Science Communication

Developing Leadership and Business Skills for Scientists: SciPhD Virtual Workshop 2021 – Part 2

  • January 25, 2021
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Written by Shawn Rumrill

Day 3 – Developing your people

iJobs Virtual Career Panel: Science Writing and Medical Communication at McCann Health

  • July 28, 2020
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By: Gina Sanchez   On July 14th, the iJobs program hosted a virtual career panel with McCann Health, a prominent international healthcare communications company. Representatives from various agencies within the company gave presentations about different aspects of their jobs. Drug discovery is a costly industry, making it essential that there are people able to help throughout this process in order to communicate findings to a specialized audience.

Medical Communication and Science Writing Virtual Career Panel

  • April 14, 2020
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By: Gina Sanchez On March 31st, the iJobs program hosted a career panel in Medical Writing and Science Communication. In this program, we were able to hear from three Rutgers Ph.D. graduates and one more individual at various stages of their careers. Attendees were able to get the points of view of the panelists regarding how they learned about Medical Writing, what Chateau Gonflable their job activities include, the application process, and their favorite aspects of the field.

Non-profit Sector: Where Do the Ph.Ds. Fit?

  • November 14, 2019
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By Samantha Avina When the idea of non-profit organizations come to mind it is most often associated with thoughts of fundraising and philanthropic work for the better of humanity. Although accompanied by these great attributes, non-profit work doesn’t automatically call attention of the lone Ph.D. candidate doing niche specific benchwork. So, how does the idea of the non-profit sector and their increasing need for Ph.D. holders go hand in hand? With that in mind, on November 6th, iJobs hosted the non-profit panel event at the Rutgers Piscataway campus.

iJOBS site visit: Wiley Publishing

  • November 12, 2019
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by Helena Mello Founded in 1807, Wiley Publishing (then John Wiley and Sons) is a worldwide company with over 1600 journals published. On October 28, 2019, the Rutgers iJOBS program visited Wiley’s New Jersey site to hear from a variety of employees on the publishing industry and where the company stands within it. There are two main areas within Wiley: research and Education (Wiley Education houses the For Dummies series!).

iJOBS Simulation: Introduction to patents and how to be a technical specialist

  • October 11, 2019
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patent law     By Emily C. Kelly-Castro On October 2, 2019, I attended the iJOBS Simulation: How to be a technical specialist. So, what does it mean to be a technical specialist you ask? A technical specialist works closely with patent lawyers to advise on specific patents.