Weizmann Young PI Forum: The Power of Peer Support
The academic path is a challenging journey full of hurdles and without a clear roadmap. As young faculty, we searched for support in steering through the complexities of our new roles. Here we describe our experience in forming a peer …
Read MoreThe Internet as a resource and support network for diverse geoscientists
Many geologists think mentoring is provided by colleagues sharing a hallway, networking happens over beer at GSA, and learning about new research occurs when reading a journal or attending a conference. For a small but growing group of geoscientists, mentoring, …
Read MoreNetworking as a Tool for Earth Science Women to Build Community and Succeed
Women are often underrepresented in academic positions in Earth sciences, with numbers below the critical mass to induce change and improve conditions. This can lead to lower productivity and
a lower success rate for female scientists. However, women can overcome …
Scientists’ collaboration strategies: implications for scientific and technical human capital
“Scientific and technical human capital” (S&T human capital) has been defined as the sum of researchers’ professional net- work ties and their technical skills and resources [Int. J. Technol. Manage. 22 (7–8) (2001) 636]. Our study focuses on one particular …
Read MoreUsing Scientific Meetings to Enhance the Development of Early Career Scientists
Scientific meetings are important to the development of early career ocean scientists, yet little documentation exists regarding how meeting planners can develop activities that will be most useful to this group. Based upon the authors’ experience gained through activities of …
Read MoreSocial Networking for Scientists
This wiki is a gathering place for anyone with a passion and interest in science communication and workshop attendees from across the country so that everyone can continue to learn about the topic as well as network with one another.…
Read MorePut Your Science to Work: The Take-Charge Career Guide for Scientists
Whether you are a science undergraduate or graduate student, post-doc or senior scientist, you need practical career development advice. Put Your Science to Work: The Take-Charge Career Guide for Scientists can help you explore all your options and develop dynamite …
Read MoreNavigating the Path to Industry: A Hiring Manager’s Advice for Academics Looking for a Job in Industry
Jump start your job search with detailed advice from a hiring manager! Whether you are just finishing up your bachelor’s degree or have a PhD and years of experience in academia, making the transition to the non-academic world can be …
Read MoreThe Academic Ladder
feeling overwhelmed by all the demands on your time? this website has several resources that you can utilize to “get help with the climb” — including online writing groups as well as group and individual coaching for all career stages.…
Read MoremyIDP
myIDP, or Individual Development Plan, is a tool to help you identify your skills, interests, and values related to science careers. IDP assists in figuring out how to leverage your expertise into a career.
myIDP provides:
– Exercises to help …
The Versatile PhD
The Versatile PhD helps graduate students prepare for and identify non-academic careers. You have the option of joining the free community as well as subscribing to some premium content.…
Read MoreMS PHDs
From the webpage: “The Minorities Striving and Pursuing Higher Degrees of Success in Earth System Science (MS PHD’S®) initiative was developed by and for underrepresented minorities with the overall purpose of facilitating our increased participation in Earth system science.
The …
Read MoreOak Ridge Institute for Science and Education (ORISE)
ORISE offers hundreds of science education experiences (including internships, fellowships and scholarships) at national laboratories and federal agencies. These internships are for undergraduates, graduate students, recent graduates, postdocs, K-12 teachers, and faculty.…
Read MoreMass Media Science and Engineering Fellows Program (AAAS)
This 10-week summer program places science, engineering, and mathematics students at media organizations nationwide. Fellows use their academic training as they research, write, and report today’s headlines, sharpening their abilities to communicate complex scientific issues to the public.
Open to …
Preparing for an Academic Career in the Geosciences
As you prepare to begin your career as a geoscience faculty member, you’re probably wondering how to land a job you’ll enjoy, as well as what you can do now to lay the groundwork for a successful career in academia. …
Read MoreJoint Fire Science Program
FireScience.gov is your one-stop source to access fire science information, resources and funding announcements for scientists, fire practitioners and decision makers.
We are committed to improving your access to fire science information. On this site, you can:
-Apply for funding…
Read MoreInternational Collaborations in Behavioral and Social Sciences Research: Report of a Workshop
International collaborations in behavioral and social sciences research can be immensely fruitful. These collaborations enable researchers to go beyond a view of culture as a static variable to be examined in isolation or controlled in an analysis. They give substance …
Read MoreInformal relations
Women are more likely to realize career benefits from informal relationships with colleagues and others if they are in a discipline that comprises at least 15% women and are not simply tokens, finds
a study.…
How to Leave Academia
Blog of peer-to-peer post academic support. From leaving, the transition, and career advice.…
Read MoreFour Ways Women Stunt Their Careers Unintentionally
Looking back through scores of interviews we’ve conducted in the course of training and coaching engagements, and returning to the 360 reports, these are the four specific low-confidence behaviors cited by managers (male and female alike):
-Being overly modest
-Not …
COACh
COACh is a grass-roots organization that is working to increase the number and career success of women scientists and engineers through innovative programs and strategies. Membership is free and open to anyone who shares its passion for building capacity in …
Read MoreChristine Mirzayan Science and Technology Policy Graduate Fellowship Program (National Academies)
From the webpage: “The Christine Mirzayan Science & Technology Policy Graduate Fellowship Program, now in its 17th year, provides early career individuals with the opportunity to spend 12 weeks at the National Academies in Washington, DC learning about science and …
Read MoreChild Care, Research Collaboration, and Gender Differences in Scientific Productivity
Large differences in scientific productivity between male and female researchers have not yet been explained satisfactorily. This study finds that childcare and lack of research
collaboration are the two factors that cause significant gender differences in scientific publishing. Women with …
American Meteorological Society Summer Policy Colloquium
Each year, the AMS Summer Policy Colloquium brings a select group to Washington, D.C. for an intense, ten-day immersion in science policy. Graduate students, faculty and professionals in the field of atmospheric sciences and their applications form a cohort that …
Read MoreAMS Summer Policy Colloquium
Each year, the AMS Summer Policy Colloquium brings a select group to Washington, D.C. for an intense, ten-day immersion in science policy. Graduate students, faculty and professionals in the field of atmospheric sciences and their applications form a cohort that …
Read MoreAlternative Careers in Science, Second Edition: Leaving the Ivory Tower (Scientific Survival Skills)
Book by Cynthia Robbins-Roth containing advice for those dissatisfied with work, but not with science.
* An insider’s look at the wide range of job opportunities for scientists yearning to leave the lab
* First-person stories from researchers who successfully …
AGI Geoscience Policy Internships
The Geoscience Policy Program represents the geoscience community in Washington DC, and actively works with Congress and federal agencies to foster sound public policy in areas that affect geoscientists, including water, energy, and mineral resources; geologic hazards, environmental protection, and …
Read More30 Useful Social Media Monitoring Tools
If you work in online marketing or social media, you know how difficult it can be to try and be everywhere at once. Social media monitoring tools can be extremely useful to help brands, companies and individuals keep up with …
Read More6 steps for nominating a colleague for a professional award
Article by ESWN member Tracey Holloway on how to go about nominating a colleague for a professional award…
Read MoreA Lab of Their Own
Attract them as students and recruit them as faculty. Do what you can to keep them in the academy. That’s generally been the mantra of those who are concerned about the dearth of women in university science.
Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute …
Read More10 Tips for Women Students in Science Fields
There is growing concern at American colleges about why so few women study science, technology, engineering, or math (the so-called “STEM” fields). Though women constitute more than half of undergraduates, according to a study of college students in 2009, 138,000 …
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