BNL job bank
The commentary by Marc Sher on “The two-body opportunity” (Dec 2006) highlights both the problem of finding suitable positions for dual-career couples in physics and the advantages of hiring them together. Indeed, his comments are true for couples in any scientific discipline. To make finding positions easier for couples in the sciences, Brookhaven National Laboratory has become one of the founding members of a new job bank that will facilitate dual-career appointments.
In February, Brookhaven Lab joined the Metropolitan New York and Southern Connecticut Higher Education Recruitment Consortium (HERC). The HERC website, a collaborative effort developed by Columbia University, Yale University, and New York University, is meant to provide job seekers with comprehensive listings of positions in higher education and research institutions, with special emphasis on facilitating dual-career appointments and enhancing diversity. The website provides augmented information resources, networking, and outreach programs as well as information on the local area of interest to the job seeker and his or her partner.
The HERC website provides applicants with the ability to seek jobs by institution, job criteria, keyword, and/or geographic area. HERC sites are found around the country, including California, New England, and New Jersey. One of the long-range goals is to establish HERCs in other parts of the country.
For additional information, check out the website: www.mnyscherc.org.
Marsha Kipperman
Manager, Employment
Brookhaven National Laboratory