Navigating the professional science career landscape

Danielle N. LeeDepartment of Psychology

Cornell UniversityScientific American Blog Network

Science Career Landscape

• Academic

• Industry

• Government

– Research, Teaching, Mentoring and Training

• Applied Science

– Health care, Health Science, Biomedical Research

• Communication & Consulting

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• Exploratory Behavior Syndromes

• Genetic dispositions of exploratory behavior

• Neurological foundations of spatial behavior in rodents

Behavioral Syndrome Research

Managing your image and ‘brand’ in the Social Media Age

• Research Activities– Shared my dissertation research

– Demystify graduate school and post-doc experiences

• Teaching Activities– Share lesson ideas/activities with others

– Get feedback from other instructors as well as students about lessons/activities

• Outreach Activities– Informal science education in out of school time

– Mentoring

– Authentic science and research opportunities

Professional Goal-setting

• Decide what you want from your present opportunity

• Outline possible steps, end game and intermediate courses

• Establish your personal brand

• Begin building your network and portfolio

• Articulate your needs clearly

Hard knocks advice

• Take advantage of the most daring opportunity you can afford (at the time)

• Ask for exactly what you want

• Make and accept no excuses from yourself

• Mistakes are okay, but be prepared to work your way out of the mire

• It’s okay if you change your mind

Danielle N. Lee, PhD

Biologist & Outreach Scientist

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