More engineers, techies in pipeline Aug 30, 2008
Engineering and computer science jobs are ranked the second highest in-demand professions in Central Texas, just behind nursing, according to E3. We are not meeting the demand with our current supply, Dawson says. (Austin Business Journal, TX)
Rays' Zobrist pitches math to local kids Aug 28, 2008
"We're losing a lot of math and science jobs to other countries, so we were like, 'Hey, let's build something here.'". The Raytheon is now in its third year in partnership with the Tampa Bay Rays, as pitcher Scott Kazmir was the program's initial guest and Zobrist has hosted the past two events. (MLB.com -- Tampa Bay Devil Rays)
Record photo by Justin Allen Kenny Hildreth talks during the Golden Leaf Meeting Tuesday. Aug 14, 2008
These arent rocket science jobs, she said. Citizens also expressed their dismay over the increase in price of everything from food, to gasoline and housing. (Anson Record, NC)
States push biotech progress to bolster U.S. economy Jun 18, 2008
Patrick said that Massachusetts has a long history of innovation and therefore maintains an edge over other states seeking to grow science jobs. That is in part due to the state's highly educated workforce and prestigious universities, such as Harvard and the Massachusetts Institute of Technology. (AZCentral -- Business)
MPI applauded for its expansion plan May 2, 2008
" She added, "The elimination of hundreds of life science jobs by Pfizer over the past few years has left a tremendous pool of talented and experienced workers in our community. As many of those workers live in Mattawan, the expansion of MPI's facilities here makes for a great fit. (Paw Paw Courier Leader, MI)
Bioscience Career Fair in North Carolina Expected to Attract Well Qualified Job Seekers Apr 3, 2008
Companies at the event will be hiring to fill biology jobs, analytical chemistry jobs, medical technician jobs, science jobs, validation jobs, and many other opportunities. This is will be the first BioSpace Career Fair in North Carolina this year and a large crowd of well-qualified job seekers is expected. (PR Newswire)
BioSpace to Host Life Science Career Fair in Pennsylvania Mar 22, 2008
Companies at the event will be hiring to fill clinical research jobs, science jobs, engineering jobs, pharmaceutical sales jobs, formulation jobs and a myriad of other opportunities. BioSpace encourages interested Career Fair Candidates to Pre-Register for the event at. (PR Newswire)
Looking for work?Best jobs of 2008 Feb 23, 2008
While computer and mathematical science jobs are projected to grow at nearly double the rate of other types of jobs, growth in this demographic has actually slowed in the last decade "as the software industry matures and as routine work is increasingly outsourced abroad," says the BLS. There's still healthy hiring here, however, and some experts are saying computer science jobs will be in increasing demand. Chris Higgins has recently seen the precursors to an upswing in tech recruitment for... (MSNBC -- Business)
Fed cites gains in education, science jobs Dec 19, 2007
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Lack of black engineers hurts U.S., Bill Gates says Nov 21, 2007
"There will be a huge number of computer science jobs created over the next ten years, and the number of people majoring in those subjects is falling short of that," said Gates. According to a study by the National Science Foundation, fewer than 6,000 of the 52,500 in the U.S. in 2004 were black. (EETimes)
Where science dreams are made: Seminar seeks to get girls interested in the male-dominated field Nov 4, 2007
Pam Parrish, whose daughter Allie was busy melting ingredients for her lip balm, said the OSU professors provided some insights into overcoming obstacles to science jobs. Math was a big part of it, Parrish said. (Albany Democrat-Herald, OR)
Raytheon recognizes math achievers Oct 18, 2007
One of the reasons math and science jobs are growing at four times the rate of other jobs is that the amount of people available to fill them is declining year after year, Martin said. Like the Red Sox, we need to run a farm club. (Marlborough Enterprise, MA)
Nature jobs.com Oct 5, 2007
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Now he's building middle-school brains Oct 1, 2007
According to an annual North Carolina teacher turnover report, school systems here consistently rank middle-school math and science jobs among the most difficult to find licensed teachers for, right behind high school math and science and special education. Wright chose math and science because that's where his strengths and interests lie, he said. (News & Observer)
Postdoctoral Research Assistant Aug 17, 2007
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Executive Director, Division of Atmospheric Sciences Aug 8, 2007
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Marie Curie Fellowship for Early-Stage Researcher in neuroimaging Aug 7, 2007
Science jobs and vacancies from Nature jobs. Marie Curie Fellowship for Early-Stage Researcher in neuroimaging. (Nature News Service)
Research Scientist in Ingredients Aug 7, 2007
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Morano: Newsweek's Biased Global Warming Report Aug 7, 2007
"By the late 1990s, lots of jobs depended on the idea that carbon emissions caused global warming. Many of them were bureaucratic, but there were a lot of science jobs created too. I was on that gravy train, making a high wage in a science job that would not have existed if we didn't believe carbon emissions caused global warming," Evans explained. "But starting in about 2000, the last three of the four pieces of evidence outlined above fell away or reversed," Evans wrote. (Newsmax)
Postdoctoral Fellow Aug 6, 2007
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Health Specialist Position available at the NIH Aug 3, 2007
Science jobs and vacancies from Nature jobs. Health Specialist Position available at the NIH. (Nature News Service)
Can These Kids Save American Science? Jul 6, 2007
2% growth in science jobs during the same period. As we fall behind in science, other countries are happy to send their scientists to the U.S. for training. (Forbes)
Attack of the fresh-faced go-getters Jun 26, 2007
