Careers in Science

Job Search and Graduate School Resources
updated 3.08

KEY SKILLS DEVELOPED

  • Operate scientific equipment
  • Information handling & organization
  • Biology theory & practical knowledge
  • Oral & written communication
  • Analytical & quantitative abilities
  • Problem solving
  • Teamwork
  • Independent worker
  • Curiosity and creativity
  • Statistical awareness
  • Numerical computation; utilizing formulas
  • Innovative talents
  • Technical laboratory skills
  • Developing theories
  • Conducting research
  • Working with data
  • Observation and decision making

CAREER LIBRARY RESOURCES IN SCIENCE/MEDICINE/HEALTH

  • Alternative Careers in Science. Cynthia Robins-Roth ed. (1998)
  • Becoming a Physician, Jennifer Danek & Marita Danek (1997)
  • Career Opportunities in Science, Susan Echaore-McDavid   (2003)
  • Careers for Scientific Types and Others with Inquiring Minds. 2nd Edition, Jan Goldberg, (2007)
  • Careers in Focus:  Alternative Health Care, 2nd Edition, Ferguson Publishing Company  (2004)
  • Careers in Focus:  Biology, Ferguson Publishing Company  (2002)
  • Careers in Focus:  Earth Science, Ferguson Publishing Company  (2002)
  • Careers in Focus:  Geriatric Care, Ferguson Publishing Company  (2002)
  • Careers in Focus; Nursing, 3rd Edition, Ferguson Publishing Company (2006)
  • Careers in Focus:  Therapists, Ferguson Publishing Company (2003)
  • Careers in Health Care, 5th Edition, Barbara M. Swanson (2005)
  • Careers in Horticulture & Botany, 2nd Edition, Jerry Garner (2007)
  • Careers in Medicine, 3rd Edition, Terence J. Sacks  (2006)
  • Careers in Nursing, Annette Vallano (1999)
  • Careers in Nursing, 2nd Edition, Terence J. Sacks   (2003)
  • Careers in Science, 4th Edition, Thomas Easton   (2004)
  • Change Your Career: Nursing as Your New Profession, Barbara Arnoldussen (2007)
  • Educational and Career Opportunities in Alternative Medicine, Rosemary Jones (1998)
  • The Everything Guide to Careers in Health Care, Kathy Quan, R.N., B.S.N., P.H.N. (2007)
  • Great Jobs for Biology Majors, 2nd Edition, Blythe Camenson   (2004)  (2 copies)
  • Great Jobs for Chemistry Majors, 2nd Edition, Mark Rowh   (2006)
  • Guide to Careers in the Health Professions, Lynn Borders Caldwell, The Princeton Review (2000)
  • Health Care Career Starter, Cheryl Hancock (1998)
  • Health-Care Careers for the 21st Century, Dr. Saul Wischnitzer & Edith Wischnitzer (2000)
  • Health Care Job Explosion, 4th Edition, Dennis V. Damp (2006)
  • Health Careers:  More Than a Job, 2007 Edition, Produced by University of Vermont, College of Medicine, Vermont Area Health Education Centers (AHEC) Program   (2007)
  • Hospital Telephone Directory, UNICOL (1999)
  • Job Opportunities for Health and Science Majors 1999, Peterson's (1998)
  • Job Search Strategies for Chemical Professionals, American Chemical Society   (2003)
  • Opportunities in Biological Science Careers, Revised Edition, Kathleen Belikoff  (2004)
  • Opportunities in Biotechnology Careers, Revised Edition, Sheldon S. Brown (2007)
  • Opportunities in Chemistry Careers, John H. Woodburn (2002)
  • Opportunities in Chiropractic Careers, Revised Edition, Bart N. Green, Claire Johnson, & Louis Sportelli   (2004)
  • Opportunities in Clinical Laboratory Science Careers, Karen Karni   (2002)
  • Opportunities in Eye Care Careers, Revised Edition, Kathleen Belikoff  (2004)
  • Opportunities in Forensic Science Careers, Blythe Camenson   (2001)
  • Opportunities in Gerontology and Aging Services Careers, Revised Edition, Ellen Williams   (2003)
  • Opportunities in Holistic Health Care Careers, Revised Edition, Gillian Tierney (2007)
  • Opportunities in Hospital Administration Careers, Revised Edition, I. Donald Snook, Jr. (2007)
  • Opportunities in Marine Science and Maritime Careers, Revised Edition, Ray Heitzmann (2006)
  • Opportunities in Medical Imaging Careers, Clifford J. Sherry   (2000)
  • Opportunities in Medical Sales Careers, Chad Ellis (1997)
  • Opportunities in Nursing Careers, Revised Edition, Keville Frederickson   (2003)
  • Opportunities in Nutrition Careers, Revised Edition, Carol Coles Caldwell  (2005)
  • Opportunities in Occupational Therapy Careers, Revised Edition, Zona R. Weeks (2007)
  • Opportunities in Osteopathic Medicine Careers, Terence J. Sacks (2001)
  • Opportunities in Paramedical Careers, Alex Kacen (2000)
  • Opportunities in Pharmacy Careers, Revised Edition, Fred B. Gable  (2004)
  • Opportunities in Physical Therapy Careers, Revised Edition, Bernice R. Krumhansl (2006)
  • Opportunities in Physician Assistant Careers, Terence J. Sacks   (2002)
  • Opportunities in Physician Careers,Revised Edition, Jan Sugar-Webb  (2005)
  • Opportunities in Research and Development Careers,Jan Goldberg (1997)
  • Opportunities in Speech-Language Pathology Careers, Revised Edition, Patricia Larkins Hicks (2007)
  • Opportunities in Veterinary Medicine Careers, Robert E. Swope  (2001)
  • Put Your Science to Work; The Take-Charge Career Guide for Scientists, Peter S. Fiske, Ph.D  (2001)
  • Regional Chemistry Employment Directory, Peak Publishing, Inc. (1997)
  • 2002 Regional Life Science Employment Directory, Peak Publishing Inc.,  (2002)
  • 270 Ways to Put Your Talent to Work in the Health Field, National Health Council (1998)
  • What Can You Do with a Major in Biology?, Bart Astor  (2005)
  • The Yale Guide to Careers in Medicine & the Health Professions, edited by Robert M. Donaldson, Jr., M.D., Kathleen S. Lundgren, M.DIV., & Howard M. Spiro, M.D.   (2003)

