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What are the career plans of current iJOBS members? Part 1

  • April 7, 2016

Hello, everyone! With graduation deadlines looming, the iJOBS blog has decided to run a survey to see what everyone (whether graduating this May or not) is planning to do after their time at Rutgers comes to a close.

We would greatly appreciate it if you took the time to fill out this very brief (5 questions, and one of them isn't mandatory) survey HERE. We are aiming for 75 responses! Your answers will be anonymous.

Advice and What To Do With It (in Grad School and in Life)

  • November 10, 2015

By: Maria Qadri

…one person’s rose-tinted view of their own idiosyncratic story does not constitute “advice,” especially not in an endeavor where we value reproducibility.

This year’s American Society for Cell Biology Early Career Life Scientist, Vladamir Denic, wrote a brief and honest essay about his journey from average high school student to a successful Principal Investigator at a name-brand university.

Postdoctoral Fellowships Aren’t Just for Academia

  • October 8, 2015

In September, fellow blogger Bob O’Hagan reviewed an opinion piece that was published on nextscientist.com entitled “How To Know If You Should Leave Academia … Before Wasting Years In Postdocs”.  The article, written by Dr.

Optional Practical Training (for F-1 International Students): Could OPT work for you?

  • October 6, 2015

In addition to weighing career options after graduation and searching for potential job matches, F-1 international students also have to make another important decision: either go back to their home country, or stay and work here in the US. F-1 international student visas expire after completing your studies and earning your degree, so if international students do decide to stay and work in the US, the deadline of their legal stay puts additional pressure in making career decisions.