Lab Manager

Transitioning to Management

May 6, 2019

The challenges, pitfalls, and rewards

Ask Linda: Moving Up The Ladder

April 11, 2019

Many outstanding scientists or engineers have failed as lab managers because they lacked the right attitude

Planning the Next Step in Your Career

September 3, 2018

When you’re a lab manager, it can be challenging to find the time to work on your own career development.

New Tool Visualizes Employment Trends in Biomedical Science

January 26, 2018

The method differs from others in that it separates employment trends in biomedical science by sector, type, and job specific...

Ask Linda: Advancing Your Career

November 14, 2017

While there are specific skills needed to be an effective manager, there are also mental attitudes or mindsets that...

Study Examines the Effects of Sexual Harassment, Assault on Researchers' Careers

October 20, 2017

"It is time to hold researchers who violate the physical and emotional safety of our colleagues accountable."

Focus on Practical Applications Is Stifling Innovation, Say 80% of Surveyed Chemistry Professionals

September 27, 2017

Survey also shows a majority believe that expertise in working with digital tools is critical to career advancement

One-Third of PhDs Lose Interest in Academic Careers, but Not for Lack of Jobs

September 21, 2017

“They’re not being forced out of academia and into less desirable jobs. Instead, many lose interest in the facult...

Time for a Career Change?

September 13, 2017

What are the alternatives for those ambitious individuals who are blocked for promotion, whose job has lost its challeng...

A Lab Manager's Guide to Getting Ahead

September 5, 2016

Being motivated and showing resourcefulness are what separate a star from the pack

Significant Portion of Postdoc Researchers Eye Non-Academic Careers, Study Shows

May 9, 2016

In a survey of nearly 6,000 doctoral students in a broad range of fields, more than a third of the students with plans to pur...

Four Key Ways to Grow a Career

November 24, 2014

Over 300 women scientists, engineers, educators, and other professionals attended the second annual Inspiring Women in STEM (...

What Does it Take to be an Effective Scientist?

September 18, 2014

To many, the image of a scientist is that of a white coat, alone in the lab peering into a microscope or computer monitor, in...

Curiosity, Discovery Sparked Research Career

August 12, 2013

There was no single, major event that led Provost Charles F. Zukoski down the career path as a scientific researcher.

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