sciencecareers.sciencemag.org/career_development/issue/articles/2030/returning_to_work_after_a_career_break
[51] http://sciencecareers.sciencemag.org/career_development/issue/articles/2030/keeping_your_options_open
[52] http://sciencecareers.sciencemag.org/career_development/issue/articles/1960/leaving_the_lab_behind
[53] http://sciencecareers.sciencemag.org/career_development/issue/articles/1960/should_i_stay_in_the_lab_or_should_i_go
[54] http://sciencecareers.sciencemag.org/career_development/issue/articles/1960/help_what_do_i_do_with_my_degree
[55] http://sciencecareers.sciencemag.org/career_development/issue/articles/1890__1/ask_sara_your_way_through_the_career_maze