Ratna Tantra

A Survival Guide for Research Scientists (eBook, PDF)

• Format: PDF

Produktbeschreibung

Assists in development and improvement of key skills to become a successful research scientist

Presents "hard" and "soft" skills that are not often taught in a scientific discipline, such as networking and "self-branding"

Provides necessary know-how to improve career options and carve your own research path at an early stage

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Produktdetails

• Verlag: Springer Nature Switzerland
• Seitenzahl: 232
• Erscheinungstermin: 31. August 2019
• Englisch
• ISBN-13: 9783030054359
• Artikelnr.: 57607681

Autorenporträt

Dr. Ratna Tantra has been a scientist for over 20 years. She has vast experience across different scientific disciplines, having worked in academia, industry and government research. She got her PhD. from University College London in electrochemistry. She then became a research associate specialising in microfludics, first at Imperial College London and then University of Glasgow. In 2002, she moved to the National Physical Laboratory (NPL), in which she worked in a biotechnology group before specialising in nanoanalysis. In 2016, after working at NPL for 14 years, she took redundancy and since then has become self-employed, with a portfolio of different activities, from launching a soap business (originating from her hobby) to working as a scientific expert for the European Commission. Her inherent passion for writing and genuine interest to help others has led her to write this book.

Inhaltsangabe

Section 1: Introduction: Chapter 1: Looking After Yourself.- Chapter 2: Looking After Your Career.- Section 2: In the Laboratory: Chapter 3: Literature Review.- Chapter 4: Health and Safety.- Chapter 5: Experimental Design.- Chapter 6: Best Practice.- Section 3: Writing: Chapter 7: Peer Review Publications.- Chapter 8: Reports.- Chapter 9: Bid Proposals.- Chapter 10: How to Write.- Chapter 11: How to Edit.- Section 4: Your Interactions with the Outside World: Chapter 12: Meetings.- Chapter 13: Presentations.- Chapter 14: Networking.- Chapter 15: Dealing with Difficult People.- Chapter 16: Project Management.- Chapter 17: Curriculum Vitae.- Chapter 18: Interviews.- Chapter 19: Redundancy.- Chapter 20: Redundancy.

Rezensionen

"I recommend Tantra's book to all readers of PHYSICS TODAY. Group leaders will gain perspective on the difficulties novice researchers face and will perhaps also gain some empathy toward their junior colleagues. Graduate students will benefit from tips that could help them avoid painful learning from experience." (Pedro C. Marijuán, Physics Today, June, 2020)