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So, you want to be an Educator when you grow up…
If you’re in graduate school or beyond, you have a wealth of experience to draw upon when it comes to assessing quality of educators. Some were engaging, inspiring, and really understood how to teach, others were boring, incomprehensible or simply … Continue reading
Posted in Education and Training, General, Jobs, Science Communication, So you want to be a...
Tagged AAAS, bachelors in education, Canada, carl weiman, College Instructor, Daily Planet, degrees, education, education research, educator, Employment, Fraser Institute, Government, Graduate Student, knowledge translation, Let's Talk Science, life choices, Manning Centre, masters in education, MCAT preparation course, media, money, Museum Scientist, non-academic jobs, Pembina Institute, PhD, PHeT, Policy, postacademic jobs, primary school teacher, Quirks and Quarks, Science, science and society, Science Careers, science communication, science literacy, science outreach, Science World, secondary school teacher, Society for Science and the Public, Suzuki Foundation, Training, transferrable skills, University, Youth Science Canada
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Devils of Details: Getting Scientists to Understand How Policy Making Works
Yesterday I attended a panel discussion at Cambridge run by a group called the Centre for Science and Policy. It is part of a series of events designed to engage and unite those at the University who have an interest … Continue reading
Posted in General, Policy, Science Communication
Tagged AAAS, Cambridge, CSaP, Employment, ESRC Fellowship, fellowship, funding, Government, Graduate Student, knowledge translation, life choices, media, money, non-academic jobs, PDF, PhD, Policy, postacademic jobs, scholarship, Science, science and society, Science Communcation, science literacy, science policy, SSHRC, Training, transferrable skills, University
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Old Debate, More Participants: What do 80% of PhD holders do for a career?
I received a pamphlet the other day entitled: Careers Support for Life Science Post Docs (thanks to Anne and Lynn for letting me post this!) This got me thinking and building on the momentum from Beth’s Why do PhDs leave … Continue reading
Posted in Education and Training, Financial, General, Jobs
Tagged AAAS, business, Cambridge, Canada, CAPS, Core Competencies, degrees, Employment, funding, Government, Graduate Student, life choices, McGill University, money, National Post Doc Association, non-academic jobs, PDF, PhD, Policy, Post Doc, postacademic jobs, Science, science and society, Second Post Doc, Training, transferrable skills, University, University Affairs, University of Alberta, University of Calgary, University of Toronto, UofT PDA
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