Tips and Best Practices for Writing a Scientific Paper (Dr. Eric Prager)

  • October 13, 2016

On October 6th, the Rutgers Graduate School of Biomedical Sciences invited Dr. Eric Prager, Editor-in-Chief of the Journal of Neuroscience Research, to speak about the problem of scientific reproducibility, how to avoid common pitfalls in conducting research, and best practices for publishing a scientific paper. (Interested in science publishing as a career and/or how Dr. Prager became an editor at Wiley?

iJOBS Intern Interview: Sarah Misenko

  • October 11, 2016

Sarah Misenko Headshot

By: Chris Lowe

Blogging Can Make You a Better Scientist

  • October 6, 2016

Event Report: iJOBS Networking Event for Students, Postdocs and Alumni

  • October 4, 2016

The iJOBS Networking Event for Students, Postdocs and Alumni was held on September 15th in the Research Towers on the Rutgers Piscataway campus. This casual event, held after hours, provided a fun (and food!) filled informal, stress-free environment where several Rutgers alumni shared their job hunting and career experiences with current students. Attendees had the opportunity to directly interact with alumni to gain insight into what they have been up to since graduation.

Backup Career Plans: To Be or Not to Be?

  • September 29, 2016

By: Yaa Haber

Graduate School: Potential Pitfalls and How to Deal with Them

  • September 27, 2016
iJOBS Blog

By Jennifer Casiano A year ago, I started my journey to a PhD. Full of excitement and memories, this year was filled with challenging experiences and self-growth. Since the beginning of the summer to now, I’ve been constantly reflecting on what I would have done differently, problems that I heard from friends, and the variety of experiences of this year. Starting a doctoral degree is a life-changing decision with more personal compensation and fulfillment than pitfalls. The majority of people who pursue a research career do so because we love what we do.

Taking Science to the Hill: ASBMB Hill Day and Science Advocacy

  • September 22, 2016

Towards the end of April, earlier this year, I had the opportunity to take part in a science advocacy day on Capitol Hill organized by the American Society for Biochemistry and Molecular Biology (ASBMB). I stumbled across this opportunity as part of an iJOBS event email and decided to apply simply on a whim. If the outcome was in my favor, it would be a great experience to add to my tool belt in my exploration of the policy career field. Fortunately for me, I was accepted!

What You Need to Know About Job Recruiters

  • September 20, 2016

By: Yang Chen

Behind the Scenes: How to We Run Our Blog Team

  • September 13, 2016

By: Maria Qadri

In honor of our recent two-year anniversary, we’re going to get a little meta today and talk about what goes on backstage here at the iJOBS blog. If you’ve ever asked, “how do they find the time to write?” read on!

Word cloud of iJOBS blogging key words