﻿<?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8"?><!--RSS Genrated: Sat, 11 Apr 2026 19:54:01 GMT--><rss version="2.0" xmlns:atom="http://www.w3.org/2005/Atom" xmlns:dc="http://purl.org/dc/elements/1.1/" xmlns:content="http://purl.org/rss/1.0/modules/content/" xmlns:ev="http://purl.org/rss/1.0/modules/event/"><channel><title>The Biophysical Society </title><link>https://www.biophysics.org:443/career-articles?ctl=rss&amp;amp;mid=1099</link><atom:link href="https://www.biophysics.org:443/career-articles?ctl=rss&amp;mid=1099" rel="self" type="application/rss+xml" /><description>RSS document</description><item><dc:creator><![CDATA[Laura Phelan]]></dc:creator><title><![CDATA[How to Write Your First Paper]]></title><link>https://www.biophysics.org/career-articles/how-to-write-your-first-paper</link><description><![CDATA[ Writing a scientific manuscript is an important part of a student’s training (undergraduate or graduate), and almost all advisors and mentors have nuggets of advice to share with their mentees. ...]]></description><pubDate>Tue, 18 Jun 2019 16:00:00 GMT</pubDate><guid>https://www.biophysics.org/career-articles/how-to-write-your-first-paper</guid><dc:identifier><![CDATA[9b956176-01f8-4eaa-a66e-ff2aaac2fa6b-5304]]></dc:identifier></item><item><dc:creator><![CDATA[Laura Phelan]]></dc:creator><title><![CDATA[How Do I Negotiate a Job Offer in Academia?]]></title><link>https://www.biophysics.org/career-articles/how-do-i-negotiate-a-job-offer-in-academia</link><description><![CDATA[ So you’ve got an offer (or more) and you’re trying to figure out if the offers are acceptable and which one to accept. 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If I move now, how will the ...]]></description><pubDate>Tue, 18 Jun 2019 14:14:00 GMT</pubDate><guid>https://www.biophysics.org/career-articles/should-i-stay-or-should-i-go-1</guid><dc:identifier><![CDATA[9b956176-01f8-4eaa-a66e-ff2aaac2fa6b-5291]]></dc:identifier></item><item><dc:creator><![CDATA[Laura Phelan]]></dc:creator><title><![CDATA[What to Expect in a Letter of Recommendation]]></title><link>https://www.biophysics.org/career-articles/what-to-expect-in-a-letter-of-recommendation</link><description><![CDATA[ Over the course of your training, you will be required to request more letters of reference than you ever thought possible. 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