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Description
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Science's Next Wave is a
weekly online publication that covers scientific training,
career development, and the science job market. The site is
used by scientists at different stages in their careers
including graduate students, scientists in industry, faculty
members and undergraduates. In January of 1998, the Next
Wave had over 39,000 individual readers and received over 1
million hits to the Web site. In addition, group
subscriptions are held by universities, independent research
institutions, government agencies and professional
societies.
The Web site features
sections on Job Market News, Career Transitions, Job
Hunting, Diversity & Work-Life, Postdoc & Faculty
Issues, Info for Grad Students, and Science Policy. Job
Market News investigates employment trends, how scientists
can make themselves eligible for today's positions, and
national and international career opportunities. Career
Transitions describes different avenues for scientists from
pursuing MBAs to making transitions into marketing and
business, to becoming teachers. Job Hunting provides
information on alternative careers and how to go about
securing one in academic research, industry, science policy,
science writing, education, consulting, or by starting your
own company. Diversity and Work-Life explores issues that
women and minorities in scientific fields face such as
diversity in science policy and the impact of affirmative
action on scientific research. Postdoc and Faculty Issues
addresses the concerns of scientists pursuing academic
careers about grant application reviews, postdoc rights, the
tenure system and choosing a post-doc position. Info for
Grad Students provides information for doctoral students on
writing postdoctoral fellowship applications, networking,
and finding postdoc positions.
The Web site also features a
compilation of science job and grant lists from a wide
variety of different sources, an open forum that encourages
visitors to the site to post comments and engage in
discussions about topics raised by Next Wave, and a salary
and employment survey with current employment statistics of
recent doctoral graduates in science and
engineering.
http://nextwave.sciencemag.org/
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