Hey, if Henry can promote his new blog, so can I!
This one is actually a collaborative effort, called The Alternative Scientist. The focus is on “alternative careers” – slightly misnamed since most PhDs don’t end up in a traditional tenure track position these days. But you get the picture – the blog features posts from several authors on non-traditional career options for scientists.
So far we have posts on non-tenure track academic positions; adjunct teaching; scientific administration; industry (biotech and big pharma, no less); advice on negotiating salaries; and my own posts on marketing and grant writing.
I’m sure there’d be a lot of interest in posts about journal editing and related careers, so if any of the Nature staff who haunt these blogs are interested in contributing, let me know! Alternatively (oh I’m so funny), you could leave comments on this post describing your route into the profession and any tips you might have for people who want to steal your jobs follow in your esteemed footsteps. I will cross link or copy and paste (with attribution) as appropriate.
Talking of feet… (you knew I wouldn’t let this lie, right?), the RCMP have now announced that the only left foot found so far matches one of the four right feet that have washed up in the region. Details of the associated shoes have also been released, including probable dates and locations of sale. And a foot has washed up in Sweden… the plot thickens.
Thanks for pimpin’ my new blog, Cath.
Good news! I will check it out. Have you also posted about this on the NatureJobs Nature Network forum? Quite topical just at the moment with The Source Event coming up.
NatureJobs (the bit at the “back” of the print edition, but in a separate online format)has run a lot of advice-style articles on alternative careers over the years, some of which is free to access.
I once produced a printed Alternative Careers supplement for Nature, it was years ago before the Internet. But it was fun to do. I’ll check out your blog.
No worries Henry!
Maxine, great idea! I’ll post something in that forum ASAP.
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