Alternative careers in science
Subtitle: leaving the ivory tower
By: edited by Cynthia Robbins-Roth
Publisher: Academic Press
Published: 1998
Place of publication: San Diego
Language: eng
Number of pages: 267
ISBN-13: 9780125893756
Subjects: Vocational guidance; Career Choice; Vocational Guidance; Wissenschaft; Science; Alternative; Beruf
Other titles: Leaving the ivory tower
Description: "In Alternative Careers in Science: Leaving the Ivory Tower you will meet scientists who evolved into Wall Street analysts, science policy gurus, patent agents, journalists, consultants, bio-pharmaceutical company executives, entrepreneurs, executive search specialists, public relations experts, and top-flight sales reps." "Each chapter covers a different career track and includes: basic job description, qualifications, responsibilities, and expectations; typical day scenario; why a graduate degree in science gives you an edge; outlines skills important to career track - creative, critical, computer, interpersonal; training phases and requirements; existing steps in the promotion ladder and salary ranges; and career opportunities stemming from each position."--Jacket.
Notes: "Scientific survival skills"--Cover.

Includes index.
Table of contents: title: ch. 1.; title: Scientist gone bad: or how I went from the bench to the board boom -- -- ch. 2.; title: Technical writing: making sense out of manuals -- -- ch. 3.; title: Science writing: communicating with the masses -- -- ch. 4.; title: Snakes and ladders: the game of publishing -- -- ch. 5.; title: Broadcast science journalism: working in television, cable, radio, or electronic media -- -- ch. 6.; title: Pituitaries to pinstripes: a path to venture capital -- -- ch. 7.; title: How I became an analyst: science-based investment advisor -- -- ch. 8.; title: Investment banking: dreams and reality -- -- ch. 9.; title: Business development: makaing deals with science -- -- ch. 10.; title: Entrepreneur and company founder: starting your own company and surviving -- -- ch. 11.; title: Consultant to the stars: advising CEOs for fun and profit -- -- ch. 12.; title: Regulatory affairs: keeping product development on track -- -- ch. 13.; title: Patent agent: protecting the intellectual property of science -- -- ch. 14.; title: From the lab bench to the clinic: a career in clinical research -- -- ch. 15.; title: Technology transfer: enabling the commercialization of science -- -- ch. 16.; title: Corporate communications: helping companies sell their story -- -- ch. 17.; title: Sales and marketing: so you want to sell -- -- ch. 18.; title: Executive search: looking for talent in all the right places -- -- ch. 19.; title: Growth of a manager: from pure research to policy administration -- -- ch. 20.; title: Science and public policy: translating between two worlds -- -- ch. 21.; title: Research funding administration: matching money with research -- -- ch. 22.; title: Government agencies: directing science in the military -- -- ch. 23.; title: Business information services: providing the data for industry.