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This is the second in a 5 part series on Management for scientists. This second installment in the Management for Scientists series will focus on an aspect of communication especially important for a manager – getting feedback from the team. Successful management can almost be ...
This post was contributed by Theresa Liao of the University of British Columbia. When transitioning from an academic science career path to a non-academic one, one of the biggest changes (and perhaps challenges) is the need to present yourself using a resume. Indeed, instead of ...
This is the first in a 5 part series on Management for scientists. “I'm slowly becoming a convert to the principle that you can't motivate people to do things, you can only demotivate them. The primary job of the manager is not to empower but to remove obstacles.” – Scott Adams, ...
This post was originally published on LinkedIn. Follow Addgene on LinkedIn for repository news and updates. Panel discussions are becoming a ubiquitous format for events and sessions in scientific conferences. They can result in lively discussions with both panelists and ...
It was with a sense of relief that I attended the amazing, postdoc-driven Future of Research Conference at Boston University last week. This fantastic city-wide effort was led by two amazing postdocs, Kristin Krukenberg and Jessica Polka from Harvard Medical School and a long ...
This post was originally published on LinkedIn. Follow Addgene on LinkedIn for repository news and updates. Scientists must do science to be happy. What do we have to change to ensure that all scientists can have successful careers doing science in some form? There is a lot of ...
This guest blog post was contributed by Seán Mac Fhearraigh, PhD, of www.phdadvice.com. I sold out, well in part that’s what leaving academia feels like for a lot of researchers. For many years I struggled with the questions of “Will I leave academia?” and "What type of science ...
