American Society for Cell Biology Career Learning Center
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The Career Learning Center at ASCB encourages an integrative career and professional development process that enhances your skill set.
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Taking Ownership of Your Own Mentoring
Careers, Mentoring, Skills and AdviceExcellent article that explores the many different ways we all need mentoring - from sponsorship to emotional support. This article, derived form Earth Science Women's Network, explains the many kinds of mentor you need, their roles, and provides a worksheet so you can make sure you've got them all.
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When It Comes to Mentoring, the More the Merrier
Careers, Mentoring, Skills and Advice
Good article that explains why you need a mentor network and how to build one.
"Stop looking for a guru.
Sure, it’d be nice to have your own personal (Dr.) Yoda instructing you in the ways of the academic force. But the idea that one person can meet all your mentoring needs and guide…
Nature, 2011. The PhD factory
Careers, Finding Your Next Position, General InformationData and surveys of career outcomes and attitudes of PhDs from various countries around the world, with lots of links to help you think about your career trajectory.
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Smarty Plants: Lessons on Plant Growth
Activities, Education, Younger ChildrenSmarty Plants, a plant seller based in Australia, offers clear and kid-friendly plant explorations for primary-aged learners. These plans are adaptable, no matter the source of your plants. The well-organized 'Classroom' tab of their site lists curriculum and kid-friendly lesson plans and experiment…
The Microfarm: Organic Gardening for Anyone
BlogA year round organic aquaponic garden with almost no maintenance. Half of the profits go to schools. Springworks has partnered with Cultivating Action to help integrate more aquaponics and sustainable agriculture education in schools. You can check out our campaign at: igg.me/at/microfarm
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Ten Simple Rules for Getting Published
Careers, Skills and Advice, Writing/Reviewing/Publishing/CommunicatingWhen you are long gone, your scientific legacy is, in large part, the literature you left behind and the impact it represents. I hope these ten simple rules can help you leave behind something future generations of scientists will admire.
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How to build a better PhD
Careers, Finding Your Next Position, General InformationThere are too many PhD students for too few academic jobs — but with imagination, the problem could be solved. View this article from Nature (December 2015) that contains many useful links for thinking about your career prospects.
How to write consistently boring scientific literature
Careers, Skills and Advice, Writing/Reviewing/Publishing/CommunicatingAlthough scientists typically insist that their research is very exciting and adventurous when they talk to laymen and prospective students, the allure of this enthusiasm is too often lost in the predictable, stilted structure and language of their scientific publications. I present here, a top-10…