Working Scientist Podcast
1) Why strong mentorship was essential for my career success in science
Jo-Ann Trejo co-leads the Faculty Mentor Training Program at the University of California, San Diego (UCSD) medical school, where, thanks to her efforts, the number of tenure-track faculty members fro...Show More
2) How Indigenous values permeate my chemistry teaching and research
Joslynn Lee seeks to bring Indigenous values and heritage into her chemistry and biochemistry teaching at Fort Lewis College. The institution in Durango, Colorado, is a Native American-...Show More
3) Why I co-developed a research career launchpad for first generation students
Arezoo Khodayari and Laurie Barge started a mentoring collaboration more than a decade ago, providing students at California State University Los Angeles (Cal State ...Show More
4) ‘For AI to change how economies work, it has to represent all of us’
Vukosi Marivate helps to build scientific communities and networks for African researchers in machine learning and artificial intelligence. These include Deep Learning Indaba, an events and awards pro...Show More
5) How AI can deepen inequities for non-native English speakers in science
A paper co-authored by Tatsuya Amano was rejected recently without review because its level of English did not meet the journal’s required standard. His research suggests that 38% of researchers who a...Show More
6) Why I study trauma's genetic legacy
Rana Dajani studies epigenetics of trauma in vulnerable communities around the world. A molecular biologist based at the Hashemite University in Zarqa, Jordan, her research explores what genes are tur...Show More
7) The Māori values that make good sense in science
In her role as director of Bioprotection Aotearoa, a New Zealand Centre of Research Excellence, Amanda Black works with local communities to protect the country’s natural and food-producing ecosystems...Show More
8) Celebrating researchers who make the scientific workplace more inclusive
Nature's 2022 special issue on racism in science spawned a follow-up Q&A series with researchers who champion inclusion in their workplace or community.Now eight of the 21 Changemakers ...Show More
9) Why science recruiters struggle to find high-calibre candidates
In the final episode of this six-part podcast series about hiring in science, Julie Gould asks what it takes to be the perfect candidate for a science job vacancy.Lauren Celano, a careers coach who co...Show More
10) Should I use AI to help draft my science job application?
In the penultimate episode of this six-part podcast series about hiring and getting hired in science, Julie Gould investigates how artificial intelligence (AI) is being used by recruiters to draft job...Show More