Guide to Academic Research Career Development

Launching an academic research career.

1Department of Pathology and 2Department of Cancer Biology, Vanderbilt University, Nashville, Tennessee, TN 37232, USA e-mail: [email protected] Directing an independent research program in academia or industry is, and will continue to be, a highly sought-after occupation. However, like science itself, the careers in science are dynamic and sometimes elusive... take the initiative...

The Compleat Academic: A Career Guide (Second Edition)

The Compleat Academic, edited by Darley, Zanna, and Roedigger, offers fascinating insights into the formal and informal rules for succeeding as an academic. Written as a compilation of advice by successful psychology faculty, it covers the academic career progression from graduate school, to postdoctoral fellowships, to early and tenured faculty positions. The authors provide a realistic job pr...

Career development resource: academic career in surgical education.

Academic surgeons play an instrumental role in the training of our medical students and surgical residents. Although volunteer faculty often have an important role in the clinical development of surgeons-in-training, the tasks of curricular development, structured didactic sessions, professional advising, research sponsorship, and mentoring at all levels fall to the academic surgeon. Historical...

The Hitchhiker’s Guide to a Neuroscience Career

Neuroscience is an exciting and vibrant field, but building an academic career is not always easy. What are critical success indicators? Which tools help talented young neuroscientists conquer the challenges? In this NeuroView, we discuss instruments and steps that can help people progress through the ranks.

Promoting the career development of women in academic medicine.