One major goal of the research enterprise is the generation of new scientific knowledge, which assumes that we are training researchers…
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Early Career Research Community The Dual Nature of the Research EnterpriseRead more
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Early Career Research Community Job Market Myths: Fact or Fiction?Read more
Since my transition to a postdoctoral fellowship earlier this year, I’ve begun to investigate the non-academic job market. Careers outside academia were…
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Early Career Research Community ComSciConNY 2019: Competence, warmth, and knowing your audienceRead more
Have you ever found yourself listening to an academic lecture peppered with unfamiliar words, feeling a little clueless? God knows I have…
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Early Career Research Community The Untold Story: what doesn’t make it into the journalRead more
In the world of academia, a scientist’s worth is often judged by the number of peer-reviewed articles they’ve authored and how frequently…
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Early Career Research Community True Grit: the PhD experience as a way of moving forwardRead more
It is an understatement to say that it takes persistence and endurance to get through grad school in the quest for…
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Early Career Research Community Tips on a smooth Ph.D. – Postdoc transition; avoiding the post-graduation bluesRead more
Completing my Ph.D. was truly an exciting time. Writing my thesis meant spending less time at the bench, which in turn meant…
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Early Career Research Community PLOS ECR Editorial Summer reading listRead more
With summer and vacation upon us, we can finally catch up on some reading. For some reason, there is never enough…
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Early Career Research Community You’ve completed your review – now get credit with ORCIDRead more
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Early Career Research Community Millennials aren’t “traditional” undergraduate students today; they might be faculty colleaguesRead more
Attending a recent event focused on diversity, equity, and inclusion (DEI), I heard a speaker discussing how millennials eventually will be entering…
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Early Career Research Community PLOS welcomes the revised Plan S guidelinesRead more
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Early Career Research Community This one weird trick will improve your scienceRead more
Science is all about remembering things. This is something we maybe wish wasn’t true, and certainly we can and should look things…
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Early Career Research Community It’s Our Preprint Anniversary!Read more
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