Advice for Scientists

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None of"},{"id":609639,"link":"https:\/\/futuresite0009.jobelephant.com\/technical-minds-human-hearts-should-scientist-managers-lead-from-the-heart\/","name":"technical-minds-human-hearts-should-scientist-managers-lead-from-the-heart","thumbnail":{"url":false,"alt":false},"title":"Technical Minds, Human Hearts \u2013 Should Scientist \u2013 Managers Lead From The Heart?","author":{"name":"Thomas Patrick Chuna","link":"https:\/\/futuresite0009.jobelephant.com\/author\/thomaspatrickchuna\/"},"date":"Aug 8, 2025","dateGMT":"2025-08-08 18:14:25","modifiedDate":"2025-08-08 18:14:30","modifiedDateGMT":"2025-08-08 18:14:30","commentCount":"0","commentStatus":"closed","categories":{"coma":"<a href=\"https:\/\/futuresite0009.jobelephant.com\/category\/advice-for-scientists\/\" rel=\"category tag\">Advice For Scientists<\/a>","space":"<a href=\"https:\/\/futuresite0009.jobelephant.com\/category\/advice-for-scientists\/\" rel=\"category tag\">Advice For Scientists<\/a>"},"taxonomies":{"post_tag":""},"readTime":{"min":3,"sec":26},"status":"publish","content":"Some years ago I conducted a webinar for job seekers in the life sciences..Freshly minted degrees in hand, they were ready to to take on"},{"id":609528,"link":"https:\/\/futuresite0009.jobelephant.com\/scicomm-tip-never-claim-to-be-the-first-to-do-anything-in-science\/","name":"scicomm-tip-never-claim-to-be-the-first-to-do-anything-in-science","thumbnail":{"url":false,"alt":false},"title":"SCICOMM TIP: NEVER CLAIM TO BE THE FIRST TO DO ANYTHING IN SCIENCE","author":{"name":"Donna Kridelbaugh","link":"https:\/\/futuresite0009.jobelephant.com\/author\/donnakridelbaugh\/"},"date":"May 20, 2025","dateGMT":"2025-05-20 17:47:55","modifiedDate":"2025-08-18 21:37:47","modifiedDateGMT":"2025-08-18 21:37:47","commentCount":"0","commentStatus":"closed","categories":{"coma":"<a href=\"https:\/\/futuresite0009.jobelephant.com\/category\/academia\/\" rel=\"category tag\">Academia<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/futuresite0009.jobelephant.com\/category\/advice-for-scientists\/\" rel=\"category tag\">Advice For Scientists<\/a>","space":"<a href=\"https:\/\/futuresite0009.jobelephant.com\/category\/academia\/\" rel=\"category tag\">Academia<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/futuresite0009.jobelephant.com\/category\/advice-for-scientists\/\" rel=\"category tag\">Advice For Scientists<\/a>"},"taxonomies":{"post_tag":""},"readTime":{"min":2,"sec":5},"status":"publish","content":"You see it all the time\u2014in a popular news article about a groundbreaking research study to even the primary literature\u2014that so-and-so researcher is the \u201cfirst\u201d"},{"id":1265,"link":"https:\/\/futuresite0009.jobelephant.com\/the-art-of-asking-2\/","name":"the-art-of-asking-2","thumbnail":{"url":false,"alt":false},"title":"The Art of Asking","author":{"name":"Ron Hunter","link":"https:\/\/futuresite0009.jobelephant.com\/author\/ronhunter\/"},"date":"Apr 18, 2025","dateGMT":"2025-04-18 22:26:55","modifiedDate":"2025-04-18 22:26:56","modifiedDateGMT":"2025-04-18 22:26:56","commentCount":"0","commentStatus":"closed","categories":{"coma":"<a href=\"https:\/\/futuresite0009.jobelephant.com\/category\/advice-for-scientists\/\" rel=\"category tag\">Advice For Scientists<\/a>","space":"<a