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C a r Career Planning for e e r Research Bioscientists P l a n Sarah Blackford n Career Planning for i n g f o r R Research Bioscientists Career Planning for Research Bioscientists is an essential careers guide for bioscience doctoral e s students and postdoctoral researchers. It contains a wealth of information and resources specifically e a r targeted at research bioscientists, with practical strategies to enhance career success in an increasingly c h B Sarah Blackford competitive job market. Advice on how to write a winning CV together with examples adapted for different i o s jobs is presented, as well as practical exercises to assist with skills analysis and decision making. Profiles c i e n of PhD-qualified bioscientists in a range of professions including academic research, industry, science t i s t communication, management and consultancy provide valuable insights into how others have managed s their careers, and tactics such as networking and using social media demonstrate how new opportunities S can be discovered. The content of this book is aimed primarily at research bioscientists, however much a r a of the advice and information will be a useful reference for other students and researchers looking for an h B effective career planning strategy. l a c k f o Sarah Blackford is the Head of Education and Public Affairs of a large international bioscience learned society. r d With a Master’s degree in career guidance in Higher Education and a background in bioscience research, scientific publishing and university careers advisory work, Sarah is uniquely qualified to support research bioscientists with their career planning and management. For over a decade, she has been delivering talks and career workshops in university departments and at international scientific meetings and career events, as well as providing individual career coaching to students and postdoctoral researchers. c om panion w Aav caoilmabplea naito nw wwweb.wsitilee yw.citohm a/dgdoi/tbiolancakl froersdo/ucracreese risplanning e eb erf esti and you can visit the author’s blog at ISBN 978-1-4051-9670-3 www.biosciencecareers.org for more information. 90000 c om p anion w e eb 9 781405 196703 erf esti Career Planning for Research Bioscientists COMPANION WEBSITE: This book has a companion website: www.wiley.com/go/blackford/careerplanning and you can visit the author’s blog at www.biosciencecareers.org for more information. Career Planning for Research Bioscientists Sarah Blackford Society for Experimental Biology Bailrigg House Lancaster University Lancaster LA1 4YE & Charles Darwin House 12 Roger Street London WC1N 2JU A John Wiley & Sons, Ltd., Publication This edition first published 2013 © 2013 by Sarah Blackford Blackwell Publishing was acquired by John Wiley & Sons in February 2007. Blackwell’s publishing programme has been merged with Wiley’s global Scientific, Technical and Medical business to form Wiley‐Blackwell. Registered office John Wiley & Sons, Ltd, The Atrium, Southern Gate, Chichester, West Sussex, PO19 8SQ, UK Editorial offices 9600 Garsington Road, Oxford, OX4 2DQ, UK The Atrium, Southern Gate, Chichester, West Sussex, PO19 8SQ, UK 111 River Street, Hoboken, NJ 07030‐5774, USA For details of our global editorial offices, for customer services and for information about how to apply for permission to reuse the copyright material in this book please see our website at www.wiley.com/wiley‐blackwell. The right of the author to be identified as the author of this work has been asserted in accordance with the UK Copyright, Designs and Patents Act 1988. All rights reserved. No part of this publication may be reproduced, stored in a retrieval system, or transmitted, in any form or by any means, electronic, mechanical, photocopying, recording or otherwise, except as permitted by the UK Copyright, Designs and Patents Act 1988, without the prior permission of the publisher. Designations used by companies to distinguish their products are often claimed as trademarks. All brand names and product names used in this book are trade names, service marks, trademarks or registered trademarks of their respective owners. The publisher is not associated with any product or vendor mentioned in this book. This publication is designed to provide accurate and authoritative information in regard to the subject matter covered. It is sold on the understanding that the publisher is not engaged in rendering professional services. If professional advice or other expert assistance is required, the services of a competent professional should be sought. Library of Congress Cataloging‐in‐Publication Data Blackford, Sarah. Career planning for research bioscientists / Sarah Blackford. p. cm. Includes bibliographical references and index. ISBN 978-1-4051-9670-3 (pbk.) 1. Biology–Vocational guidance. 2. Career development. I. Title. QH314.B53 2013 570.23–dc23 2012016866 A catalogue record for this book is available from the British Library. Wiley also publishes its books in a variety of electronic formats. Some content that appears in print may not be available in electronic books. Cover image: Tom Donald (http://clearwood.co.uk) Cover design by Steve Thompson Set in 10.5/13pt Janson by SPi Publisher Services, Pondicherry, India 1 2013 Contents Author’s note ix Acknowledgements xi 1. Introduction 1 Who is this book for? 1 The process of career planning 3 Helping you with your career planning 3 Content of the book 4 How to use this book 5 2. Planning your career 7 The importance of career planning 7 What is career planning? 8 Career planning in action 10 Conclusion 10 3. Self‐awareness 13 What is self-awareness? 13 Practical ways to analyse your ‘self’ and increase self-awareness 15 Conclusion 29 4. The job market 31 Career sectors 32 Examples of job advertisements 34 Analysis of job advertisements 40 Self-employment 43 Where are the jobs? 44 Conclusion 51 vi 5. Enhancing your employability 53 The changing nature of work 53 Taking responsibility 53 C Taking a proactive approach 54 o n Planned happenstance 55 t e n Personal and professional development 55 t s Conclusion 64 6. Making applications 67 Employer perspective 67 Presenting a professional image 68 Methods of application 69 Conclusion 82 7. Successful interview technique 83 Types of interviews 83 Interview content: what questions will you be asked? 87 Answering the questions 90 Thinking of questions to ask the interviewer 91 Preparation 91 If you are offered the job 92 If you are not offered the job 93 Conclusion 94 8. Decision making and action planning 95 Careers in research 95 Other career options 96 Decision making 97 Taking action 98 Turning decisions into action 99 Conclusion 102 Afterword 103 Appendix 1: Career narratives 105 Summaried list career narratives 105 1. Michel: professor, US university 106 2. Teresa: research fellow, Austrian university 109 3. John: lecturer, UK university 110 4. Andrew: lead scientist, protein design team, large agribiotechnology company 113 5. John: scientific team leader, drug metabolism and pharmacokinetics (DMPK), global contract research organisation 114 6. Joanna: product and R&D manager, small biotech company 116 7. Petra: scientific adviser, protein interaction services company 117 8. Ann: president and chief executive officer, small immunoreagent company 119 9. Yfke: senior medical writer, medical vii communications agency 120 10. Carol: freelance science editor, writer and training consultant 122 C o 11. Mary: features editor, Teaching Tools in n t e Plant Biology (learned journal) 124 n t 12. Linda: teacher training co-ordinator, public s research institute 126 13. Ruth: freelance science journalist 127 14. David: research associate, Committee on Science, Engineering, and Public Policy, National Academy of Sciences; Outreach Committee Co-chair, AAAS Science and Human Rights Coalition 129 15. Edward: clinical trial co-ordinator, university cancer trial centre 131 16. Miguel: patent examiner, European Patent Office 133 17. Florent: scientific officer, Marie Curie Actions, European Commission 135 18. John: healthcare analyst, self-employed partnership 136 19. Annie: technology consultant, international technology consultancy 138 20. Ian: sound engineer, production services provider 140 Appendix 2: Social media 143 Appendix 3: Example CVs 151 Appendix 4: Support and resources 167 Index 175 COMPANION WEBSITE: This book has a companion website: www.wiley.com/go/blackford/careerplanning and you can visit the author’s blog at www.biosciencecareers.org for more information.

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