Explains to various levels of scientists how to evaluate job offers and understand employment contracts, how to predict the positive and negative effects that institutional characteristics can have on upon a career, and how to avoid and deal with problems that interfere with careers.

This handbook explains to all levels of scientists how to evaluate job offers and understand employment contracts, how to predict the positive and negative effects that institutional characteristics can have on upon a career, and how to avoid and deal with problems that interfere with careers.

Part 1 The academic environment: the offer
the
contract
lawsuits
leaving
training. Part 2 Subjective evaluation of the academic environment: US medical schools
alternatives. Part 3 Objective evaluation of the academic environment: productivity
productivity versus atmosphere
quality.