Career Development for STEMM researchers
Dr Vic Welcome to Biomed Badass where weekly updates are provided on career advancement for academic researchers. We have a community discussion group that focuses on supporting career development both inside and outside academia: Outside academia: Conversations around finding alternative careers to academia and how to obtain/excel in those positions Inside academia: Conversations around the issues involved … Read more
The metrics for assessing academic applicants are well defined and prescriptive: Number of publications, grant successes, H-index, the prestige of previous institutions you’ve worked at/supervisors you’ve worked for, and your research expertise etc. All these add up to how competitive an applicant is for specific academic post. Ultimately academic researchers allow their academic accolades to … Read more
Sources for job opportunities fall into two categories: The advertised job market: Where you can find jobs using the usual sources – Indeed.com, Linkedin.com, Naturejobs.com, jobs.newscientist.com, jobs.ac.uk etc… The unadvertised job market: Where you obtain a job through a referral, find out about opportunities through your network and are proactive about contacting employers A quick … Read more