Mentoring

Creating a research brand – advice from my Ph.D. advisor published today in Science

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Published in the working life section of Science, Jeff provides some good advice for early career academics – it’s “critical to find one’s focus and voice and have it heard—quickly.”  He discusses how early career scientists need to develop brand identity and reinforce this brand as much as possible.  Defining the optimal degree of focus and […]

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Preparing scientists for interdisciplinary research

/ Graduate studies, Mentoring, Science /

A few weeks ago, there was an article in EOS, the American Geophysical Union newspaper, about a recent survey conducted of graduate students from two large interdisciplinary research projects.  The findings from the survey, I believe, are right on the money.  Scientists preparing for interdisciplinary research careers must learn many diverse skills that do not

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