自2000年以来,Phil Dee在网站上主持了Science’s Next+Wave专栏,此专栏伴随Phil Dee从博士研究生成长为博士后。Phil Dee在该专栏定期发表文章,与科研同伴们分享他的工作经验,受到高度赞誉。本书汇集了他非常宝贵且令人兴奋的建议,可帮助您顺利完成博士学业,并通过博士后职位成长为一名研究者。Phil Dee介绍了实验室生活的真实内幕,提供了务实的建议,使你高效地利用时间,处理好工作中的人际关系,保持持久的工作热情;也帮助你解决一些具体的实际问题,诸如如何设计优秀的学术会议用海报等。本书是作者经验的结晶——从实验台前的忙碌,电脑前的冥思,到会议演讲的激情。同时也采纳了大量其他年轻(和年长)科学工作者以及部分非科学工作者的建议。该书的写作不涉及具体的科研课题,可以用于指导全世界所有的青年科学工作者顺利成长为一名成绩卓著的科学家。
《如何创建成功的科研事业》是作者经验的结晶——从实验台前的忙碌,电脑前的冥思,到会议演讲的激情。同时也采纳了大量其他年轻(和年长)科学工作者以及部分非科学工作者的建议。该书的写作不涉及具体的科研课题.可以用于指导全世界所有的青年科学工作者顺利成长为一名成绩卓著的科学家。
PART I The first couple of years 开始的年月
1 Choosing and handling your Ph.D. adviser 博导的选择与相处
Rule 1: the ground rule: communicate with your boss
Rule 2: keep your boss informed
Rule 3: discover what makes your boss tick
Rule 4: earn your boss’s respect
Rule 5: assert yourself
Rule 6: the golden rule: write for your boss
2 Motivation, time management, and multitasking 做博士的动机、时间管理和多任务应对
The daily grind
The long view
Stepping up a gear
3 Handling the literature 文献处理
Ruthless reading
Breaking the code of scientific writing
4 Report writing 报告写作
5 Powerful presentations 有效演讲
PART II The end of the beginning 结束开始年月
6 Writing papers and abstracts 撰写论文和摘要
Making rapid writing-up possible
Creating your paper
Getting feedback on your paper
Getting your paper published
Abstract writing
7 Conferences and poster presentations 会议与讲演
Conferences: a typical scenario
Poster presentations
8 Writing and defending your thesis 撰写学术论文与答辩
Writing your thesis
The final thesis defence or viva voce examination
9 Coping with pressure and stress 如何面对压力
PART III The transition to post-doctoral research 做博士后研究
10 From graduate student to post-doc 从研究生到博士后的过渡
How I found my first post-doc job
Starting out
Get yourself let in on science’s secrets
11 Collaboration and visiting other labs 实验室合作与交流
Networking brought closer to you
12 Supervising students in the lab 指导进入实验室的学生
13 Teaching 教学
A TYPICAL UNDERGRADUATE TEACHING SCENARIO
14 Writing grant proposals and fellowship applications 基金计划写作及申请
PART IV Making it in science 走向科研之路
15 Culturing your image 培养你的形象
16 You and your big ideas 你的目的
17 Planning for a permanent job 设计长期工作
Planning your independent research
Preparing for the interview
18 Do you have principal investigator (PI) potential? 你有做项目负责人的潜力吗?
Epilogue 结语
Web-links
Index 索引