A PhD Is Not Enough!
A Guide to Survival in Science
$25.17
- Paperback
160 pages
- Release Date
11 January 2011
Summary
Despite your graduate education, brainpower, and technical prowess, your career in scientific research is far from assured. Permanent positions are scarce, science survival is rarely part of formal graduate training, and a good mentor is hard to find. In A Ph.D. Is Not Enough! , physicist Peter J. Feibelman lays out a rational path to a fulfilling long-term research career. He offers sound advice on selecting a thesis or postdoctoral adviser choosing among research jobs in academia, governm…
Book Details
| ISBN-13: | 9780465022229 |
|---|---|
| ISBN-10: | 0465022227 |
| Author: | Peter Feibelman |
| Publisher: | Basic Books |
| Imprint: | Basic Books |
| Format: | Paperback |
| Number of Pages: | 160 |
| Edition: | 2nd |
| Release Date: | 11 January 2011 |
| Weight: | 170g |
| Dimensions: | 210mm x 142mm x 12mm |
What They're Saying
Critics Review
“It took me over forty years to learn from experience what can be learned in one hour from this guide.” – Carl Djerassi
“Breezily written, irreverent, and filled with useful information. I wish something like it had been available when I was starting out.” –Michael Weber, Cancer Center Director, University of Virginia, Charlottesville“I loved A PhD Is Not Enough! I couldn’t put it down. His writing is delightful, and he is on targed with virtually all of his advice.”–Steven H. Strogatz, author of The Joy of X“It took me over forty years to learn from experience what can be learned in one hour from this guide.” –Carl Djerassi
About The Author
Peter Feibelman
A Senior Scientist at Sandia National labouratories, Peter J. Feibelman received a Ph.D. in Physics from the University of California at San Diego, did postdoctoral research at the C.E.N. Saclay (France) and the University of Illinois (Urbana), and taught for three years at Stony Brook University. Feibelman lives in Albuquerque, New Mexico.
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