NYMC Postdoctoral Association Recommended Resources and Links on Doctoral Education and Science Ph.D Career Paths

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Videos

"Networking 101" (WMV) - a video presentation given by Dr. Monica Kerr, Director, Science Alliance, New York Academy of Sciences, April 27, 2012, NYMC, Center of Interactive Learning.

 

Articles

Career Paths for Life Scientists. Julie Miller Vick and Jennifer S. Furlong. The Chronicle of Higher Education. May 3, 2010. http://bit.ly/b4PAqv

 

Following the Nonacademic Track. Julie Miller Vick and Jennifer S. Furlong. The Chronicle of Higher Education. March 30, 2010. http://bit.ly/bB3Gah

 

How to Plan for a Career Before You Have One. Bettina Woodford and Hadass Sheffer. The Chronicle of Higher Education. August 26, 2002. http://bit.ly/d87sj7

 

Transferring Skills into Career Options. Virginia Gewin. Science Careers. February 20, 2009. http://bit.ly/bWoJAf

 

Guides

Career Trends: Careers Away from the Bench. Advice and Options for Scientists. Science Careers. Booklet by the AAAS/Science Business Office. http://sciencecareers.sciencemag.org/tools
_tips/outreach/away_from_the_bench_booklet

 

Entering Mentoring: A Seminar to Train a New Generation of Scientists. Jo Handelsman, Christine Pfund, Sarah Miller Lauffer, and Christine Maidl Pribbenow. The Wisconsin Program for Scientific Teaching. Supported by the Howard Hughes Medical Institute Professors Program. 2005. www.hhmi.org/grants/pdf/labmanagement/entering_mentoring.pdf

 

Making the Right Moves: A Practical Guide to Scientific Management for Postdocs and New Faculty. Howard Hughes Medical Institute and the Burroughs Wellcome Fund. 2006. www.hhmi.org/resources/labmanagement/moves.html

Putting Your Degree to Work: Practical Career Strategies for Scientists. Peter Fiske. December 10, 2008. http://bit.ly/dtJVMz

 

Studies and Reports

At Cross Purposes: What the experiences of doctoral students reveal about doctoral education. Chris M. Golde and Timothy M. Dore. January, 2001. A report prepared for The Pew Charitable Trusts, Philadelphia, PA. www.phd-survey.org

 

Bridges to Independence: Fostering the Independence of New Investigators in Biomedical Research. National Research Council (US) Committee on Bridges to Independence: Identifying Opportunities for and Challenges to Fostering the Independence of Young Investigators in the Life Sciences. Washington (DC): National Academies Press (US); 2005. http://bit.ly/aFzqw6

 

Diversity & the PhD: A Review of Efforts to Broaden Race & Ethnicity in U.S. Doctoral Education.
Woodrow Wilson National Fellowship Foundation. May 2005.
http://www.woodrow.org/images/pdf/resphd/WW_Diversity_PhD_web.pdf

 

The Formation of Scholars: Rethinking Doctoral Education for the Twenty-First Century. George Walker, Chris M. Golde, Laura Jones, Andrea Conklin Bueschel, Pat Hutchings. 2008. Sponsored by the Carnegie Initiative on the Doctorate.
http://www.carnegiefoundation.org/publications/formation-scholars-rethinking-doctoral-education-twenty-first-century

 

National Science Board- Science and Engineering Indicators 2010
http://www.nsf.gov/nsb/sei/

 

The Path Forward: The Future of Graduate Education in the United States. Report from the Commission on the Future of Graduate Education- a joint effort between the Council of Graduate Schools (CGS) and Educational Testing Service (ETS). 2010 http://www.fgereport.org

 

Re-envisioning the PhD: What Concerns Do We Have? Jody D. Nyquist and Bettina J. Woodford. Funded by The Pew Charitable Trusts. April 2000. http://www.grad.washington.edu/envision/PDF/ConcernsBrief.pdf

 

The Responsive PhD: Innovations in US Doctoral Education. Initiative of the Woodrow Wilson Fellowship Foundation with the support of The Pew Charitable Trusts. 2005.
http://www.woodrow.org/images/pdf/resphd/ResponsivePhD_overview.pdf

 

Why So Few? Women in Science, Technology, Engineering, and Mathematics. Catherine Hill, Christianne Corbett, Andresse St. Rose. Initiative of the AAUW with the support of NSF. 2010
http://www.aauw.org/learn/research/whysofew.cfm

 

Websites

The New York Academy of Aciences http://www.nyas.org

Bio Careers www.biocareers.com

The Chronicle of Higher Education www.chronicle.com

Inside Higher Ed www.insidehighered.com

National Postdoctoral Association www.nationalpostdoc.org

New York Postdocs www.newyorkpostdocs.com

Nature Jobs www.nature.com/naturejobs

Re-envisioning the PhD www.grad.washington.edu/envision

Science Alliance Director’s Journal www.scienceallianceforum.org

ScienceCareers sciencecareers.sciencemag.org

The Scientist www.the-scientist.com