Career Development for STEMM researchers
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
If you enjoy writing and clinical research, don’t love bench work, and aren’t worried about giving up direct knowledge generation as part of your career – medical writing might be a good career option for you. Medical writers (MWs) write scientific communications for academic institutes, and the biotech and pharma industries. They produce a range … Read more