Many PhDs are considering next career steps after the completion of their degree. A big question on many minds is, “Should I do a postdoc or not?” Stephanie Eberle addresses this question in an article on Inside Higher Ed, “Do You Need a Postdoc?”
Submitted By: Amanda Dumsch
Submitted By: Amanda Dumsch
As postbacs prepare to apply for graduate school, many might be coming to you to ask for a letter of recommendation. It can be hard to know how to start these all-important letters, so here are some things to keep in mind as you draft your reference letter.
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Many trainees interested in pursuing an academic career path don’t have a clear idea about the hiring landscape in the United States. This quick overview will discuss a few topics: the kinds of institutions, the types of jobs available, and last but not least definitions for funding.
What kinds of educational institutions are there in the US?
There is an official listing which is referred to as the Carnegie Classification of Institutions of Higher Education.
Submitted By: John Taborn
Blog written by Michael J. Sheridan, MSW, PhD, Special Advisor for Diversity and Wellness Programs, Michael.sheridan@nih.gov It is December 2017, and while many are preparing for holidays, if you are trainee, you are probably asking yourself, “I haven’t heard back from a number of medical schools, is there something I can do to move them along? Should I assume I won’t get in? Will I get an interview at the graduate programs that I applied to?
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This is the time of year to prepare for telephone interviews. For many of you, this will be the first step in the academic interviewing process. This is a cost-effective and time efficient method for many search committees and enables them to narrow down the list of applicants that are invited for campus interviews. In the OITE academic interview video cast, Sharon Milgram, Director of the Office of Intramural Training and Education (OITE), for the NIH suggests that candidates prepare
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One of the documents that applicants are asked to submit as part of the complete academic job packet is the research statement.
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As you prepare a your written application materials to use when entering the Academic Job Market, in addition to the standard Curriculum Vitae (CV), Cover Letter, and a diversity statements, you may be asked submit a Teaching Statement .
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We are reaching into the archives to update the August 2013 blog post, “Getting a Faculty Job.” Starting in August, a large share of faculty jobs will begin accepting applications to fill positions that begin in the fall of the following year. Here are some key elements of the academic job search to consider before you apply:
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On May 11, 2017 the OITE will again host the NIH Career Symposium! This year is special…we will celebrate its 10th anniversary. This event is one of our favorites, it highlights the multitude of career opportunities for biomedical scientists—and in the past decade over 7500 graduate students, postdocs and fellows have attended the event to propel their own careers. Our invited speakers tell us about their career paths, how they got their jobs, and advice to attendees as they plan their careers.
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For many NIH PhDs and post-docs in the sciences, the formula that you learned to use to find a successful academic career has been straight -forward:
Graduate Degrees + Research +Publications + Academic Job Talks + Academic Achievements (BS through PhD) = Successful Careers
You may not know that after the Post-Doc, there are some additional skills that can be added to the job search equation. Here they are: