Building a Successful Career in Scientific Research: A Guide for PhD Students and Postdocs - Hardcover

Dee, Phil

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 0521851912 ISBN 13: 9780521851916

Publisher: Cambridge University Press, 2006

Synopsis

From PhD student to post-doc, Phil Dee has been sharing his career experiences with fellow scientists in his regular and acclaimed Science Next Wave column since 2000. Now his invaluable and entertaining advice is available in this compact warts-and-all guide to getting your science PhD and subsequent post-doctoral employment as a researcher. Phil Dee offers you the inside track on what life in the lab is really like with down-to-earth suggestions for making the most productive use of your time, dealing with personal relationships in science and maintaining your morale, as well as dealing with more practical issues like how to design a good poster. As well as being based on the author's own experiences, the book brings together a wealth of advice from other scientists who have made it in science, and from a few who haven't. The book will be accessible to all early career scientists worldwide.

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Building a Successful Career in Scientific Research Entertaining and practical guide to getting your science PhD and working as a post-doc. Full description

Book Description

Phil Dee's invaluable and entertaining advice, shared with fellow scientists in his acclaimed Science Next Wave column are now available in this compact guide. From getting your science PhD to working as a Post-doc it offers the inside track on what life in the lab is really like, alongside practical advice.

Edition details

• Publisher: Cambridge University Press
• Publication date: 2006
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 0521851912
• ISBN 13: 9780521851916
• Binding: Hardcover
• Number of pages: 140