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Increasing US graduate enrollment in the sciences
in Immigration
" Should colleges in the United States adopt policies to insure that more of their graduate students in the sciences are Americans? " A Chronicle of Higher Education colloquy on the issue. May 10, 1999.
Jobsite UK Science and Engineering Jobs
in Online Job Banks
Slaves to Science
in Postdoc Working Conditions
Salon Magazine , Feb. 28, 2000. An outsider's take on the working conditions of postdocs in science.
You and Your Research
in Grad School Survival Guides
Richard Hamming's observations and research on the question ``Why do so few scientists make significant contributions and so many are forgotten in the long run?'' From his more than forty years of experience, thirty of which were at Bell Laboratories, he has made a number of direct observations, asked very pointed questions of scientists about what, how, and why they did things, studied the lives of great scientists and great contributions, and has done introspection and studied theories of creativity. The talk is about what he has learned in terms of the properties of the individual scientists, their abilities, traits, working habits, attitudes, and philosophy.
12 Month MBA for Scientists and Engineers
in Business School for Scientists
The Johnson Graduate School of Management at Cornell now offers a 12 month MBA program for scientists and engineers.
Arthur D. Little
in Management Consulting
This management consulting company has a long tradition of hiring scientists and engineers.
Genentech Job Opportunities
in Nonacademic Employers That Hire PhDs
Uncontrolled Experiment
in Immigration
by Scott Stossel, The New Republic , March 29, 1999. An interesting and balanced article about the rise in scientific immigration and its consequences.
Statistical Profiles of Foreign Doctoral Recipients in Science and Engineering: Plans to Stay in the United States
in Immigration
" The majority of foreign students who earned S & E doctorates from U.S. institutions during 1988-96 planned to locate in the United States, and almost 40 percent reported firm plans for further study or employment. Most of those with firm plans had offers of postdoctoral appointments. "
Why Overproduction of PhD's is Bad for Science
Think gladiator-style competition between scientists insures that the best and the brightest emerge victorious, thereby assuring scientific excellence? Think again, and this time try modeling. Eugene Lerman and Eric Weinstein digest in prose form some of the many kinds of 'market failures' and 'externalities' which show up in elementary economic modeling of the science and engineering labor market.
No shortage of computer scientists
in IT Worker Shortage, 1998
Norman Matloff, letter to the editor, San Jose Mercury News, August 17, 1997. " Industry officials have admitted a tendency to shun mid-career people in favor of hiring new graduates. Given this, what incentive is there for a young university student interested in long-term career prospects to major in engineering or computer science? "
The Postdoc's Plight
in Postdoc Working Conditions
by Joanne P. Cavanaugh, Johns Hopkins Magazine , February 1999. " Underpaid, overworked and often underappreciated, today's postdocs find themselves locked in a limbo that can stretch on for years. " An excellent article describing the grim working conditions of postdocs in general and at Johns Hopkins in particular. [HTML version]
Bell Labs
in Nonacademic Employers That Hire PhDs
Lucent Technologies' research lab, with research groups in Computing and Mathematical Sciences, Physical Sciences, and Communications Sciences.
Summer Research Opportunities for Undergraduate Students
in Summer Internships
An archive of internships in mathematics, science, and engineering.
UCSD Graduate Student Data
in Graduate Outcome Data
Detailed information on how UCSD Ph.D.s have fared in the labor force, including breakdowns by department. An example that should be followed by all institutions!
American Statistical Association job listings
in Math / Statistics Jobs
Career openings from Amstat News
Networking on the Network
in Networking
Networking is a vital skill. Here's how to use the Internet for building professional networks.
Be Careful What You Wish For
in NIH Funding Crisis
ScienceCareers.org - "Between 1998 and 2003, the budget of the National Institutes of Health (NIH) rose from $13 billion to more than $27 billion in a plan known as "the doubling. Now that the tsunami of cash has receded, many life scientists--especially those in the early phase of their careers--have found conditions no better, and in some ways worse, than before the process began."
Science Writing in a Teaching Environment
in Science Journalism
Part IV of Careers in Science Writing. "The gentle knock on the door carried a sense of nervousness and urgency. 'Professor Wallace, can I talk with you?' Looking up from my computer, I recognized John, a second-year graduate student. The year was 1987, and I was an associate professor and director of graduate studies in pharmacology at the University of Alabama at Birmingham School of Medicine. "
International Journal of Applied Mathematics & Statistics
in Online Journals
The main aim of the International Journal of Applied Mathematics & Statistics (IJAMAS) is to publish refereed, well-written original research articles, and studies that describe the latest research and developments in the area of applied mathematics and statistics. This is a broad-based journal covering all branches of mathematics, statistics and interdisciplinary research. International Journal of Applied Mathematics & Statistics is a peer-reviewed journal and published four times a year.
Society of Industrial and Applied Mathematics job listings
in Math / Statistics Jobs
Openings in applied math and operations research from SIAM News.
Is Science Talent Squandered?
in Required Reading
We've all heard about the over supply of Ph.D.'s. This article argues that many of the most talented students leave science long before they get a Ph.D.
PhysLink
in Physics Jobs
An outstanding site containing physics job listings and much more.
Community Recommendations on Visa Policies
in Visas
May 12, 2004. Recommendations on visa policy changes by the AAU and a number of other organizations.
Academic Scientists at Work: Where'd My Day Go?
in Time Management
ScienceCareers.org - "'5:30! I hardly got anything done today,' your colleague with the curly red hair shouts at you as she passes you in the hall. You think you didn't get anything done either, yet there the two of you are standing in the hall yabbering about how the day went by and nothing got done. You both complain that there was no time to finish your experiments, write your test questions, revise your hot manuscripts, meet with your advisees, help with graduate-student recruiting, design the new Web site for your department, order the food for the department poster session, and pick up the kids from soccer practice at 7:00. But, as you look around, some of your colleagues seem to have it all under control. How do they do it?"
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