Planning your Career....Making the Right Moves

After the little Career App from last week I stumbled upon another useful resource pool.  The Howard Hughes Medical Institute has released a book helping with those things you normally only learn the hard way, by trial and error. And it might just be sometimes too late for that. The one faculty position you so desperatly wanted is gone... Certainly the book is mainly based on the US system, but there is something for everybody. I copied the index to give you a clear overview of what you can expect. The free 250 page book can be downloaded from their website: http://www.hhmi.org/resources/labmanagement/downloads/moves2.pdf - It also includes a heap of links to other resource websites which may be of great benefit. Check it out and have a look! I doubt you will regret it.

Getting Funded

Understanding the NIH Funding Process 

Preparing a Strong Grant Application 

A Bit About Budgets 

Submitting Your Application 

The National Science Foundation 

Getting Published and Increasing Your Visibility 

A Brief Overview of Scientific Publishing 

Planning for Publication 

Getting Your Paper Published 

Increasing Your Visibility 

Understanding Technology Transfer 

University Technology Transfer Offices 

The Technology Transfer Process 

The Legal Terms and Agreements 

Sponsorship and Consultation 

Conflicts of Commitment and Interest

Setting Up Collaborations

The Varieties of Collaboration

Should You Collaborate? 

Setting Up a Collaboration 

The Ingredients of a Successful Collaboration 

Special Challenges for the Beginning Investigator 

International Collaborations 

When a Collaboration is Not Working 

Teaching and Course Design

Why Teach Well

Becoming an Effective Teacher

Planning to Teach a Course

The Principles of Active Learning 

Active Learning at a Medical School

Assessing Student Learning 

Course Design 

Teaching Others to Teach

Professional Considerations