Not enough with a Ph.D: A Guide Through the Depths of the Scientific Ocean

Author: P. J. Feibelman [USA]
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Publish Date: 2006-08-01
Features: No matter how good your graduate education, intelligence, or technical skills are, your research career cannot yet be relied upon. Permanent positions are scarce, and formal graduate education rarely teaches scientific survival skills, while good consultants in this area are hard to find. This unique book explains what you need to face before achieving a successful long-term research career. The book focuses on important bottom-up skills and proposes a rational method to shape yourself into a scientist. It provides reliable advice on various aspects, such as choosing a thesis or postdoctoral advisor, selecting research positions between academic, government, and industrial research institutes, preparing for hiring interviews, determining research projects, and more. This book helps you deliver effective oral presentations, generate interest in your published papers, and succeed in grant applications. Every aspiring scientist standing at the threshold of a scientific career should read this book. No matter how good your graduate education, intelligence, or technical skills are, your research career cannot yet be relied upon. Permanent positions are scarce, and formal graduate education rarely teaches scientific survival skills, while good consultants in this area are hard to find. This unique book explains what you need to face before achieving a successful long-term research career. The book focuses on important survival skills and proposes a rational method to shape yourself into a scientist. It provides reliable advice on various aspects, such as choosing a thesis or postdoctoral advisor, selecting research positions between academic, government, and industrial research institutes, preparing for hiring interviews, determining research projects, and more. This book helps you deliver effective oral presentations, generate interest in your published papers, and succeed in grant applications. Every aspiring scientist standing at the threshold of a scientific career should read this book.