Careers Editorial2 Sep 2021By A. Rani Elwy When having a sick child threatened my research career, writing helped me through Writing helped this researcher link her personal challenges and professional endeavors
Careers Editorial1 Sep 2021By Katie Langin Are women researchers shortchanged on authorship? New study highlights gender disparities Women are more likely to experience authorship disputes than men, according to study
Careers Editorial30 Aug 2021By Adam Ruben University department administrators are freaking heroes Our Experimental Error columnist remembers a key figure from grad school
Careers Editorial26 Aug 2021By Ashley M. Bourke My sleep disorder complicates my career—but it doesn’t mean I can’t succeed This postdoc gained confidence after communicating with a senior scientist who has narcolepsy
Careers Editorial26 Aug 2021By Katie Langin Amid pandemic disruptions, grad students push to unionize Students at the universities of New Mexico, California, and Vermont are among those currently organizing
Careers Editorial19 Aug 2021By Eric R. Wengert Thoughts of work invaded my life—until I learned how to unplug “My habitual email checking was key to my problem,” this postdoc writes
Careers Editorial13 Aug 2021By Mennatalla Ibrahim Women feel like imposters in disciplines that value ‘brilliance’ To address the problem, institutions need to improve workplace culture, researchers say
Careers Editorial12 Aug 2021By Brian Mustanski Why I shared my experiences of homophobia with my academic colleagues “I saw the motivating power of sharing vulnerability,” this professor writes
Careers Editorial9 Aug 2021By Alaina G. Levine How to stop self-sabotaging your career In this installment of Your Unicorn Career, our columnist advises about guarding your career against attacks from within
Careers Editorial5 Aug 2021By Martha Nelson I’m a scientist and mother. When I lost my job during the pandemic, I almost gave up Supportive colleagues helped this researcher avoid repeating a past mistake of quitting prematurely
Careers Editorial29 Jul 2021By Brandy Nagamine After a career detour to work on COVID-19, I struggled to get my Ph.D. research back on track This researcher was grateful to put her skills to use during the pandemic--and she appreciated that it was only temporary
Careers Editorial27 Jul 2021By Adam Ruben Employers, don't tell us to take breaks if we can't Urging self-care doesn’t fix unrealistic work expectations, our Experimental Error columnist writes
Careers Editorial22 Jul 2021By Anna Moyer Why I stopped hiding my chronic illness from my colleagues For this grad student, a classmate‘s death was a wake-up call
Careers Editorial15 Jul 2021By Paul Abel I thought I wanted to be a professor. Then, I served on a hiring committee This scientist took his career in an unexpected direction after weighing the realities of pursuing an academic career path
Careers Editorial15 Jul 2021By Katie Langin Worried your Ph.D. adviser won't support career development activities? Show them this Participating in these activities doesn’t result in fewer publications or longer times to graduation
Careers Editorial8 Jul 2021By Manya Ruckhaus A toxic colleague wore me down—until a bear gave me confidence to confront him An uncomfortable summer of field work helped this scientist learn to address problems head-on
Careers Editorial6 Jul 2021By June Gruber, Jay J. Van Bavel , Neil A. Lewis, Jr., William A. Cunningham Why the COVID-19 pandemic could lead to overdue change in academia Our Letters to Young Scientists columnists reflect on what their research groups learned during the pandemic
Careers Editorial1 Jul 2021By Sheila Teves How I learned to embrace my identity as an academic with immigrant working-class roots Bonding with lab aides during her postdoc helped this researcher meld her identities
Careers Editorial30 Jun 2021By Adam Ruben Shocking reveal: You're allowed to quit your Ph.D. Our Experimental Error columnist explores how the sunk cost fallacy can manifest for grad students
Careers Editorial28 Jun 2021By Katie Langin ‘If you can name it, you can tame it': How exposing academic culture helps students Why Diedra Wrighting developed a course about mentee-mentor relationships, stereotype threat, scientists’ identities, and more