Career Development for STEMM researchers
Dear Vicky, We have now reviewed your application/submission for >>INSERT GRANT/JOB/JOURNAL/PROMOTION HERE<< and on this occasion the panel did not feel it fulfilled the criteria we were looking for. This was a highly competitive round, with strong applicants/candidates. Thank you for your interest and we wish you all the best with your future endeavours. Yours … Read more
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