Career Planning for Research Bioscientists is an essential careers guide for bioscience doctoral students and postdoctoral researchers. It contains a wealth of information and resources specifically targeted at research bioscientists, with practical strategies to enhance career success in an increasingly competitive job market.

Informationen zum Autor Sarah Blackford is the Head of Education and Public Affairs of a large international bioscience learned society. With a Master's degree in careers guidance in Higher Education and a background in bioscience research, scientific publishing and university careers advisory work, Sarah is uniquely qualified to support research bioscientists with their career planning and management. For over a decade, she has been delivering talks and career workshops in university departments and at international scientific meetings and career events, as well as providing individual career coaching to students and postdoctoral researchers. Klappentext Career Planning for Research Bioscientists is an essential careers guide for bioscience doctoral students and postdoctoral researchers. It contains a wealth of information and resources specifically targeted at research bioscientists, with practical strategies to enhance career success in an increasingly competitive job market. Advice on how to write a winning CV together with examples adapted for different jobs is presented, as well as practical exercises to assist with skills analysis and decision making. Profiles of PhD-qualified bioscienstists in a range of professions including academic research, industry, science communication, management and consultancy provide valuable insights into how others have managed their careers, and tactics such as networking and using social media demonstrate how new opportunities can be discovered. The content of this book is aimed primarily at research bioscientists, however much of the advice and information will be a useful reference for other students and researchers looking for an effective career planning strategy.A companion website with additional resources is available at www.wiley.com/go/blackford/careerplanning and you can visit Sarah Blackford's blog at www.biosciencecareers.org for more information. Zusammenfassung Career Planning for Research Bioscientists is an essential careers guide for bioscience doctoral students and postdoctoral researchers. It contains a wealth of information and resources specifically targeted at research bioscientists, with practical strategies to enhance career success in an increasingly competitive job market. Inhaltsverzeichnis Author ' s note ixAcknowledgements xi1. Introduction 1Who is this book for? 1The process of career planning 3Helping you with your career planning 3Content of the book 4How to use this book 52. Planning your career 7The importance of career planning 7What is career planning? 8Career planning in action 10Conclusion 103. Self?]awareness 13What is self-awareness? 13Practical ways to analyse your 'self' and increase self-awareness 15Conclusion 294. The job market 31Career sectors 32Examples of job advertisements 34Analysis of job advertisements 40Self-employment 43Where are the jobs? 44Conclusion 515. Enhancing your employability 53The changing nature of work 53Taking responsibility 53Taking a proactive approach 54Planned happenstance 55Personal and professional development 55Conclusion 646. Making applications 67Employer perspective 67Presenting a professional image 68Methods of application 69Conclusion 827. Successful interview technique 83Types of interviews 83Interview content: what questions will you be asked? 87Answering the questions 90Thinking of questions to ask the interviewer 91Preparation 91If you are offered the job 92If you are not offered the job 93Conclusion 948. Decision making and action planning 95Careers in research 95Other career options 96Decision making 97Taking action 98Turning decisions into action 99Conclusion 102Afterword 103Appendix 1: Career narratives 105Summaried list career narratives 1051. Michel : professor, US university 1062. Teresa : research fellow, Austrian university 1093....

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Sarah Blackford is the Head of Education and Public Affairs of a large international bioscience learned society. With a Master's degree in careers guidance in Higher Education and a background in bioscience research, scientific publishing and university careers advisory work, Sarah is uniquely qualified to support research bioscientists with their career planning and management. For over a decade, she has been delivering talks and career workshops in university departments and at international scientific meetings and career events, as well as providing individual career coaching to students and postdoctoral researchers.

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Author ' s note ix Acknowledgements xi 1. Introduction 1 Who is this book for? 1 The process of career planning 3 Helping you with your career planning 3 Content of the book 4 How to use this book 5 2. Planning your career 7 The importance of career planning 7 What is career planning? 8 Career planning in action 10 Conclusion 10 3. Self?]awareness 13 What is self-awareness? 13 Practical ways to analyse your 'self' and increase self-awareness 15 Conclusion 29 4. The job market 31 Career sectors 32 Examples of job advertisements 34 Analysis of job advertisements 40 Self-employment 43 Where are the jobs? 44 Conclusion 51 5. Enhancing your employability 53 The changing nature of work 53 Taking responsibility 53 Taking a proactive approach 54 Planned happenstance 55 Personal and professional development 55 Conclusion 64 6. Making applications 67 Employer perspective 67 Presenting a professional image 68 Methods of application 69 Conclusion 82 7. Successful interview technique 83 Types of interviews 83 Interview content: what questions will you be asked? 87 Answering the questions 90 Thinking of questions to ask the interviewer 91 Preparation 91 If you are offered the job 92 If you are not offered the job 93 Conclusion 94 8. Decision making and action planning 95 Careers in research 95 Other career options 96 Decision making 97 Taking action 98 Turning decisions into action 99 Conclusion 102 Afterword 103 Appendix 1: Career narratives 105 Summaried list career narratives 105 1. Michel : professor, US university 106 2. Teresa : research fellow, Austrian university 109 3. John : lecturer, UK university 110 4. Andrew : lead scientist, protein design team, large agribiotechnology company 113 5. John : scientific team leader, drug metabolism and pharmacokinetics (DMPK), global contract research organisation 114 6. Joanna : product and R&D manager, small biotech company 116 7. Petra : scientific adviser, protein interaction services company 117 8. Ann : president and chief executive officer, small immunoreagent company 119 9. Yfke : senior medical writer, medical vii communications agency 120 10. Carol : freelance science editor, writer and training consultant 122 11. Mary : features editor, Teaching Tools in Plant Biology (learned journal) 124 12. Linda : teacher training co-ordinator, public research institute 126 13. Ruth : freelance science journalist 127 14. David : research associate, Committee on Science, Engineering, and Public Policy, National Academy of Sciences; Outreach Committee Co-chair, AAAS Science and Human Rights Coalition 12915. Edward : clinical trial co-ordinator, university cancer trial centre 131 16. Miguel : patent examiner, European Patent Office 133 17. Florent : scientific officer, Marie Curie Actions, European Commission 135 18. John : healthcare analyst, self-employed partnership 136 19. Annie : technology consultant, international technology consultancy 138 20. Ian : sound engineer, production services provider 140 Appendix 2: Social media 143 Appendix 3: Example CVs 151 Appendix 4: Support and resources 167 Index 175