Science Career Advice
Links to sites with advice for beginning a career in science and on the joys and challenges of being a scientist.
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Submitted Jan 24, 2006 to Science Career Advice After I made the decision to leave the world of academic physics research, I got many requests from friends and friends of friends for advice on how to do it and what to expect. After also giving talks at both my undergraduate and graduate institutions of higher learning about my experiences, it became obvious to me that many other people were having the same questions, in this era of lessened government funding and fewer academic jobs. So, I decided to create this web site, containing what I think of as my standard answers to the standard questions, in the hopes that others may find it useful.
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Submitted Dec 25, 2005 to Science Career Advice We have developed this website to educate historians about opportunities for historians "outside the box"---that is outside of academia. We, the creators of this site, (Alexandra Lord and Julie Taddeo), both possess PhDs in history. Lexi left academia after four years of teaching and Julie left after six years of teaching. We have both come to love life "outside the box" and we heartily recommend it to others!
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Submitted Feb 17, 2005 to Science Career Advice Funded by a grant from the Alfred P. Sloan Foundation, this series from the American Chemical Society presents students and teachers with a view of various career areas within the chemical sciences. Each two- or four-page brief contains interviews with chemists working in different areas and includes information on educational requirements, employment outlook, salaries, and the skills needed to pursue a career goal in each area.
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Submitted Feb 17, 2005 to Science Career Advice What qualities do you need to succeed in biomedical research? Some of the world's most prominent biomedical researchers from the Howard Hughes Medical Institute may surprise you with their answers. As you'll see in their video responses, they say that intelligence alone is insufficient; success in science also depends on several other qualities.
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Submitted Nov 23, 2004 to Science Career Advice Advice from National Nanotechnology Initiative researchers and information on where to obtain university-level courswork and degrees in nanotechnology.
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Submitted Nov 13, 2004 to Science Career Advice Take the time to read through these guides. You will find that most of your questions will be answered through the incredible variety and depth of career information represented by these sites. This career directory is divided into three sections: general guides for oceanography and marine science; guides for marine biology, marine mammals, zoos and aquariums; and other guides covering all of science.
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Submitted Nov 13, 2004 to Science Career Advice marinecareers.net will introduce you to a wide range of marine career fields and to people working in those fields. In addition, it will give those men and women a chance to tell you what they like and dislike about their careers, what they see for the future in their fields, and much more. This site also provides you with some experts' views on what the future holds for marine science careers.
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