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Extraordinary ability and national interest waiver similarities and differences
in Visas
Two common obstacles for foreign nationals seeking permanent residence in the U.S. are the need for an employer sponsor and the labor certification requirement. There are two distinct immigration classifications which allow an alien to self-sponsor and thereby avoid both
National Interest Waiver
in Visas
The national interest waiver (NIW) is a provision of the second preference employment-based category which allows a beneficiary to bypass the labor certification process and self-petition for permanent residence based on professional achievements he established in his field of endeavor. This waiver is available if the applicant's work is in the national interest and he has a good record of achievements in his field. The NIW is typically utilized by postdoctoral researchers, but can also be used by professors, industry researchers, artists, and business people.
Extending H-1B status beyond six years as it relates to timely filing for permanent residence
in Visas
An H-1B visa petition is normally approved for three years, and is renewable for another three. However, the status may be extended beyond the sixth year in one-year increments under certain conditions - all of them in cases where qualifying documentation has been pending 365 days or more as of the date of the filing of the H-1B extension request
Alternatives to H-1B Visas: J-1 Trainee Visa and H-3 Trainee Visa
in Visas
An overview of the J-1 and H-3 visas.
Student update: STEM degree holders
in Visas
On April 4, 2008, the U.S. Department of Homeland Security released an interim final rule, extending the period of Optional Practical Training (OPT) from 12 to 29 months for qualified F-1 non-immigrant students. The extension is available to F-1 students with a degree in science, technology, engineering, or mathematics (STEM) who are employed by businesses enrolled in the E-Verify program. This update explains benefits this interim final rule provides to qualified foreign students as well as restrictions it imposes on such as type of employment, period of unemployment, and field of employment.
The NIW and the Post-doc: Recent Trends
in Visas
Immigration Law Associates, "An appealing avenue to permanent residence for many postdocs is the EB-2 Advanced Degree Professional category, accompanied by a waiver of the labor certification requirement in the national interest, or 'national interest waiver' (NIW). This waiver has the advantage of allowing self-sponsorship, and the eligibility requirements for an NIW may be met by a researcher still early in his or her career. But there are also disadvantages."
Innovative Strategies In Achieving H-1B Cap Exempt Status
in Visas
Immigration Law Associates, "This article will describe some alternative options for the "for profit" employer who seeks to sponsor professional foreign nationals for H-1B status."
PLoS Computational Biology: Ten Simple Rules for Getting Grants
in Grant Writing Skills
"At the present time, US funding is frequently below 10% for a given grant program. Today, more than ever, we need all the help we can get in writing successful grant proposals. We hope you find these rules useful in reaching your research career goals."
PLoS Computational Biology: Ten Simple Rules for Making Good Oral Presentations
in Communication Skills
"Continuing our Ten Simple Rules series [15], we consider here what it takes to make a good oral presentation. While the rules apply broadly across disciplines, they are certainly important from the perspective of this readership. Clear and logical delivery of your ideas and scientific results is an important component of a successful scientific career. Presentations encourage broader dissemination of your work and highlight work that may not receive attention in written form."
PLoS Computational Biology: Ten Simple Rules for a Good Poster Presentation
in Communication Skills
"Posters are a key component of communicating your science and an important element in a successful scientific career. Posters, while delivering the same high-quality science, offer a different medium from either oral presentations [1] or published papers [2], and should be treated accordingly. Posters should be considered a snapshot of your work intended to engage colleagues in a dialog about the work, or, if you are not present, to be a summary that will encourage the reader to want to learn more. Many a lifelong collaboration [3] has begun in front of a poster board. Here are ten simple rules for maximizing the return on the time-consuming process of preparing and presenting an effective poster."
PLoS Computational Biology: Ten Simple Rules for Selecting a Postdoctoral Position
in Choosing a Postdoctoral Position
"You are a PhD candidate and your thesis defense is already in sight. You have decided you would like to continue with a postdoctoral position rather than moving into industry as the next step in your career (that decision should be the subject of another Ten Simple Rules). Further, you already have ideas for the type of research you wish to pursue and perhaps some ideas for specific projects. Here are ten simple rules to help you make the best decisions on a research project and the laboratory in which to carry it out."
How to Write More Clearly, Think More Clearly, and Learn Complex Material More Easily
in Communication Skills
by Michael A. Covington, University of Georgia
Getting Things Done in Academia
in Time Management
Advice for graduate students on creativity, scholarship, communication, and time management
Northwestern University Graduate Student Association
in Graduate Student Associations in the US
How to Get Fewer Scientists
in NIH Funding Crisis
Washington Post, July 24, 2007. "President Bush told cancer researchers gathered at the National Institutes of Health in January that we need to 'make sure that our scientists are given the tools and encourage young kids to become scientists in the first place.' Yet his administration's stingy NIH budgets over the past five years and its threat last week to veto the appropriations bill giving the NIH a small funding boost sound more like components of a Discourage Future Scientists Act."
The Real Science Crisis: Bleak Prospects for Young Researchers
in Home
Chronicle of Higher Education , September 2007. "[F]or many of today's graduate students, the future could not look much bleaker. They see long periods of training, a shortage of academic jobs, and intense competition for research grants looming ahead of them. 'They get a sense that this is a really frustrating career path,' says Thomas R. Insel, director of the National Institute of Mental Health. So although the operating assumption among many academic leaders is that the nation needs more scientists, some of brightest students in the country are demoralized and bypassing scientific careers."
How I made my presentations a little better
in Communication Skills
Great tips from 43 Folders.
Giving a Kick Ass Presentation
in Communication Skills
Great tips from the organizers of PubCon
NIH BUDGET: Boom and Bust
in NIH Funding Crisis
Couzin and Miller 316 (5823): 356 -- Science "Biomedical facilities are expanding after a growth spurt in the budget of the National Institutes of Health. Yet individual scientists say that it's harder than before to get their work funded." (subscription to Science required)
Watching a Train Wreck, Part 2 - Engineering Science Blog
in NIH Funding Crisis
"We've seen the effects of the NIH budget doubling on the grad student population. What about postdocs? ... From 1998-2003, the number of life sciences postdocs increased by 4,015. These new postdocs were all non-citizens. In fact, over the same time period, the number of US citizen / permanent resident postdocs decreased by 255."
Watching a Train Wreck, Part 1 - Engineering Science Blog
in NIH Funding Crisis
"Given that concerns about NIH funding levels have only recently hit the press, it's likely that we will see continuing increases in first-year graduate enrollments through at least 2007. This means increasing numbers of new PhDs for another 6-8 years and probably another decade of sizable increases in the ranks of postdocs. A whole crop of new PhDs is walking right into an already troubled labor market, and things probably won't start to improve for 10+ years."
The Scientist : 'Looming crisis' from NIH budget
in NIH Funding Crisis
"Four years of flat funding causing major shifts in US biomedical research, university officials and senior scientists warn Congress"
Troubling Doubling
in NIH Funding Crisis
A great presentation by Paula Stephan on the NIH budget doubling.
What the NIH Bought With Double the Money
in NIH Funding Crisis
Chronicle of Higher Education "After five years, $13.6-billion has produced few major new treatments and little spreading of research wealth, but the agency's leaders and supporters counsel patience" (subscription required)
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."
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