Join Naturejobs at The Nature Network New York Pub Night
Explore local educational and career opportunities in style!

Location: Klimat Bar and Restaurant
77 E 7th St (Between 2nd & 1st Ave.)
New York, NY 10003
Date: Wednesday July 28th, 2010

Time: 7:00pm – 9:30pm

Explore local education and career opportunities at the Nature Network New York Pub Night – Co-sponsored by Regeneron Pharmaceuticals and the Center for Biotechnology’s Fundamentals of the Bioscience Industry Program. Hear from working scientists, hiring managers and other professionals on taking those critical next steps in your life sciences careers. Expect an informative evening where undergraduates, graduates, postdocs and science professionals can ask questions and get first-hand accounts of how to advance their careers. Experts will be on hand to answer questions and give advice on taking those next crucial steps.

Space is limited so don’t miss out – RSVP for Nature Network New York Pub Night today! We’ll see you there!

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The blogosphere is full of career development professionals who freely share opinions, how-to tips, and other valuable advice. One way they also use to get their messages across is through podcasting. Podcasts (or casts, as some call them) obviously offer their subscribers great flexibility, allowing listeners to listen or view their favorite casts on demand.

While a lot of career development podcasts target the general jobhunter market, there are a few directed towards scientists transitioning into non-traditional careers. A good example is the Naturejobs Podcast feed. I’ve recently subscribed to their feed and found casts from previous Source Event Career Fairs . Now on its 3rd year, The Source Event is designed for bench scientists intending to pursue careers in industry, consultancy, scientific publishing, non-profit organizations, or academia.

At these career fairs, panelists of industry experts who made the jump from bench to business addressed grad students and post-docs on how they could also make that critical transition. Granted that these casts are from events specifically for scientists pursuing careers in the UK and Europe, the information from these podcasts definitely translate across the geographical board. I also like the fact that Naturejobs kept these casts relatively short (10-30 mins) and gave clear taglines describing the audio contents of each cast. Some that definitely captured my interest include:

Alternative Careers for Scientists

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Thinking of changing career path? Find out how to transfer your skills from the lab bench to the world of business. This podcast, recorded at the 2008 Euroscience Open Forum in Barcelona, features advice

from scientists now working in policy, consultancy and publishing.

From Academia to Industry

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Pfizer’s Anthony Harrison on the transferable skills that could help you move from university-based PhD to pharma.

Laying down the Law

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An insider’s guide to getting ahead in the competitive field of patent law. Chartered Patent Attorney George Schlich opens the door on investigating inventions.

*These casts are available on the Naturejobs website and on iTunes.

I expect that more episodes will soon be available from their 2009 Source Events which will take place in London and Berlin. In the meantime, happy listening!