A PhD Is Not Enough!, Peter J. Feibelman
A PhD Is Not Enough!, Peter J. Feibelman
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A PhD Is Not Enough!
A Guide to Survival in Science

Author: Peter J. Feibelman

Narrator: Peter J. Feibelman

Unabridged: 3 hr 5 min

Format: Digital Audiobook Download

Publisher: Basic Books

Published: 06/23/2020

Synopsis

Everything you ever need to know about making it as a scientist.

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, government laboratories, and industry; preparing for an employment interview; and defining a research program. The guidance offered in A Ph.D. Is Not Enough! will help you make your oral presentations more effective, your journal articles more compelling, and your grant proposals more successful.

A classic guide for recent and soon-to-be graduates, A Ph.D. Is Not Enough! remains required reading for anyone on the threshold of a career in science. This new edition includes two new chapters and is revised and updated throughout to reflect how the revolution in electronic communication has transformed the field.

Reviews

Goodreads review by Jerzy on June 20, 2014

A bit dated after these 20 years, but still contains lots of solid advice. The chapter on Establishing a Research Program is especially helpful. Be "problem-oriented" not "technique-oriented." Start your career by choosing a problem that will lead to several small publishable milestone results ("publ......more

Goodreads review by Ernestasia on September 26, 2013

Pursuing a PhD degree is more than just getting a higher education degree. It is actually part of a research career, be it in an academic institution or not. This book actually helps put that in perspective, and gives advice on what to keep in mind to climb the ladder of scientific career. I did gai......more

Goodreads review by Viraj on December 29, 2008

Overall: The book talks mainly about what one should do after getting a Ph.D. to be successful in the academia emphasizing on the need to publish more. It is a good read during the Ph.D. curriculum. Directly from the book (my comments in brackets): Pg. Quoted ix Those who do not (learn science surviv......more

Goodreads review by James on February 25, 2014

Before I read this, I was never able to give a solid answer when my advisor, supervisor, or department head asked me what I wanted to do when I'm let loose with my PhD. I had no idea. No plans beyond getting the degree itself. I'm so glad I read this book. As a PhD student in Chemistry, I was blind t......more

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