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Becoming a mentor
image coutsery of Dorota Bijos and Babett Steglich Introducing Dominika Bijos, one of the London Naturejobs Career Expo journalism competition runners-up. Dominika Bijos loves communicating biomedical...
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Choosing your career path is a difficult one. Doing it on your own is even more so. Having someone to talk to and share your concerns/challenges/ideas with can be extremely beneficial. The official...
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Mentoring: The perspective of Nobel Laureates
The first of a three-part series on the mentoring experiences from Nobel Laureates. Contributor Michael Gatchell Getty Images One group of people that have experienced the greatest thrills science has...
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Mentoring: Before they were laureates
Mentors create environments where early career researchers can grow and develop. Contributor Michael Gatchell Istockphoto/ThinkStock For a young scientist the possibilities are endless, but a good...
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Faculty series: Balancing the books
It is important to get the balance between your different responsibilities right when starting your academic post, John Tregoning suggests some ninja tips to help you choose. John Tregoning Guest...
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The faculty series: What does it take to be a mentor?
Being a great M.E.N.T.O.R will help you just as much as your students, says Nirmala Hariharan Guest contributor Nirmala Hariharan Mentoring is one of the most crucial roles played by faculty on a day...
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Most read on Naturejobs: February 2016
Two posts this week prove that the value of a PhD means a lot of different things to a lot of different people. Here’s your favourite content from February. Dr. Peter Fiske explains how a PhD is useful...
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Team science and the early career researcher
The current trend towards increased research collaboration and larger groups is fuelled by the need to answer bigger questions, but this approach puts individual contributions at risk. Guest...
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Study system envy
Graduate students must often weigh the pros and cons of straying from an advisor’s research program Guest contributor Carolyn Beans Early in graduate school, I had total study system envy. In many...
View ArticleHow did you cultivate mentors?
We ask members of our careers in academia panel, at the Naturejobs career expo, San Francisco, how they cultivated mentors.
View ArticleTeaching as an academic
We asked Elizabeth Joyce’s opinion on teaching as an academic at the Naturejobs career expo, San Francisco.
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You need a mentor or three
Choosing a mentor (or mentors) is one of the most important decisions facing an early-career scientist. It is crucial to your professional success to have one or more strong and knowledgeable advocates...
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The Art of Supervision in the Arab and Gulf Region
The upcoming generation of Arab scientists has to be mentored differently, says Mohamed Boudjelal This piece was cross-posted with Nature Middle East The majority of the Arab world gained independence...
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Ten tips for finding an effective mentor
The meandering path to a career in science offers challenges that can be difficult to confront alone. Finding an effective mentor who offers advice and inspiration can help you navigate the maze...
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Mentoring: A powerful tool
By Virginia Gewin westend61/Getty A free mentoring toolkit that helps female Middle Eastern scientists around the world to find and support one another is available online. Rana Dajani, a molecular...
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Finding mentorship
A quest for the perfect mentor might be doomed from the start – but that doesn’t mean you shouldn’t try Naturejobs journalism competition winner Eileen Parkes Having spent years trying to find the...
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How to mentor your supervisor
Mentoring is invariably presented as something “done” by someone senior to someone junior, but it works both ways, finds David Payne. Nature’s 2017 PhD survey, published this week, paints a mixed...
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Postdoctoral fellowships in the US: top tips for international trainees
Moving internationally for postdoctoral training can be rewarding and cultural differences, both in and out of the lab, can enrich your training. Sina Safayi and Andrew Bean offer some tips about...
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How mentoring stopped me giving up
Credit: Helena Lee It took excellent mentors and a key realisation for Helena Lee to get back on track towards a career in clinical research. The idea of solving scientific questions that have never...
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Why learning to mentor and teach is more important for US faculty members...
An influential ally aims to reform the experience of US PhD students in science, technology, engineering and math (STEM) by advocating for a system that rewards faculty members for mentoring and...
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