title: Tips for Young Scientists on the Junior Faculty/Independent Investigator Job Search.
abstract: Landing a job as an assistant professor or independent investigator in neuroscience in an academic institution or research institute depends on the accomplishments young scientists make during years of training as graduate students and postdoctoral fellows. This training prepares scientists for an array of exciting job opportunities, one of which is as a faculty member or independent investigator. My goal in this NeuroView is to provide tips about the job search for young scientists who have decided to enter the junior faculty/independent investigator job market. Rather than serving as a "protocol for getting a job," these tips are aimed at providing information that will make each candidate better prepared for her or his job search.
authors.affiliation: Department of Biological Chemistry and Department of Psychiatry and Biobehavioral Sciences, David Geffen School of Medicine at UCLA, University of California, Los Angeles, Suite 400, Geffen Hall, 885 Tiverton Dr., Los Angeles, CA 90095, USA. Electronic address: kcmartin@mednet.ucla.edu.
authors.forename: Kelsey C
authors.initials: KC
authors.lastname: Martin
mesh_terms: D002321:Career Choice; D005178:Faculty; D006801:Humans; D007586:Job Application; D009488:Neurosciences; D012108:Research Personnel / Q000193:education*; D013334:Students