href=\"https:\/\/futuresite0009.jobelephant.com\/category\/advice-for-scientists\/\" rel=\"category tag\">Advice For Scientists<\/a>"},"taxonomies":{"post_tag":""},"readTime":{"min":3,"sec":22},"status":"publish","content":"Repeatedly, we have heard the maxims, \u201cask and you shall receive\u201d, \u201cclose mouths don\u2019t get fed\u201d, or \u201cknock and the door will be opened\u201d said"},{"id":1263,"link":"https:\/\/futuresite0009.jobelephant.com\/life-after-grad-school-2\/","name":"life-after-grad-school-2","thumbnail":{"url":false,"alt":false},"title":"Life after grad school?","author":{"name":"Christine Zafra","link":"https:\/\/futuresite0009.jobelephant.com\/author\/christinezafra\/"},"date":"Apr 18, 2025","dateGMT":"2025-04-18 22:25:56","modifiedDate":"2025-04-18 22:25:57","modifiedDateGMT":"2025-04-18 22:25:57","commentCount":"0","commentStatus":"closed","categories":{"coma":"<a href=\"https:\/\/futuresite0009.jobelephant.com\/category\/advice-for-scientists\/\" rel=\"category tag\">Advice For Scientists<\/a>","space":"<a href=\"https:\/\/futuresite0009.jobelephant.com\/category\/advice-for-scientists\/\" rel=\"category tag\">Advice For Scientists<\/a>"},"taxonomies":{"post_tag":""},"readTime":{"min":2,"sec":43},"status":"publish","content":"Before you start reading, please take the time to note that it ends with a question mark. That\u2019s not to imply that \u201clife\u201d ends after"},{"id":1261,"link":"https:\/\/futuresite0009.jobelephant.com\/time-management-in-the-lab\/","name":"time-management-in-the-lab","thumbnail":{"url":false,"alt":false},"title":"Time Management in the Lab","author":{"name":"Fabian Zanella","link":"https:\/\/futuresite0009.jobelephant.com\/author\/fabianzanella\/"},"date":"Apr 18, 2025","dateGMT":"2025-04-18 22:22:07","modifiedDate":"2025-04-18 22:23:00","modifiedDateGMT":"2025-04-18 22:23:00","commentCount":"0","commentStatus":"closed","categories":{"coma":"<a href=\"https:\/\/futuresite0009.jobelephant.com\/category\/advice-for-scientists\/\" rel=\"category tag\">Advice For Scientists<\/a>","space":"<a href=\"https:\/\/futuresite0009.jobelephant.com\/category\/advice-for-scientists\/\" rel=\"category tag\">Advice For Scientists<\/a>"},"taxonomies":{"post_tag":""},"readTime":{"min":3,"sec":1},"status":"publish","content":"When you are working at the bench and taking on other tasks, time management becomes crucial. As a postdoc or graduate student, time is an"},{"id":1259,"link":"https:\/\/futuresite0009.jobelephant.com\/the-importance-of-lab-meetings\/","name":"the-importance-of-lab-meetings","thumbnail":{"url":false,"alt":false},"title":"The importance of lab meetings","author":{"name":"Suzane Ramos da Silva","link":"https:\/\/futuresite0009.jobelephant.com\/author\/suzaneramosdasilva\/"},"date":"Apr 18, 2025","dateGMT":"2025-04-18 22:21:06","modifiedDate":"2025-04-18 22:21:07","modifiedDateGMT":"2025-04-18 22:21:07","commentCount":"0","commentStatus":"closed","categories":{"coma":"<a href=\"https:\/\/futuresite0009.jobelephant.com\/category\/advice-for-scientists\/\" rel=\"category tag\">Advice For Scientists<\/a>","space":"<a href=\"https:\/\/futuresite0009.jobelephant.com\/category\/advice-for-scientists\/\" rel=\"category tag\">Advice For Scientists<\/a>"},"taxonomies":{"post_tag":""},"readTime":{"min":1,"sec":49},"status":"publish","content":"Since I was