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" Academic scientists at work : "
Jeremy M. Boss and Susan H. Eckert
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BL
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654439
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Boss, Jeremy M
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Academic scientists at work : : navigating the biomedical research career /\ Jeremy M. Boss and Susan H. Eckert
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248 pages :: illustrations ;; 25 cm ++ 1 CD-ROM (4 3/4 in.)
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030647493X
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: 9780306474934
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Includes bibliographical references (pages 245-248) and index
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Part 1. The starting gate -- 1. Gettin' a job -- Jobs -- The interview -- The second visit -- Negotiating your position -- Negotiating the offer -- Need two jobs? -- 2. Gettin' started -- When to start -- Setting up your lab -- Setting up your office -- Getting ready for your role as an academician -- Time management -- 3. Gettin' money -- Funding agencies and types of grants -- Strategies -- Writing the perfect grant -- The budget -- The review process -- Other topics about grants -- 4. Managing your laboratory -- Money management -- Hiring staff -- Managing your group -- Other management activities -- 5. Faculty citizenship -- Getting along -- Showing up! -- Getting along with your chair -- Choosing a mentor -- How to say "no" -- Committees and other meetings -- Part 2. Down the stretch -- 6. Being a scholar -- Organizing your research program -- Preparing and submitting manuscripts -- Responding to critiques -- Exercising your scientific judgment -- 7. Being a teacher -- Teaching in a classroom setting -- Visual aids -- How'd ya do? -- Participating in courses -- National reputation for teaching -- Keeping records of your teaching -- 8. Mentoring 1-on-1 -- Goals -- Graduate students -- Postdoctoral fellows -- Undergraduates -- Teaching your trainees to write -- Teaching presentation skills -- Future plans -- 9. Academic service -- Departmental duties -- Giving guidance -- University committees -- National service -- Keeping records -- Part 3. The finish line -- 10. Promotion and tenure -- Associate professor with tenure -- The promotion process -- Putting the portfolio together -- Stay cool -- What to do if it doesn't go your way -- 11. Survey says ... -- The survey -- Quick tips on career success -- The academic scientist survey on tenure -- Part 4. Appendices -- Lexicon: -- Tenure related terms -- Job related terms -- Grant and money related terms -- Research and publication terms -- Lab management and other -- References and resources: -- How to write scientific publications -- How to get a job and what to do when you get it -- How to prepare for tenure review -- How to manage your time -- Other useful references and resources -- Software citations
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Research
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Science-- Vocational guidance
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Career Choice
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Research
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Teaching
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Vocational Guidance
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502.3
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Q180.A1B569 2003
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2003 F-571
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W 88B745a 2003
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Eckert, Susan H
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