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EB 2008 Careers Symposium
Mid-career Transitions:
Choices and Challenges
(Sponsored by APS Career Opportunities
in Physiology Committee)
Monday, April 7, 5:45 - 7:45 pm
San Diego Convention Ctr.
Organizers:
Rolando E. Rumbaut, M.D., Ph.D.
Nansie A. McHugh, Ph.D.
Many career-oriented symposia are devoted to early-career transitions;
however, mid-career transitions are also common and may involve equal or
greater challenges and opportunities than those of early-career scientists.
The first topic will be an overview of how to deal with career
transitions, emphasizing voluntary as well as involuntary changes. A
synopsis highlighting transitions between academia and industry will follow
and will provide information on the similarities and differences between
scientific careers in these two environments, and strategies to facilitate
the transition. A similar approach will be used to discuss career
opportunities in the government and military. Finally, strategies for
assuming leadership/administrative positions (e.g., Department chair, Dean,
etc.) while maintaining an active research program will be discussed.
A greater understanding of the unique aspects involved in various types
of career transitions is expected to provide mid-career scientists with
highly relevant information to facilitate these career changes. While the
symposium is targeted for mid-career scientists, several aspects may be of
interest and relevant to scientists at other stages of their career.
Presentations:
How to manage mid-career transitions: voluntary and involuntary
Marian R. Walters, Ph.D.
Penn State Capital College
Transitions from industry to academia (and vice-versa)
David M. Pollock, Ph.D.
Medical College of Georgia
Scientific career opportunities in the government/military
Edward J. Zambraski Ph.D.
U.S. Army Institute of Environmental Medicine
Assuming administrative/leadership positions while
maintaining an active research program
D. Neil Granger, Ph.D.
Louisiana State University Health Sciences Center, Shreveport
See also:
2008 Women in Physiology and Pharmacology Mentoring Workshop
Gainfully Employed: From
Launching a Job Search to Navigating Negotiations
2008 Trainee Symposium
"Marketing
Yourself on Paper for Academic Positions"
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