From Monday's Globe and Mail. June 25, 2007 at 8:53 AM EDT. (Globe and Mail)
New Harvard president faces balancing act May 16, 2007
The fallout from Summers' comments that genetic gender differences may explain why few women rise to top science jobs likely hastened his ouster, but many observers say professors fearful of a presidential power grab were among the detractors. "Summers was selected for that reason -- so he could ram things through -- and he rammed a little too hard and with a little too much disrespect," said John Bethell, the retired editor of Harvard Magazine, who worked at the magazine for more than 30 years. (CNN -- Education)
Man pleads not guilty in fatal shooting May 12, 2007
Grosz also served as chairwoman of Harvard's Task Force on Women in Science and Engineering in 2005, after former president Lawrence Summers caused an uproar by commenting that genetic gender differences could explain why few women rise to top science jobs. Radcliffe has evolved from Harvard's all-female school into a think tank. (Boston Globe)
Women Ivy presidents see hope May 3, 2007
Faust, then dean of Radcliffe, urged the women presidents to begin a campus dialogue to help beat back the storm caused by the comments of Lawrence Summers, then Harvard's president, that genetic gender differences may explain why few women rise to top science jobs. Tilghman, a biology professor and researcher, addressed the subject again yesterday, saying that to advance in science, she needed determination, but also blinders to the obstacles she faced. (Boston Globe)
More science jobs Apr 29, 2007
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Colliders race for the Higgs Apr 25, 2007
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Science jobs urged to ease pay disparity Apr 23, 2007
12:29 AM PDT, April 23, 2007. A study suggests more technical careers and better child care to close a persistent wage gap with men. (Los Angeles Times)
Search for science jobs in the Francophone region Apr 19, 2007
Science jobs and vacancies from Nature jobs ... Found 293 science jobsKeywords: 'france' 'belgium' 'switzerland' 'luxembourg' 'quebec. (Nature News Service)
H1-B Visas: One And Done Apr 6, 2007
He noted the unemployment rate for U.S. math and science jobs is 2 percent. According to the Department of Labor, the unemployment rate for engineering jobs is 1. (CIO Information Network)
Brochure Aims to Lure Fleeing CS Students Back Mar 9, 2007
"The paradox is that the number of students expressing interest in the field is going down all the while the number of computer science jobs are going up. People have misconceptions about the field, and the impact of offshoring and globalization. We've not come back from the hit we took after the dot-com bubble burst," said Roberts. This career-based project was launched in part to address misperceptions about the computing field. (eWeek)
Technology's overrated Feb 14, 2007
With the implosion of computer science jobs, students opted for other more attractive branches of science and engineering. In fact, over the past 20 years, the number of students entering science and engineering in the U.S. has been remarkably stable. (Globe and Mail -- Technology)
Harvard names woman president Feb 12, 2007
Her selection is noteworthy given the uproar over Summers' comments that genetic differences between the sexes might help explain the dearth of women in top science jobs, comments that sparked debates about equality at Harvard and nationwide. Faust, 59, acknowledged the significance of her selection. (Buffalo News -- National)
Susan Orlean on origami Feb 12, 2007
Lang was, by all accounts, good at his science jobs: he wrote more than eighty technical papers and holds forty-six patents on lasers and optoelectronics. All the while, he was plotting how he would find time to write origami books. (New Yorker)
Harvard could get new head Feb 9, 2007
Summers' comments two years ago that genetic differences between the genders may explain the dearth of women in top science jobs drew sharp criticism and sparked calls from some alumni for the school to name a female president. In January, another top candidate, Thomas Cech, the head of the Howard Hughes Medical Institute and a Nobel prize winner, asked the search committee to remove him from consideration. (USA Today -- News)
Harvard proposes curriculum overhaul Feb 8, 2007
Summers resigned last year, forced out by faculty anger over his remarks that gender difference might in part explain a lack of women in the top science jobs, but also over his handling of other matters, including the curriculum review. Harvard President Derek Bok said in a statement yesterday that committee members did "an excellent job of listening to their colleagues and crafting a thoughtful and coherent structure to further the aims of a strong undergraduate education.". (The Standard-Times, MA)
MARKETPLACE: Jobs on table in casinos, eateries Jan 29, 2007
"When leisure and hospitality make up 29 percent of all jobs, that's where you're going to see the most job openings. Every jurisdiction in the world is competing for high-tech science jobs. We certainly want to see those numbers get bigger at the top of the chart (where the high-skilled posts are), but this is where we are right now.". Keith Schwer, director of the Center for Business and Economic Research at the University of Nevada, Las Vegas, said Nevada has a higher share of lower-skill... (Las Vegas Review-Journal -- Business)
Secrecy envelops search for new Harvard president Jan 24, 2007
Pressure to pick a woman intensified with the uproar over Summers' comments that genetic differences between the genders may explain the dearth of women in top science jobs. The growing financial importance of research also could pressure Harvard to tap a scientist, something it hasn't done since 1933. (CNN -- Education)
AstraZeneca plc Jan 23, 2007
The company, which is based in Sweden and the United Kingdom, is growing as state officials place increasing importance on growing new life science jobs. Mark Hollmer can be reached at mhollmer@bizjournals. (Boston Business Journal, MA)
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GenNow shuns science jobs : HindustanTimes. com. (Hindustan Times, India)
