Dr Vic

Anchor Your Career to Your Values

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Let’s start with a big question: How clear are you about the next job you’re looking for? Perhaps your heart is set on landing that tenured academic post. Or perhaps a research-based career outside of academia excites you more. Or maybe you’ve come up with a combination of preferred occupations where you can put your … Read more

30 In-Demand Skills for 2020 that You Possess as a Scientific Researcher

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As a research-trained scientist, you’ll have developed a host of transferable skills that can be leveraged in job applications. The great news is that most of these skills are in high demand by employers. Focusing on these in-demand for your CV/resume will increase your competitiveness for job applications. If you start thinking about developing these … Read more

From Academia to Scientific Writing

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I’ve been fortunate enough to chat with Dr Tope Amodu recently, a scientific writer at Random 42 Scientific Communication, London UK. She’s worked in scientific communications since graduating from a PhD in cancer biology in 2018. I spoke with Tope about her transition out of academia to scientific writing, her motivation to make this move, … Read more