This week we are featuring the Faculty Job: Myths and Realities Series created by ASPB Ambassador Arif Ashraf. In each interview, faculty members describe their journey from student to newly appointed faculty and answer the following questions: What inspired you most to pursue your current career? …

The Plant Science Research Network attends two conferences each fall to support undergraduate research and education: SACNAS and ABRCMS. Connecting undergraduate students to research opportunities in the plant sciences is a goal of the PSRN, which curates resources to support student research, careers,…

Guest post by George Kantor, Senior Systems Scientist, Robotics Institute, Carnegie Mellon University This much is a truism: a successful career in any interdisciplinary field requires collaboration with people from different disciplines. It is more difficult to define what skills are needed to be…

Guest post by Guillaume Beaudoin, Scientist, Conagen Inc. About one year has gone by since I had begun seriously looking for a job to end my postdoctoral experience at the University of Florida. I had read all the doom and gloom: how the ratio of the number of faculty positions to PhDs is forever…

If you had 48 free hours, what are the odds you’d spend them at a leadership retreat? Prior to my own experience I would have said “not likely”. After all, I’m a second-year graduate student with coursework, experiments, and TA responsibilities clamoring for my time. I’m also a member of the…

Internship Posts: Recent Job Posts: Make the most of your profile on Jobs.Plantae.org: · Upload your resume/CV, so you can apply for jobs faster · Make your resume/CV public, so employers can find you · Set up Job Alerts, so you’ll get an email any time a job that fits…

Internship Posts: Recent Job Posts: Make the most of your profile on Jobs.Plantae.org: · Upload your resume/CV, so you can apply for jobs faster · Make your resume/CV public, so employers can find you · Set up Job Alerts, so you’ll get an email any time a job that fits…