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How to choose the right PhD advisor?

How to choose the right PhD advisor?

by Liza Sazonova | Oct 14, 2022 | Career Navigation, Guides

Choosing a PhD advisor is one of the most important decisions of our PhDs – yet we have to make it over the course of just a couple of weeks. Here’s a guide for important things to look out for!

MIT PhysGAAP: Here to help with your physics graduate school application

MIT PhysGAAP: Here to help with your physics graduate school application

by Lisa Drummond | Oct 11, 2022 | Applications, Career Navigation

MIT’s PhysGAAP Program pairs PhD applicants with grad student mentors, and provides resources for navigating the grad school application process. Apply by Nov. 11th!

Interested in science policy? Check out the Mirzayan Policy Graduate Fellowship!

Interested in science policy? Check out the Mirzayan Policy Graduate Fellowship!

by Guest | Aug 22, 2022 | Career Navigation, Personal Experiences

Guest author Alex Belles tells us about his experiences in science policy as a grad student in NASEM’s Mirzayan Policy Fellowship program

A guide to applying to astro postdocs. Part 2: The application process

A guide to applying to astro postdocs. Part 2: The application process

by Astrobites | Aug 3, 2022 | Applications, Career Navigation, Guides, Personal Experiences

In Part 2 of this 2-part guide to applying to astro/physics postdocs, a few Astrobites authors share tips on applying to postdoc opportunities, based on their own personal experience.

A guide to applying to astro postdocs. Part 1: Finding postdocs

A guide to applying to astro postdocs. Part 1: Finding postdocs

by Astrobites | Aug 2, 2022 | Applications, Career Navigation, Guides, Personal Experiences

In Part 1 of this 2-part guide to applying to astro/physics postdocs, a few Astrobites authors share tips on finding postdoc opportunities, based on their own personal experiences.

Interview with Prof. Alicia Aarnio, Assistant Professor and AAS WGAD Founding Member

Interview with Prof. Alicia Aarnio, Assistant Professor and AAS WGAD Founding Member

by Briley Lewis | Jul 15, 2022 | Accessibility, Career Navigation, Interviews, Personal Experiences

An interview with Professor Alicia Aarnio, founding member of AAS WGAD, talking about her stellar science, and the joy and rage of navigating science with a disability.

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