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Going multidisciplinary - Naturejobs 02 October 2003: A varied training path is trickier to navigate than traditional specialized routes but can be more rewarding, says Myrna Watanabe. Conservation biologist David Tallmon wonders whether his interdisciplinary skills will be valued more outside academia. Although most graduate students and postdocs still stick to a single research field, an increasing number are looking to combine a number of different disciplines. Young researchers seek broader horizons...
Naturejobs postdoc & students : TO DO TODAY: Well written, practical advice on project management. Moving research quickly forward to publication tops the pre-tenure 'to do' list. Kendall Powell ticks off project management tips.
ScienceCareers Postdoc News: ScienceCareers articles on postdocs
Postdocs & The NIH: Naturejobs 9th May 2002: Every year, thousands of researchers head for the US National Institutes of Health, but what draws them there?
The learning curve: Students starting their PhD and postdocs moving into fresh areas of research often find themselves in need of different technical skills. How does everyone get up to speed?
Inside Higher Ed :: Advice for Postdocs: "Higher education associations and scholarly societies can release all the reports they want about how colleges are or should be paying more attention to teaching in the tenure process. But when the Howard Hughes Medical Institute and the Burroughs Wellcome Fund convened a panel last week to advise postdocs and new faculty members in the sciences on how to win tenure, the overpowering message was: Research is still king."
Gaining a lot from translation, Naturejobs Postdocs & Students article: 11th July 2002: Converting basic science into clinical practice is never an easy task, and Europe is still lagging behind the United States in this 'bench-to-bedside' endeavour. The number of research centres in Europe that can offer dedicated space for 'translational research' is low, and funding for clinical scientists is difficult to obtain across the continent.
Working your way into industry - Naturejobs Postdocs & Students Article 05 September 2002: What is the best way to get into the private sector? For most postdocs, it has been...
Stars in the making: 20 May 2004 - Postdocs & Students: Faster than a speeding centrifuge... able to write grant proposals in a single bound... it's Superpostdoc! Kendall Powell tracks down these all-action figures.

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