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Mentorship for Young Scientists: Developing Scientific Survival Skills

May 1 @ 11:15 am - 1:30 pm

Abstract:

This lecture summarizes “Survival Skills for Scientists”, a graduate course designed to offer basic advice and mentorship. The central theme of this presentation is that succeeding in science requires skills (‘soft professional skills’) beyond those needed for <a href="http://science.

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The lecture aims at giving basic guidance to young scientists, focusing on:

– The job market for science and engineering graduates
– Funding your research
– Publish or perish
– Presenting your work
– The laws of ‘scientific survival’
– Ethics in science
– Alternative careers

Co-sponsored by: ETS Optica Student Chapter

Speaker(s): Federico Rosei

Agenda:
11:15 am – 11:30 am: Welcome & introduction

11:30 am-12:30 pm: Tech Talk (on-site)

12:30 pm-1:30 pm: Networking lunch

Room: A-1300, Bldg: Pavillon A, Ecole de Technologie Supérieure , 1100, rue Notre-Dame Ouest, Montreal, Quebec, Canada, H3C 1K3