zen and the art of scientific career maintenancemilka kostic, phdeditor, cell press

power of self-reflectionFrom “Girl before a mirror”, Pablo Picasso, MoMA collection

23%“NIH advisory committee estimated that about 23 percent of biomedical Ph.D.’s move into tenure-track faculty positions”NIH Biomedical Workforce Working Group (2012)

http://www.ascb.org/2014/compass/compass-points/where-will-a-biology-phd-take-you/

http://myidp.sciencecareers.org/Home/

well-trodden career path

PI in a research-intensive institutionresearch in industry

combined research and teaching careersresearch staff in a research-intensive institution

teaching-intensive careers in academia

science writing, publishing & editingintellectual property & law

science policy & regulatory affairs research administration

business of science & entrepreneurship

where to find help?

your advisoryour mentoryour network of contactsyour Office of Postdoctoral/Graduate Affairsyour alumni organization your scientific society/professional organization

smart

specific measurable actionable realistic time-based

best kinds of goals are:

strengthswhat am I good at?

weaknesseswhat do I need help

with?

opportunitieswhat can I offer that

others need?

threatswhat’s your

competition up to?

personal swot

internal

external

scientific publishing without tearsit exists!!!

best papers have one bold idea, quality data & ethical research

practices

best scientific writing is simple yet engaging

best scientific data visualization is accurate yet well designed

target the right journal

think of peer review as a collaboration

keep reading and writing

talk about your science

Milka Kostic, Ph.D.Senior Editor, Structure and Cell Chemical

BiologyEditor, Cell CrossTalk

Cell PressEmail: mkostic@cell.com

Twitter: @Structure_CPTwitter: @CellChemBiolTwitter: @MilkaKostic

LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/milka-kostic

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