Organized by S. Yantis
Class meets: Tuesdays, 10:30-noon, in Ames 217
Organizer: Steven Yantis
email: yantis@jhu.edu
phone: 410.516.5328
Course Objectives
The purpose of this graduate seminar, aimed at second and third-year students in the Department of Psychological and Brain Sciences, is to discuss practical issues related to becoming a professional scientist and academic. These are issues that you will no doubt encounter anyway as you progress through graduate school and your career, but here the intent is to systematically cover a wide range of topics in a structured way with comments and discussion with a range of faculty and others.
Darley, J.M., Zanna, M.P., & Roediger, III H. (2003). The Compleat Academic : A Career Guide (Second Ed.) Washington, DC: APA books.
Sternberg R.J. (2003). Psychology 101-1/2: The unspoken rules for success in academia. Washington, DC: APA books.
Perlman, B. et al. (Eds.) (1999). Lessons learned: Practical advice for the teaching of psychology. Washington, DC: American Psychological Society.
Honor in Science. (1991). Sigma Xi, The Scientific Research Society.
On Being a Scientist: Responsible Conduct in Research. National Academy Press.
The Responsible Researcher: Paths and Pitfalls. Sigma Xi.
Jody Culham's advice for young scientists
Survival Skills for Graduate Students
How to be a successful graduate student
September 11 Success in graduate school: Getting the most
out of your mentor and learning professional skills (Darley, Zanna, & Roedinger
[hereafter DZR] Ch. 1)
Gallagher, Halberda, Yantis
September 18 The Perfect Post-Doc: How to Find, Fund, and
Profit From Yours (DZR ch. 2). Take a look at the NRSA
fellowship application (PHS 416-1) and the new NIH
Pathway to Independence program
Shelton, Stuphorn, Yantis
September 25 Getting a Job: The CV and “The Interview”
(bring copies of your CV to the seminar for distribution) (DZR ch. 3)
Feigenson, Halberda, Yantis
October 2 Scientific Ethics: Research Integrity, Human and
Animal Subject Protection.
For this discussion, please read “Honor in Science”, which has been
distributed to you,
The Responsible Researcher: Paths and Pitfalls, and the on-line booklet
On Being a Scientist:
Responsible Conduct in Research, published by the National Academy Press.
Also print out and read the
JHU Policy on Integrity in Research. In addition, you must complete either
the Human Research or the Animal Research Compliance Testing at https://secure.lwservers.net/jhmrct)
Visit the websites of the Homewood
Human Subjects Review Board and the Animal
Care and Use Committee.
Fortune, Egeth, Yantis
October 9 Careers in Academia, the promotion & tenure
process; A day in the life of an academic (DZR ch. 7, 12, 13). Take a look at
the JHU
Homewood Schools Tenure Regulations
Ball, Yantis
October 16 Careers outside Adademia (DZR ch. 4)
S. Becker, R. Rauschenberger, B. Vaughan, Courtney, Yantis
October 23 To Teach: Developing and Managing a Course / Becoming
a mentor (DZR ch. 5, 6). See also Perlman et al. (1999)
Holland, Yantis
October 30 The Funding Universe (start-up funds, Federal agencies
and private foundations)
Yantis + Rep from research admin office
November 6 No meeting (SfN)
November 13 Writing and Reviewing Grant Proposals (Aims, Background,
Rationale, Research Plan, and the Anatomy of a Grant Proposal including budget)
Take a look at the standard R01
Grant Application (PHS 398) and the NSF
Grant Proposal Guide
Holland, Egeth, Yantis
November 20 The Funding Process: Program and Peer Review at
NSF
and NIH
(DZR ch. 8, 9) NIH
Study Section video
Ball, Yantis
November 27 Writing and Reviewing Scientific Papers (DZR ch.
10) and Attending Scientific meetings
Feigenson , Gallagher, Stark, Yantis
December 4 Managing your career (DZR ch 19, 20)
Gallagher , Yantis