[DIALOGnews] DIALOG and DISCCRS News 7/12/04

[Susan Weiler]

DIALOG and Disccrs News
7/12/04
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Resources

"Making the Right Moves: A Practical Guide to
Scientific Management for Postdocs and New Faculty"
Submitted by Thorsten Dittmar
The Howard Hughes Medical Institute has available for free download a
publication entitled "Making the Right Moves: A Practical Guide to
Scientific Management for Postdocs and New Faculty". This 248 page 
document, which can be downloaded from
http://www.hhmi.org/grants/pdf/labmgmt/book.pdf, is intended to provide
guidance to postdocs and new faculty on how to set up and manage a 
research laboratory. The book covers topics such as:
* Obtaining and Negotiating a Faculty Position and Planning for Tenure
* The Scientific Investigator Within the University Structure Defining and
Implementing Your Mission
* Staffing Your Laboratory Mentoring and Being Mentored
*Time Management, Project Management, Data Management and Laboratory Notebooks
* Getting Funded, Getting Published and Increasing Your Visibility
* Understanding Technology Transfer
*Setting Up Collaborations
--It is 273 pages long....


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C. Susan Weiler, Ph.D.          
Biology Department                  Tel:   509-527-5948          
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