James Gould

Making the Most of the Postdoc

Strategically Advancing Your Early Career

• Gebundenes Buch

Produktbeschreibung

Graduate students and postdoctoral fellows spend upwards of 15 years honing their research skills. In the absence of a formal training curriculum, this co-curricular postdoc guidebook can be used as a manual for aspiring scientists to find career success.

Produktdetails

• Verlag: Taylor & Francis Ltd
• Seitenzahl: 110
• Erscheinungstermin: 5. September 2023
• Englisch
• Abmessung: 237mm x 154mm x 13mm
• Gewicht: 306g
• ISBN-13: 9781032246789
• ISBN-10: 1032246782
• Artikelnr.: 69119884

Autorenporträt

Dr. James Gould, PhD is the director of the HMS/HSDM Office for Postdoctoral Fellows at Harvard Medical School (HMS) where he has implemented research, career, and professional development programs and policies for HMS-affiliated trainees since 2011. Prior to HMS, Dr. Gould completed two postdoc fellowships at the National Cancer Institute of the NIH where he became involved in training affairs and studied cancer metabolism. Dr. Gould received his BS in Biotechnology/Molecular Biology from Clarion University of Pennsylvania and his PhD in Biochemistry and Molecular Biology from the University of Louisville.

Inhaltsangabe

Foreword Part 1. The Beginning Introduction: My Path: From Clueless to
Clarity - Finding Strength Through Struggle 1. How to use this book... 2.
The most important professional decision you will ever make...so far 3. The
postdoc protocol: framing a non-linear path Part 2. The Middle 4.
Situational awareness 5. Navigating through your postdoc 6. Path to
independence Part 3. The End 7. Career transition readiness 8. Some advice
on application materials 9. Interview preparation 10. Negotiating your exit