Tuesday, June 24, 2014

A Long List of Helpful Books

I got this list from the UMass Career and Professional Development office - it’s pretty extensive!

Surviving Grad School and PostDoc

The PhD Process: A Student’s Guide to Graduate School in the Sciences Dale Bloom, Jonathan Karp and Nicholas Cohen

A PhD Is Not Enough!: A Guide to Survival in Science  Peter J. Feibelman

Mentoring

Mentoring in Academia and Industry: Getting the Most Our of Your Mentoring Relationships Donna J. Dean

Career Options

Put Your Science to Work: The Take Charge Career Guide for Scientists Peter Fiske

Careers in Science and engineering: A Student Planning guide to Grad School and Beyond

What Color is Your Parachute Richard Nelson Bolles

Do What You Are Paul D. Tieger and Barbara Barron-Tieger

Career Opportunities in Biotechnology and Drug Development Toby Freedman

Alternative Careers in Science: Leaving the Ivory Tower Cynthia Robbins-Roth (This book is highly recommended)

From Alchemy to IPO Cynthia Robbins-Roth

Understanding Pharma John Campbell

Career Opportunities in clinical drug research Rebecca J. Anderson

Nontraditional Careers for Chemists: New Formulas in Chemistry Lisa M. Balbes

Case In Point: Complete Case Interview Preparation (7th ed.) Cosentino

Case Interview Secrets: a former mckinsey interviewer reveals how to get multiple job offers in consulting

A Field Guide for Science Writers: the official guide of the national association of science writers Deborah Blum, Mary Knudson, Robin Marantz Henig

Teaching Skills

Teaching Tips: Strategies, Research and Theory for college and University teachers Wilbert J. McKeachie, Marilla Svinicki

Researching All Students: a resource for teaching in science, technology, engineering and mathematics (2nd ed.) Sellers, Roberts, Giovanetto, Friedrich, Hammargren

Scientific Teaching (2013) Jo Handelsma, Sarah MIller, Christine Pfund

Transformations: Approaches to College Science Teaching Deborah Allan and Kimberly Tanner

Assessment in the College Science Classroom Direks, Wenderoth, Withers

Mentor training for clinical and translational researchers Pfund, House, Spencer, et al

First Day to Final Grade: A graduate student’s guide to teaching (3rd ed) Anne Curzan, Lisa Damour

Tools for Teaching (2nd ed) Barbara Gross Davis

Effective Grading: A Tool for Learning and Assessment Barbara Walvoord, Virginia Anderson

Teaching American Students: A Guide for International Faculty and Teaching Assistants Ellen Sarkisian

Communicating Science to the Public

A Scientist’s Guide to Talking With the Media: practical advice from the Union of Concerned Scientists Hayes and Grossman

Am I making myself clear? A scientist’s guide to talking to the public Cornelia Dean

Interpersonal Communication Skills

Crucial Conversations: Tools for Talking When Stakes are High Patterson, Grenny, McMillan, Switzler

Difficult Conversations Stone, Patton, Heen, Fisher

Job Search (general)

The job-hunters survival guide: how to find a rewarding job even when “there are no jobs” Bolles

Highly effective networking: meet the right people and get a great job Pierson

Networking for people who hate networking: a field guide for introverts, the overwhelmed, and the interconnected Zack

Getting to yes: negotiating agreement without giving in Fisher, Ury, Patton

Academic Job Search

The Academic Job search Handbook Julia MIller Vick and Jennifer Furlong

How to Succeed in Academics McCabe and McCabe

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