PART I The first couple of years 開始的年月
1 Choosing and handling your Ph.D. adviser 博導的選擇與相處
Rule 1: the ground rule: communicate with your boss
Rule 2: keep your boss informed
Rule 3: discover what makes your boss tick ?
Rule 4: earn your boss』s respect
Rule 5: assert yourself ?
Rule 6: the golden rule: write for your boss
2 Motivation, time management, and multitasking 做博士的動機、時間管理和多任務應對?
The daily grind ?
The long view
Stepping up a gear
3 Handling the literature 文獻處理
Ruthless reading ?
Breaking the code of scientific writing
4 Report writing 報告寫作
5 Powerful presentations 有效演講
PART II The end of the beginning 結束開始年月
6 Writing papers and abstracts 撰寫論文和摘要
Making rapid writing-up possible ?
Creating your paper
Getting feedback on your paper
Getting your paper published?
Abstract writing
7 Conferences and poster presentations 會議與講演 ?
Conferences: a typical scenario ?
Poster presentations
8 Writing and defending your thesis 撰寫學術論文與答辯?
Writing your thesis ?
The final thesis defence or viva voce examination
9 Coping with pressure and stress 如何面對壓力
PART III The transition to post-doctoral research ?做博士后研究
10 From graduate student to post-doc 從研究生到博士后的過渡
How I found my first post-doc job ?
Starting out
Get yourself let in on science』s secrets
11 Collaboration and visiting other labs 實驗室合作與交流
Networking brought closer to you
12 Supervising students in the lab 指導進入實驗室的學生
13 Teaching 教學 ?
A TYPICAL UNDERGRADUATE TEACHING SCENARIO
14 Writing grant proposals and fellowship applications 基金計划寫作及申請
PART IV Making it in science 走向科研之路
15 Culturing your image 培養你的形象
16 You and your big ideas 你的目的
17 Planning for a permanent job 設計長期工作
Planning your independent research
Preparing for the interview
18 Do you have principal investigator (PI) potential? 你有做項目負責人的潛力嗎？
Epilogue 結語
Web-links
Index 索引
