Editorial Review:

Newly appointed principal research investigators have to recruit, motivate, and lead a research team, manage personnel and institutional responsibilities, and compete for funding, while maintaining the outstanding scientific record that got them their position in the first place. Small wonder, then, that many principal investigators feel ill-prepared. In this book, a successor to her best-selling manual for new recruits to experimental science, At the Bench, Kathy Barker provides a guide for newly appointed leaders of research teams, and those who aspire to that role. With extensive use of interviews and a text enlivened with quotes and real-life examples, Dr. Barker discusses a wide range of management challenges and the skills that promote success. Her book is a unique and much-needed contribution to the literature of science.

Customer Reviews:

Avg. Customer Rating: 4.0 / 5.0

I returned it:

It is just a vaguely defined compillation of subjective advices about a host of completely different topics, written in the style of a pop magazine.

Invaluable tool for becoming productive and efficient in your research lab:

This is the book all grad students should read because this book discusses the things that you typically don't learn in grad school. The book is meant for new faculty, but anyone interested in learning practical lab management issues is encouraged to read this book. There is something useful in this book for both green rookies and experienced veterans.
There is nothing in the book that is earth-scattering information; most of it is common sense. But nowhere else have I seen such a variety of practical... more info

Fantastic for the new professor:

I love this book and only wish it was published when I was first starting a faculty position. Definitely a biologist's perspective (and a lab-oriented one at that), but it covers many of the trials and tribulations of starting a new faculty position: setting up a lab, assessing priorities, making hires, managing committees, managing colleagues, etc.

The worst part of the job is often maintaining harmony in the lab (which, of course, we're never taught in graduate school), and Barker has great advice on... more info

Don't be caught without it!:

This book is extremely useful for all levels of scientists. An intresting read that will leave you feeling a whole lot wiser.

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