Academic Jobs

The National Institute of Health’s (NIH) Pathway to Independence (PI) K99/R00 program provides mentoring and support to budding postdoctoral researchers. The guidelines are…

A PhD is the highest qualification that one can have and is essential for a career in academia. However, there are many challenges to getting academic jobs, and many PhDs have…

Science is a field where new discoveries are being made every day. Every year numerous scientific meetings and conferences take place. This is how humanity learns a bit more about…

Scientists looking for jobs after completing their training may soon have a new tool to help them evaluate various career paths. The new tool uses a method that was developed by…

You have finally finished your PhD and are feeling pretty good on this achievement! You are confident that your dream job is just around the corner. After all, you have invested in…

Many early-career researchers have both skills and education to succeed in academia. However, not all of them are lucky enough to land into their dream positions. So, how long can…

It used to be so easy to plan. Discover your love for science at a young age, work through all the math and science courses to find the area you like the best, work hard through…

An Uncertain Future! Science majors who persisted through to doctoral research are finding that their prospects upon graduation aren’t any better than their peers who studied for…

The Academic Bubble As a graduate student seeking a position in a doctoral research program, your field of vision may not extend too far beyond the end of your nose. You have…

The Holy Grail of Academia Tenure is seen as having ‘made it’ as an academic — by virtue of experience, expertise, research and authorship. It can be a long journey, lasting up to…

Have you ever thought about a career outside of academia? Maybe you’re in a field where it’s relatively common to do so. But even if you’re not, the academic job market has been so…

What is Tenure? Tenure (from the Latin tenere, meaning to hold or keep) dates back to efforts to protect academic freedom in religious schools in the 18th century. While the…