A life science careers blog for early career researchers
This blog aims to inspire early career researchers exploring different career options. We provide interview-based profiles of life scientists working in diverse science-related careers and articles on a broad range of career-related topics, with new content added on a regular basis.
The blog was established to support the work of the EIPOD career development service in providing careers information for EMBL Interdisciplinary Postdocs and the broader community of PhD and postdocs at EMBL and beyond. It is run by the EMBL Fellows’ Career Service, in collaboration with the EMBL International PhD and Postdoc programmes and with support from EMBL’s Alumni relations office.
Laura Cortesi talked to us about her career path, passion and motivation for clinical research management, and how parenthood prepared her to work in a role that requires coordination of tight timelines, different needs and unexpected events.
Radhika Patnala shares her experience as an entrepreneur in scientific illustration
Vicente Tur tells us about his career in regulatory affairs, one of many non-research professions tightly linked with pharma and biotech industries.
Aidan Budd tells us about his career path, and how roles related to the scientific community provide a rewarding career for people with some organisational abilities, good communication skills, and a strong interest in people and organisations.
Ioannis Legouras, an EMBL alumnus working in the area of strategic cooperation and research funding, shared his experience of moving into this career area along with his tips to those interested in following a similar path.
Following a twitter debate on whether photos should be included in CVs, the EMBL Fellows' Career Service started a survey to provide evidence-based guidance for life scientists. This post summarizes the results from that survey.
Sandra Caldeira talked to us about her role at the EC's Joint Research Centre, and how she ended up supporting European policy making after completing a PhD and postdoc in molecular biology and working for several years as a journal editor.
In this post, we show how LinkedIn can be used to get career inspiration and to research different career options.
Barbara Tizzano shares her experience of moving into clinical trial management. This is a career area that may be attractive for people who love coordinating projects and bringing people together to solve real-life problems.
One of the most important aspects of your CV is the structure and formatting. This article focuses on four questions to ask yourself when selecting or creating a template for your CV.
