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
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
Last week I outlined the benefits of creating a career plan to boost success. But how do you actually write an actionable plan? Fortunately, it’s a surprisingly simple process. To write an effective plan you first need to identify your profession of choice – academia or other (see last week’s post for tips if you’re … Read more