WEB SITES FOR JOB LISTINGS / JOB SEARCH

Biology

The American Society of Forensic Sciences  www.aafs.org

Co-op Opportunities For Science Majors (RIT) http://people.rit.edu/gtfsbi/

Careers with the Agricultural Research Service www.ars.usda.gov/careers

Life Sciences World http://www.lifesciencesworld.com/

MonsterTRAK http://www.monstertrak.com

BioSpace   www.biospace.com

BIOTECH Career Center http://www.biotechcareercenter.com/index.html

Sciencejobs.com: the best jobs from the leaders in bioscience  http://www.sciencejobs.com

Biology Jobs and other science jobs  http://www.scijobs.org

Biology Job Search Links  http://www.slic.wsu.edu/bios/jobsearch.html

Science Careers and job hunting http://recruit.sciencemag.org

Maritime Employment Opportunities http://www.maritimeemployment.com

Publish & Perish: Guide to On-line Employment and Career Links for the Biomedical Student   http://www.his.com/~graeme/empco.html

Biology Jobs http://www.BiologyJobs.com


Chemistry

The American Society of Forensic Sciences www.aafs.org

ChemJobs.net www.chemjobs.net

Chemistry jobs www.chemistryjobs.com

Nature jobs www.nature.com/naturejobs

Chemistry job search site www.sciencejobs.com

JobSpectrum from the American Chemical Society www.cen-chemjobs.org

MonsterTRAK http://www.monstertrak.com

www.trianglejobs.com

Raleigh Jobs Index Online, www.webs4you.com/raleigh/index.htm

Science Careers: comprehensive databases to search for jobs, career interests, employer profiles, career fairs and job descriptions www.sciencecareers.org

