Survival Skills for Scientists

This workshop will be held over two consecutive days | Ce séminaire se tiendra sur deux jours consécutifs:

Date and Time	Location	Registration | Inscription
May 7, 2015 (8:30-7:00pm)/ Le 7 Mai, 2015 (8:30h-19h)	Leacock Building, room 219 (map)
May 8, 2015 (9:30-6:15pm)/ Le 8 Mai, 2015 (9:30h-18h15)	Leacock Building, room 132 (map)
	There are no fees associated with SKILLSETS workshops. However, space is limited and your registration is a commitment to attend the session. If you cannot attend a workshop you registered for, make sure to cancel at least 48h in advance, otherwise a $25 NoShow Fee will be charged to your McGill student account. Exceptions will only be made for students in the case of emergencies or “extenuating circumstances”.

What is the job of the researcher in the field of science and engineering? What are the major challenges? Survival Skills for Scientists is an applied session from the book Survival Skills for Scientists , co-authored by Federico Rosei and Tudor Johnston Wyatt , respectively Professor and Professor Emeritus of Energy Materials Telecommunications Center of INRS.

Survival Skills for Scientists workshop will address key questions essential to the professional development of science and engineering students as well as tackle issues that are normally overlooked in a conventional university setting. Participants will have the opportunity to attend presentations by leading scientists, engineers, and entrepreneurs on a wide range of topics and partake in focused discussion groups moderated by eminent scholars.

These scientists, presenters, and moderators, work in fields as diverse as nanotechnology, space exploration , biotechnology, the creation of high-tech startups, and scientific communication. Throughout the course of the workshop, they will share their journeys, their path to success and how they survived in their chosen fields. They will also discuss their primary sources of inspiration and future vision for the next generation of scientists and engineers.

Themes

• The job market for science and engineering graduates (industry, government, laboratories, academia, etc.)

• Planning your career

• Finding a mentor

• The peer review system

• Communicating your science

• Funding your research

• Science and ethics

• And much more!

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