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An edition of Alternative careers in science (1998)

Alternative careers in science

leaving the ivory tower

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"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.

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Academic Press
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English
Pages
267

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Vocational guidance, Career Choice, Wissenschaft, Science, Alternative, Beruf, Science, vocational guidance

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Table of Contents

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

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"Scientific survival skills"--Cover.

Includes index.

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Other Titles
Leaving the ivory tower

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Dewey Decimal Class
502/.3/73
Library of Congress
Q149.U5A66 1998, Q149.U5 A66 1998

The Physical Object

Pagination
xviii, 267 p. ;
Number of pages
267

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OL24830655M
Internet Archive
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ISBN 10
0125893752
ISBN 13
9780125893756
LCCN
97080573
OCLC/WorldCat
38859203
Digital Object Identifier (DOI)
10.1604/9780125893756

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