Job search engine for chemistry http://www.ajob4scientists.com/

Agricultural Biotech Chemical Job List http://www.nationjob.com/ag

Chemistry and Industry www.chemind.org

ChemSeer http://www.chemseer.com/chemistryjobs/vacancies.shtml


Environmental Science/Studies

Environmental Jobs in NC www.ejobs.org/states/nc.html

Environmental Career Opportunities http://www.ecojobs.com/login_subs.php

new user ID: saint new password: michael

Environmental Career.com http://www.environmentalcareer.com/neer.htm password: mistletoe

Environmental Organizations Web Directory www.webdirectory.com

Enviornmental Protection Agency on-line internet recruitment system www.epa.gov/ezhire

Environmental Jobs and Careers http://www.ejobs.org

EnviroDirectory MidAtlantic & EnviroDirectory New England (environmental majors job searching tool) http://www.EnviroDirectory.com

Environmental Career Opportunities Http://www.ecojobs.com

Environmental Careers Bulletin http://www.eceajobs.com

Cyber-Sierra's Natural Resources Job Search http://www.cyber-sierra.com/nrjobs/read.html

Internships http://www.oriononline.org/pages/ogn/ics.cfm

MonsterTRAK http://www.monstertrak.com

Environmental Career Center http://environmental-jobs.com/

NAEP (National Association of Environment Professionals) - job listings www.naep.org

AWWA job listings http://www.vv-vv.com/awwa/U63848OR.cfm

Wetland related jobs http://www.sws.org/jobs

Water quality positions http://www.wef.org/MembershipCareers/JobResources/


Physics

Physics and Astronomy Online www.physlink.com

American Institute of Physics Career Services http://www.aip.org/careersvc/

American Physical Society Careers/Employment Information http://www.aps.org/about/jobs

Physics Jobs On-Line http://physicsweb.org/jobs

Jobs in physics, astronomy and other fields http://www.phys-astro.sonoma.edu/advisor/Jobs.html

MonsterTRAK http://www.monstertrak.com

Jobs in Optics http://www.optics.org

Jobs in Science http://aaas.sciencecareers.org/js.php

Jobs in education:  School jobs http://www.school-jobs.net

Education America Network http://www.educationamerica.net/


WEB SITES FOR CAREER PLANNING & RESOURCES

Biology

Health Management Careers http://www.healthmanagementcareers.org

Medzilla www.medzilla.com

Careers in Genetic Counseling http://www.nsgc.org/career/

Medical/Health Exploration http://www.nlm.nih.gov/services/medicaled.html#general

Center for Health Careers http://chc.hcwp.org/occubull.htm

careerMD http://www.careermd.com

Healthcare Career Resource Center:  Site includes short history of medical careers, healthcare career information, and information on schools & scholarships  http://library.thinkquest.org/15569/index.html

Biological and Medical Scientists Occupational Outlook Handbook, U.S. Dept of Labor http://stats.bls.gov/oco/ocos047.htm

Careers in Biology from Emporia State University http://www.emporia.edu/biosci/carebiol.htm

SciWeb - biotechnology career center http://www.biocareer.com/

Career Converter http://6steps.monster.com/step1/careerconverter

Career Fields http://career.berkeley.edu/Infolab/CareerFields.stm

Delaware http://www.udel.edu/CSC/mrk.html


Chemistry

Chemist (Occupational Outlook Handbook) http://stats.bls.gov/oco/ocos049.htm

Career Converter http://6steps.monster.com/step1/careerconverter

Career Fields http://career.berkeley.edu/Infolab/CareerFields.stm

Delaware http://www.udel.edu/CSC/mrk.html


Environmental Science/Studies

Complete Guide to Environmental Careers for the 21st Century http://www.eco.org/Guide

