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A survey of 837 clinical department chairs conducted by the Association of American Medical Colleges (AAMC) in 2005 reported that approximately two-thirds of department had junior faculty openings with more than half of those unable to fill their job openings. So good news–the job market for md/phds and physician-scientists is excellent as there is a surplus of [...]
If you are interested in pursuing training or a career in academic medicine in Europe, here is some information I recently received:
Are you interested in the European job market? Do you want to pursue a PhD, a post-doc, an academic or a professional career on the other side of the ocean? We invite you to join [...]
The situation for scientists is becoming constantly more tenuous with increasingly more competition at all levels: in graduate school, as a post-doc and on the job.
Advice on everything from succeeding in graduate school, as a post-doc, writing cover letters, getting and exceling at a job in academia as well as industry is offered at: http://www.phds.org/career-resources. While [...]
I read a very interesting article (click here to go to the article) in today’s issue of Science magazine that highlights the changing nature of research training and mentorship in academia producing a place for academic unions.
Here is an excerpt from Taken for Granted: Joe the Plumber and the Postdocs by Beryl Lieff Benderly:
“Supervisors have largely abandoned any [...]
