“科学生涯” 分类下的文章
寻找宇宙的第一缕曙光
by focuscope on 4月 3, 2007
从2005年10月开始就想就“探测宇宙的第一缕曙光”（武向平语）这个话题采访武向平研究员。今年2月间偶然联系上了武先生，说正好要去新疆观测地，说等到回来之后再联系，并告知了秘书的邮箱。春节之后，再联系就再也没有音讯了，电话都能打通，不过就是没有人接听。
此前，为了“中国式变暖”的文章，想采访一位气象学界的泰斗级人物，正好是朋友的姨夫。一开始很高兴，过了一个礼拜，老先生回话：我没有时间接受采访，而且我从来不接受采访。的确，身为70多岁的老人，我没有权利去苛求他的配合，何况，朋友告诉我，他退休之后还在积极投身科研，退而不休的精神令人敬佩。但是如果所有的科学家都用这个理由来拒绝媒体和公众眼巴巴的请求，别说科学传播无法做好，科学与社会也要从此脱节了。
后来，与朋友聊天的时候知道：在科学家的圈子里，约定俗成的潜规则是：如果此人过于热心与公众和媒体沟通，一旦被同行定位为“科普家”而不是“科学家”，那么他在科学共同体内的地位就会发生微妙的变化，他将很难获得科学研究资助——这对于任何吃体制内俸禄的科学家而言真是致命的软打击。所以，如果真的是专家，而且是领域内量级的“腕”，对于媒体要有距离不是没有现实的考量的。
How to get a PhD
by Yan on 12月 14, 2006
Nature 上一个博士生写的小散文，挺不错的：
There’s a book handed down in my lab from previous graduate students called “How to get a PhD”. It can be boiled down to five steps: 1. Become a postgraduate. 2. Choose project question. 3. Get data. 4. Write thesis. 5. Pass thesis defence. But a PhD is more than getting your mates to call you ‘doctor’. (Although that does have a ring about it…) PhD students need to make themselves known to the scientific community, they need to learn many different skills that make them employable as a postdoc, and most of all, they need to publish.
日本产业技术综合研究所，光技术研究部门的 Dr. Sadao UEMURA 告诉我，他们要招收一个博士后。如果感兴趣，可以与他联系 （s.uemura at aist.go.jp）。去信时不妨提一下是从我 Yan Feng 这儿获得的信息。
TYPE:
Researcher. Full Time – Experienced (non-manager)PLACE OF EMPLOYMENT:
National Institute of Advanced Industrial Science and Technology (AIST), Central 2, 1-1-1 Umezono, Tsukuba, Ibaraki 305-8568, JapanSALARY:
Based on the provisions of the AIST. (It depends on what your experience is, but can be, for a person just after receiving Ph.D., about 5 million yen by personal calculation including pay-as-you-earn (social security payments, taxes, and so on.))
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by gjp02565 on 9月 23, 2006
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What’ up, Postdoc?
by mayue on 9月 1, 2006
一篇最近的IEEE Spectrum的文章，关于科学工作者的职业生涯的（How to climb the academic ladder）。正在读博士或者博士已经“后”了几年的读者值得一读。
里面提到的”Tenure clock”是六年。
What’s Up, Postdoc?
By Prachi Patel-Predd
How to climb the academic ladder
Late one night, Richard J. Radke was at his desk, putting together applications for faculty jobs. Nearing the completion of his Ph.D., he was hoping to embark on an academic career. A senior professor he knew well took Radke aside and said, “I hate to tell you this, but it’s going to be brutal,” he recalls. Radke, now an assistant professor in electrical, computer, and systems engineering at Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute, in Troy, N.Y., admits that his professor was right. Even once he’d landed a job, for the first few years he was constantly busy and stressed out as he learned the ropes and started worrying about tenure.