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SACNAS News needs authors on postdoc topics
It is vital that the postdoc community at SACNAS be strong and visible. But we need your help! We are urgently looking for postdoc participation (authors, information, announcements of new PhD degrees) in the winter/spring issue of the SACNAS News. Our editorial deadline is November 16th and the issue is slated for publication January 27, 2010.
About the SACNAS NewsThe SACNAS News, the society’s biannual publication, includes the “Postdoc & Beyond” department which highlights the work of postdoctoral fellows, junior faculty, and other young professionals. The SACNAS News has a circulation of over 20,000 readers. The following are three important ways you may contribute. Please contact me ASAP if you are interested (jenny@sacnas.org).
Postdoc & Beyond Feature article – Author needed!The theme for the winter/spring 2010 issue of the SACNAS News is “Climate Change”. We are particularly interested in featuring information about an individual postdoc’s research and the general career opportunities for scientists in climate change. Here is the basic information about the article.
- Deadline: November 16, 2009
- Word limit: 1,000 words
- Photographs: one or two high resolution images needed (300 dpi or greater)
- Biographical statement: include a 1 or 2 sentence biography of yourself and an email address if you are willing to be contacted by readers.
- General direction/ideas for the article (apply only if applicable).
- General explanation of your research and the work you are doing including the following (relating to our issue’s theme of climate change):
- What problems are you trying to solve through your research?
- What unusual knowledge, methods, personal background, and skills are you bringing to the solving of these problems?
- What (if any) kinds of creative processes did you use in solving these problems?
- How have these solutions been received by the “experts” who maybe had not foreseen such answers?
More about your personal background
- How did you get involved in science, and in particular, this area of science?
- How does your cultural/ethnic background inform the science that you are conducting?
- Any advice you have for postdocs wanting to pursue a research in your field of study?
Dr. Ivonne Vidal Pizarro has been co-authoring a series of 500-800 word articles for the “Perspectives” column where recent recipients of a terminal degree share peer-to-peer insights and form community networks. The Perspectives columns have been highly regarded and reprinted in Nature, the website for American Society of Plant Biologists, referenced on the Science Careers website, and on www.minoritypostdocs.org.
Ivonne and Debra Stalk, Director of Administrative Services for Biomedical Science Education at NYU School of Medicine, will be co-authoring the next column on careers outside of academia.
In particular, they are looking for graduate students and/or postdocs who have gone into:
- biotechnology
- pharmaceutical industry
- consulting, media, & communications
- entrepreneurship and other business careers (without an MBA or a formal business background) non-profit organizations policy government science publishing & writing International work - WHO, UN, and US State Department
Debra and Ivonne would like to know:
- Whether or not they did a postdoc
- Why they chose their particular track
- How did they find out about it
- Whether they like their current career track
- What they like least/most
- What they miss had they gone on a regular postdoc to academia tenure track
- What recommendations would they have for a graduate student or postdoc considering a similar career move; etc.
Please respond ASAP to Ivonne at: vidal@mail.med.upenn.edu
These articles have become a vital resource to the SACNAS community and beyond. Your insights are urgently needed.
Call for Community News & New PhDsCommunity News: In each issue, the SACNAS News highlights recent achievements—honors, awards, new positions, etc.—of members. All members are invited to submit their accomplishments within this area. Maximum length of submission is 50 words. Community News submissions should include the following information:
- Full name, including salutation
- Highest degree earned
- 50-words or less—edited and ready for print
Call for New Ph.D.s, Masters and Bachelors Degrees: Every edition of the SACNAS News honors members who have completed a doctoral degree within the current year. New Ph.D., M.D./Ph.D., Dr.P.H., etc. submissions should include the following information:
- Full name
- Email address for networking purposes
- Ethnicity
- Degree received and degree field
- Full name of institution and department granting degree
- Dissertation title
- Thesis advisor
- Research interests
- Current position/information regarding acceptance into postdoc, job, fellowship, etc.
All submissions should be sent to: jenny@sacnas.org
I look forward to hearing from you soon.
Jenny Kurzweil, Senior Editor/Publications Manager
posted 2-Nov-09