Table of Contents: Volume I
Introduction to
Career Advice for Life Scientists....... 1
- THE HEAD GAME............... 3
The Impostor Phenomenon....... 4
Saying “No”................ 8
Unwritten Rules for Advancing
Your Career................ 12
- TEACHING & LEARNING........ 15
The Scholarship of Teaching.... 16
Teaching Science in
High School................ 19
Getting the Most from Your
Graduate Experience.......... 23
- COMMUNICATION............ 27
Communicating Effectively in
Departmental Meetings........ 28
“And Our Next Speaker Is...”... 30
The Unicorn in the Garden
or Why Cell Biologists Should
Meet the Press.............. 34
- MANAGEMENT............... 39
A Crash Course in
Management............... 40
Designing Productive
Lab Meetings............... 43
Some Tips on Successful
Negotiation................ 46
