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"My career was quite unusual, so my main advice to someone interested in a career similar to my own i..." — Nancy Roman
My career was quite unusual, so my main advice to someone interested in a career similar to my own is to remain open to change and new opportunities. I like to tell students that the jobs I took after my Ph.D. were not in existence only a few years before.
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