Resources for Early-Career Scientists
November 24, 2014
Based on a workshop series sponsored by Burroughs Wellcome and the Howard Hughes Medical Institute, “Making the Right Moves: a Practical Guide to Scientific Management for Postdocs and New Faculty,” 2nd edition, is available to be downloaded free of charge at http://www.hhmi.org/programs/resources-early-career-scientist-development/making-right-moves. The entire book may be downloaded or users may opt to download only individual chapters. Contents are as follows:
- Obtaining & Negotiating a Faculty Position
- Understanding University Structure & Planning for Tenure
- Laboratory Leadership in Science
- Staffing Your Laboratory
- Monitoring and Being Monitored
- Time Management
- Project Management
- Data Management & Laboratory Notebooks
- Getting Funded
- Getting Published & Increasing Your Visibility
- Understanding Technology Transfer
- Setting Up Collaborations
- Teaching & Course Design