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So you want to be a public servant when you grow up…
I have written before about how scientific information gets (poorly) communicated to the Government in entries about the routes of information acquisition and about getting scientists to understand how policy works. In my mind, one of the best ways of … Continue reading
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Tagged business, Canada, Canada Revenue Agencies, Career Sense, civil service, degrees, education, Employment, Environment Canada, Government, Graduate Student, Health Canada, Jobs, life choices, money, non-academic jobs, Policy, Post Secondary Recruitment, postacademic jobs, public service, Public Service Commission of Canada, Recruitment of Policy Leaders, Science, science and society, science communication, science literacy, Training, transferrable skills, University, University Affairs
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So, you want to be a Researcher in Industry…
QUICK HITS: 1. If you were interested in previous posts of mine about how well science information is distributed and received in the UK, then you might also want to have a gander at a recent post that I made … Continue reading
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Tagged BIOTECanada, business, Canada, Canadian Biotechnology Strategy, Careers in science, degrees, doctors, education, Employment, Graduate Student, Industry, life choices, MBA, money, non-academic jobs, NSERC, PDF, PhD, Policy, Post Doc, postacademic jobs, Research scientist, Science, Staff scientist, Student Biotechnology Network, Training, transferrable skills, UBC Therapeutics Intitiative, University
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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
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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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Quarterly Summary: Guest bloggers and the road to solutions
Over the first six months of this site’s existence, a lot of virtual ink has been dedicated to highlighting the major concerns about the way we train scientists and how scientific information is communicated to the public and government. The … Continue reading
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Tagged Canada, CAPS, career mobility, CIHR, Council of Canadian Academies, degrees, doctors, Employment, fellowship, funding, Government, Graduate Student, knowledge translation, life choices, media, money, non-academic jobs, PDF, PhD, Policy, Post Doc, postacademic jobs, Science, science blogs, science communication, science literacy, Summary, Training, transferrable skills, University
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Doctors of Philosophy? I fear not…
Quick Hit: I now write for the Stem Cell Network’s blog and have published two entries for them. The first is on stem cell resources and organizations in the UK, and the second is of broader interest regarding a New … Continue reading
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Tagged BC Cancer Agency, biomedical, Cambridge, Canada, degrees, doctors, education, engineer, Graduate Student, life choices, off campus, PDF, PhD, Policy, Post Doc, research institute, Science, SickKids, Training, transferrable skills, UBC, University
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What Does A Graduate Degree Mean?
I was at the recent Canadian Evaluation Society conference where they revealed the process for obtaining their new “credentialed evaluator (C.E.)” designation. In order to become a “C.E.,” one must demonstrate through education and experience that they are qualified as … Continue reading
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Tagged degrees, education, graduate degree, Graduate Student, Master's degree, PhD, Training, transferrable skills, University
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Two heads are better than one: Making a case for jointly run labs
While I was completing my doctorate, I was in a “big” lab. At its peak, the lab reached about 25 people (~8 each of graduate students and post doctoral fellows plus technicians and research students). Competing for time and attention … Continue reading
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Tagged Canada, carl weiman, degrees, doctors, Employment, funding, Government, Human Resources, Hybrid Vigor, Joint Lab, life choices, Mars Discovery District, Mentoring, money, PDF, PhD, Policy, Post Doc, postacademic jobs, sabbatical, Science, Training, 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
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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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Quarterly Summary: “CAP”ital Action and Effective Communication
This quarter has been a very active one for the Black Hole site, marked most notably by a tripling of site traffic in the month of March. Admittedly, most of this increased traffic was due to Budget 2010 and the … Continue reading
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Tagged Budget 2010, business, Canada, CAPS, CFI, CIHR, degrees, doctors, Employment, fellowship, funding, Government, Graduate Student, Journals, knowledge translation, life choices, MBA, MD, media, money, non-academic jobs, NSERC, PDF, PhD, Policy, Post Doc, postacademic jobs, scholarship, Science, science and society, Science Communcation, science literacy, science outreach, SSHRC, Summary, taxes, Training, transferrable skills, University, UofT PDA
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CAPS Getting Progress in Parliament
I just thought I would quickly bring it to people’s attention that the Canadian House of Commons has been hopping with activity regarding post doctoral fellows and the repercussions of Budget 2010. A quick scan of the comments in March … Continue reading
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Tagged Canada, CAPS, CIHR, degrees, Employment, fellowship, Fellowships, funding, Government, Graduate Student, House of Commons, Jim Flaherty, marc garneau, media, money, NSERC, PDF, Policy, Post Doc, scholarship, Science, Science Communcation, SSHRC, taxes, Training, UofT PDA
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