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"The health care revolution is having profound effects on the nation's academic medical centers, creating threats and opportunities for researchers. While secure positions in academia may be harder to come by, the biotechnology and pharmaceutical industries are flourishing. As one who has traveled the halls of academe and industry, I can attest to the viability of such transitions as well as the quality of opportunity in both sectors. This book will provide an excellent tool for scientists and scientists-in-training to better understand industry and the nature of research outside the Ivory Tower."
--RALPH SNYDERMAN, M.D., James B. Duke Professor of Medicine, Chancellor for Health Affairs, Dean, School of Medicine, and CEO, Duke University Medical Center & Health System
"Alternative Careers in Science is a first-class guide for graduate students and postdoctorates who are considering careers outside the lab. The authors provide vivid, first-hand accounts of the situations leading to their 'alternative' careers. They also describe the day-to-day activities in their new jobs, discussing both the rewards and the difficulties in several different employment settings. Perhaps more than anything else, this book demonstrates that scientists can find challenges and fulfillment outside the lab. I wish that someone had published this kind of guide 15 years ago when I was considering my own transition to a non-research career."
--WALTER SCHAFFER, Ph.D., NIH Research Training Officer responsible for the extramural research training and career development programs
"This book is a must-read for anyone pursuing a degree in science. The detailed and honest case studies provide precisely the kind of career guidance that scientists-in-training desperately need, but cannot find at most colleges and universities."
--KEVIN AYELSWORTH, Ph.D., Founder of the Young Scientists' Network and Co-author of Rethinking Science as a Career
"...this book features the stories of 23 people who have moved from the traditional career path of research science to a host of different careers. Some are just starting out, others have had successful careers for years. Their advice is candid, often witty, and absolutely dead on. And to top it off, the book has a great index at the back."
--Peter Fiske in SCIENCE'S NEXT WAVE
"Alternative Careers is essential reading, not only for young scientists but also for their mentors and advisors responsible for influencing career options. It provides sound and down-to-earth advice to young professionals at the right time--in graduate school. I certainly would have benefited from such advice when I was a graduate student."
--JALEH DAIE, Ph.D., Professor at UW-Madison and President of AWIS
"What makes this book so refreshing is that it presents the ACTUAL VOICES of real scientists who have found fulfilling and challenging careers outside of research science. Each of their stories is different but the message is clear: scientists have a range of valuable skills that can find application practically anywhere! Every chapter in this book contains valuable career advice and pointers. Career change is difficult for anyone, but for scientists it can be particularly challenging and frustrating. This b
"The health care revolution is having profound effects on the nation's academic medical centers, creating threats and opportunities for researchers. While secure positions in academia may be harder to come by, the biotechnology and pharmaceutical industries are flourishing. As one who has traveled the halls of academe and industry, I can attest to the viability of such transitions as well as the quality of opportunity in both sectors. This book will provide an excellent tool for scientists and scientists-in-training to better understand industry and the nature of research outside the Ivory Tower."
--RALPH SNYDERMAN, M.D., James B. Duke Professor of Medicine, Chancellor for Health Affairs, Dean, School of Medicine, and CEO, Duke University Medical Center & Health System
"Alternative Careers in Science is a first-class guide for graduate students and postdoctorates who are considering careers outside the lab. The authors provide vivid, first-hand accounts of the situations leading to their 'alternative' careers. They also describe the day-to-day activities in their new jobs, discussing both the rewards and the difficulties in several different employment settings. Perhaps more than anything else, this book demonstrates that scientists can find challenges and fulfillment outside the lab. I wish that someone had published this kind of guide 15 years ago when I was considering my own transition to a non-research career."
--WALTER SCHAFFER, Ph.D., NIH Research Training Officer responsible for the extramural research training and career development programs
"This book is a must-read for anyone pursuing a degree in science. The detailed and honest case studies provide precisely the kind of career guidance that scientists-in-training desperately need, but cannot find at most colleges and universities."
--KEVIN AYELSWORTH, Ph.D., Founder of the Young Scientists' Network and Co-author of Rethinking Science as a Career
"...this book features the stories of 23 people who have moved from the traditional career path of research science to a host of different careers. Some are just starting out, others have had successful careers for years. Their advice is candid, often witty, and absolutely dead on. And to top it off, the book has a great index at the back."
--Peter Fiske in SCIENCE'S NEXT WAVE
"Alternative Careers is essential reading, not only for young scientists but also for their mentors and advisors responsible for influencing career options. It provides sound and down-to-earth advice to young professionals at the right time--in graduate school. I certainly would have benefited from such advice when I was a graduate student."
--JALEH DAIE, Ph.D., Professor at UW-Madison and President of AWIS
"What makes this book so refreshing is that it presents the ACTUAL VOICES of real scientists who have found fulfilling and challenging careers outside of research science. Each of their stories is different but the message is clear: scientists have a range of valuable skills that can find application practically anywhere! Every chapter in this book contains valuable career advice and pointers. Career change is difficult for anyone, but for scientists it can be particularly challenging and frustrating. This b