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URL: https://dx.doi.org/DOI:10.17504/protocols.io.8mwhu7e

Authors: Lenny Teytelman, Liz Silva, Joanne Kamens, Lex Flagel

Group: Academic Career Forum

Summary: [Please use the commenting functionality to suggest edits and additional resources. Also, please feel free to use the “copy/fork” button to make a different version of this for your field/institute/students.]In the 1960s, 60% of biomedical PhDs went on to tenure track faculty positions. Today, that fraction is estimated to be 10%-15% of graduate students. Similar trends exist across the biological sciences. This shift means that over the years, many of the students and postdocs in your lab will also explore different career options, and as a good mentor, being able to support them is important, no matter which career track they choose.One of the challenges for professors is that they are deeply familiar with the academic track, but are often at a loss in recommending resources and steps for the trainees who are not 100% certain that they will become faculty as well.This guide is meant to be a starting point. It can be easily shared with the trainees and offers simple tips for career exploration. The goal is not to steer trainees away from academia, but to help them figure out whether academia is the right fit, and if not, how they can explore the many different options that are available to them to find a rewarding and satisfying path.(Image: Flazingo Photos, "Newspaper - Careers", CC BY-SA 2.0)

Affiliations: protocols.io, University of California, San Francisco, Addgene, Bayer Crop Science

Version: 1

Publication Date: 2020

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