Funding Your Career in Science - From Research Idea to Personal Grant

Informationen zum Autor Ritsert C. Jansen is Dean of Talent Development and Professor of Bioinformatics at the University of Groningen. He has extensive experience as a trainer on career and personal development courses and is the author of Developing a Talent for Science (Cambridge University Press, 2011). Klappentext Dreaming of a successful future in science? This practical guide for students, postdocs and professors offers a unique step-by-step approach to help you get the funding to start or consolidate your own research career. From preparing and writing effective career grant applications, to understanding how funding agencies will evaluate them, it provides guidance to enhance your skills and combine them with those of others who can support you on the road to success. Learn how to generate great original ideas for your application, strategically prepare and optimise your plan and résumé, develop a convincing title and abstract, convert reviewers' comments to your advantage, and succeed at a selection interview. With numerous valuable tips, real-life stories and novel practical exercises, this must-read guide provides everything you need to optimise your funding opportunities and take responsibility for your own career in science. Zusammenfassung How can you get the funding to establish or consolidate a career in science? This concise guide offers step-by-step advice! real-life stories and practical exercises to help you prepare effective career grant applications and optimise your funding opportunities. A must-read for students! postdocs! professors! and anyone else serious about science. Inhaltsverzeichnis Introduction; 1. Applicant; 2. Agency; 3. Proposal; 4. Evaluation; 5. Support; Epilogue; Further reading; Acknowledgements; Index.

Product details

• Authors: Ritsert Jansen, Ritsert C Jansen, Ritsert C. Jansen, Ritsert C. (Rijksuniversiteit Groningen Jansen, Jansen Ritsert C.
• Publisher: Cambridge University Press ELT
• Languages: English
• Product format: Paperback / Softback
• Released: 05.09.2013
• EAN: 9781107624177
• ISBN: 978-1-107-62417-7
• No. of pages: 215
• Subjects: Natural sciences, medicine, IT, technology > Natural sciences (general); Non-fiction book > Dictionaries, reference works > Dictionaries, encyclopaedias; Science: general issues, REFERENCE / Handbooks & Manuals, Biology, life sciences, Life sciences: general issues, Advice on careers and achieving success, Mathematics & science, Technology, Engineering, Agriculture, Scientific research, Science Funding & Policy, Science funding and policy