an undergrad, lab meetings have been part of my scientific development. Although some people don\u2019t like lab meetings, I think it is"},{"id":1257,"link":"https:\/\/futuresite0009.jobelephant.com\/networking-from-scratch\/","name":"networking-from-scratch","thumbnail":{"url":false,"alt":false},"title":"Networking From Scratch","author":{"name":"Caroline Ceniza-Levine","link":"https:\/\/futuresite0009.jobelephant.com\/author\/carolineceniza-levine\/"},"date":"Apr 18, 2025","dateGMT":"2025-04-18 22:20:12","modifiedDate":"2025-04-18 22:20:14","modifiedDateGMT":"2025-04-18 22:20:14","commentCount":"0","commentStatus":"closed","categories":{"coma":"<a href=\"https:\/\/futuresite0009.jobelephant.com\/category\/advice-for-scientists\/\" rel=\"category tag\">Advice For Scientists<\/a>","space":"<a href=\"https:\/\/futuresite0009.jobelephant.com\/category\/advice-for-scientists\/\" rel=\"category tag\">Advice For Scientists<\/a>"},"taxonomies":{"post_tag":""},"readTime":{"min":5,"sec":16},"status":"publish","content":"A reader of my recent networking post gave me a follow-up challenge: I\u2019ve been to so many lectures or read articles and they all say"},{"id":1254,"link":"https:\/\/futuresite0009.jobelephant.com\/applying-for-legal-permanent-residence-in-the-us-and-understanding-the-visa-bulletin-2\/","name":"applying-for-legal-permanent-residence-in-the-us-and-understanding-the-visa-bulletin-2","thumbnail":{"url":false,"alt":false},"title":"Applying for Legal Permanent Residence in the Us and Understanding the Visa Bulletin","author":{"name":"Alice Gruber","link":"https:\/\/futuresite0009.jobelephant.com\/author\/alicegruber\/"},"date":"Apr 18, 2025","dateGMT":"2025-04-18 22:19:09","modifiedDate":"2025-04-18 22:19:11","modifiedDateGMT":"2025-04-18 22:19:11","commentCount":"0","commentStatus":"closed","categories":{"coma":"<a href=\"https:\/\/futuresite0009.jobelephant.com\/category\/advice-for-scientists\/\" rel=\"category tag\">Advice For Scientists<\/a>","space":"<a href=\"https:\/\/futuresite0009.jobelephant.com\/category\/advice-for-scientists\/\" rel=\"category tag\">Advice For Scientists<\/a>"},"taxonomies":{"post_tag":""},"readTime":{"min":1,"sec":21},"status":"publish","content":"The US Visa Bulletin comes out monthly and you can sign up for it to be emailed to you (see the very bottom of the"},{"id":1252,"link":"https:\/\/futuresite0009.jobelephant.com\/unique-career-opportunities\/","name":"unique-career-opportunities","thumbnail":{"url":false,"alt":false},"title":"Unique Career Opportunities","author":{"name":"Holly Brevig","link":"https:\/\/futuresite0009.jobelephant.com\/author\/hollybrevig\/"},"date":"Apr 18, 2025","dateGMT":"2025-04-18 22:15:42","modifiedDate":"2025-04-18 22:15:44","modifiedDateGMT":"2025-04-18 22:15:44","commentCount":"0","commentStatus":"closed","categories":{"coma":"<a href=\"https:\/\/futuresite0009.jobelephant.com\/category\/advice-for-scientists\/\" rel=\"category tag\">Advice For Scientists<\/a>","space":"<a href=\"https:\/\/futuresite0009.jobelephant.com\/category\/advice-for-scientists\/\" rel=\"category tag\">Advice For Scientists<\/a>"},"taxonomies":{"post_tag":""},"readTime":{"min":2,"sec":58},"status":"publish","content":"In one of my blogs, I briefly wrote about career options and provided a table with various career types and organizations to find these careers. "}]