Nature: The Plight of Young Scientists
Rebecca Helton, MA
A recent news feature in Nature highlighted challenges facing early career scientists, from pressure to publish to shrinking funding and the increasing length of time before reaching research independence. Early …
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On Motivation
Rebecca Helton, MA
Consider that according to a Gallup study only 29% of people in the U.S. are fully engaged in the work that we do. The personal and organizational impact of this …
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Midcareer Mentoring
Rebecca Helton, MA
Much has been written about how much time an assistant professor should spend on “service” work and what types of service might be important for career advancement, as opposed to …
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From Advisee to Peer
The Edge for Scholars
Question: A friend of mine and I were talking today about what it’s like to be newly minted Ph.D.’s, working on our first jobs. We became more …
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Sure You're Overcommitted? Here's A Hint...
Fighty Squirrel, PhD, Awe.Some.
Have you surrounded your phone and laptop with notes saying ‘Say No!’? Do you look at next week’s schedule and wonder what were you thinking? Do you leave meetings …
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Know the Vital Players in Your Career: Tenure-Track Peers
The Edge for Scholars
An assistant professor in the social sciences once described a group of tenure-track colleagues in his department as “the lamenting society.” Once a week they met for lunch to complain …
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The 125 Hour Work Week
The Edge for Scholars
Recently, if you listened hard enough, you could hear the collective sob of well-read junior scientists as Science Careers posted a commentary from Eleftherios P. Diamandis. Dr. Diamandis attributed his …
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Rock Talk: Looking Back, Looking Forward
Rebecca Helton, MA
“This certainly has been a tough year for the research community supported by NIH. We started off the year on a continuing resolution with the threat of sequester looming. In …
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Should Tenure Still Depend on an R01?
The Edge for Scholars
With several years of flat federal support for science, is it still reasonable to require one or two independent research grants (R01s) before going up for tenure? For some …
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PLoS One and Stupid CV Tricks
Rebecca Helton, MA
More is better, yes, when it comes to publications. But beyond that, that you should have some idea of the expectations for your field. Especially when it comes to first-author …
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