Why science recruiters struggle to find high-...

Melanie Stefan leads a computational neurobiology lab at MSB Medical School Berlin. But as a postdoc 16 years ago, a failed fellowship application prompted her to write an article in Nature. In it, she called for researchers to keep a ‘CV of failures.’Stefan says: “The idea would ...  Show more

Experiments fail and careers plans can go awry, forcing us to pivot in a different direction. Organizations also make mistakes. But failure, at both an individual and institutional level, can be a useful teacher. In the first episode of a six-part podcast series about failure in ...  Show more

In this episode of the SuperDataScience Podcast, I chat with Director of Talent Acquisition at Collective[i], Urie Suhr. You will hear about a headhunter's perspective on finding and recruiting talent, learn how to connect with the right people at the right time, and when your ye ...  Show more

How damaging is the stereotype of white males in white coats? Do scientists think differently? Or do the qualities we associate with being a nerd do them a disservice? Is specialism the best way to solve 21st century problems when so many great discoveries are made in the cracks ...  Show more

A continuation of a podcast series we regularly update which looks at new traits and examines some in greater detail. In this posting, we spend more time looking at experienced candidates. Experienced candidates face unique and material challenges such as being out of an universi ...  Show more