A Survival Guide for Research Scientists

1. Auflage 2019
ISBN: 978-3-030-05434-2
Verlag: Springer International Publishing

Buch, Englisch, 232 Seiten, Format (B × H): 155 mm x 235 mm, Gewicht: 388 g

Assists in development and improvement of key skills to become a successful research scientist

Presents “hard” and “soft” skills that are not often taught in a scientific discipline, such as networking and “self-branding”

Provides necessary know-how to improve career options and carve your own research path at an early stage

Zielgruppe

Professional/practitioner

Autoren/Hrsg.

Tantra, Ratna

Fachgebiete

• Sozialwissenschaften Pädagogik Berufliche Bildung Berufs- und Studienberatung, Karriereplanung
• Interdisziplinäres Wissenschaften Wissenschaften: Allgemeines Wissenschaftliches Arbeiten, Studientechnik
• Interdisziplinäres Wissenschaften Wissenschaften: Forschung und Information Forschungsmethodik, Wissenschaftliche Ausstattung
• Sozialwissenschaften Pädagogik Berufliche Bildung Wissenschaftliches Arbeiten, Studientechnik

Inhaltsverzeichnis

Section 1: Introduction: Chapter 1: Looking After Yourself.- Chapter 2: Looking After Your Career.- Section 2: In the Laboratory: Chapter 3: Literature Review.- Chapter 4: Health and Safety.- Chapter 5: Experimental Design.- Chapter 6: Best Practice.- Section 3: Writing: Chapter 7: Peer Review Publications.- Chapter 8: Reports.- Chapter 9: Bid Proposals.- Chapter 10: How to Write.- Chapter 11: How to Edit.- Section 4: Your Interactions with the Outside World: Chapter 12: Meetings.- Chapter 13: Presentations.- Chapter 14: Networking.- Chapter 15: Dealing with Difficult People.- Chapter 16: Project Management.- Chapter 17: Curriculum Vitae.- Chapter 18: Interviews.- Chapter 19: Redundancy.- Chapter 20: Redundancy.

Über Autor(innen)

Dr. Ratna Tantra has been a scientist for over 20 years. She has vast experience across different scientific disciplines, having worked in academia, industry and government research. She got her PhD. from University College London in electrochemistry. She then became a research associate specialising in microfludics, first at Imperial College London and then University of Glasgow. In 2002, she moved to the National Physical Laboratory (NPL), in which she worked in a biotechnology group before specialising in nanoanalysis. In 2016, after working at NPL for 14 years, she took redundancy and since then has become self-employed, with a portfolio of different activities, from launching a soap business (originating from her hobby) to working as a scientific expert for the European Commission. Her inherent passion for writing and genuine interest to help others has led her to write this book.