Environmental Careers World  http://www.environmentalcareer.com

Career Guide: Nature & The Environment http://www.saludos.com/cguide/nguide.html

Careers That Care http://www.panda.org/about_wwf/jobs/index.cfm

Outdoor Action Guide to Outdoor and Environmental Careers http://www.princeton.edu/~oa/careeroe.html

The Environmental Careers Organization http://www.eco.org/

Career Opportunities for Environmental Science Majors (from Rutgers Univ) http://www.rci.rutgers.edu/~cswebpg/Menvironment.html

Envirolink http://www.envirolink.org/

Science Central http://www.scicentral.com

IGC http://www.igc.org

Profiles of Environmental Careers http://www.umanitoba.ca/student/counselling/spotlights/enviro.html

Career Converter http://6steps.monster.com/step1/careerconverter

Career Fields http://career.berkeley.edu/Infolab/CareerFields.stm

Delaware http://www.udel.edu/CSC/mrk.html


Physics

Careers with Physics http://careers.iop.org ; www.sckans.edu/~gangwere/careers.html

Physics Careers www.cap.ca/careers

Get a Physics Degree and See the World www.physics.adelaide.edu.au/jobs/jobs.html

American Institute of Physics Weekly News http://newton.ex.ac.uk/aip/

Career Converter http://6steps.monster.com/step1/careerconverter

Career Fields http://career.berkeley.edu/Infolab/CareerFields.stm

Delaware http://www.udel.edu/CSC/mrk.html


ORGANIZATIONS AND ASSOCIATIONS

Biology

American Aquarium and Zoo Association http://aza.org/

The American Institute of Biological Sciences http://www.aibs.org

European Molecular Biology Organization http://www.embo.org/ 

International Biometric Society http://www.tibs.org/

The Company of Biologists Limited http://www.biologists.com/

US Geological Survey - Biological Resources http://biology.usgs.gov/

Society for Mathematical Biology http://www.smb.org/ *Association for Tropical Biology www.atbio.org


Chemistry

RSC's Chemical Science Network www.chemsoc.org

American Academy of Forensic Sciences http://www.aafs.org

American Society of Crime Laboratory Directors http://www.ascld.org

AIRSITE http://airsite.unc.edu/

Chemical & Engineering New Online http://pubs.acs.org/cen/index.html

Chem Web: searchable database and publications for students http://chemweb.com/jobs

Society of Chemical Industry http://www.soci.org

Center for Chemical Education http://www.terrificscience.org/

Forensic Chemistry Network http://www.geocities.com/CapeCanaveral/4329/

Alpha Chisigma.org http://www.alphachisigma.org/


Environmental Science/Studies

Environmental Careers Organization http://www.eco.org

EnviroLink http://www.envirolink.org/

Universities Water Information Network http://www.ucowr.siu.edu/

Water Online http://www.wateronline.com/

Environmental Protection Agency http://www.epa.gov/

National Association of Environmental Professionals http://www.naep.org/

Ecological Society of America http://www.esa.org/

National Association of Local Government Environmental Professionals http://www.nalgep.org/

Local Government Environmental Assistance Network http://www.lgean.org/

American Water Works Association http://www.awwa.org/

Society for Conservation Biology http://conbio.net


Physics

American Institute of Physics http://www.aip.org

American Astronomical Society www.aas.org

National Aeronautics and Space Administration http://www.nasa.gov

American Physical Society http://www.aps.org/

Institute of Physics http://www.iop.org/

The Geophysical Union http://www.agu.org/

American Meteorological Society http://www.ametsoc.org/AMS/index.html


MISCELLANEOUS

Biology

BioSpace.com http://www.biospace.com

MedWeb from Emory University http://www.medweb.emory.edu/MedWeb/

Bees & Beekeeping Homepage http://www.main.org/cahbs/

Journal of Cell Science http://jcs.biologists.org

BioMolecular Engineering Research Center http://bmerc-www.bu.edu/

Biotechfind - Biotech Industry Search Engine and Career Center http://www.lifesciencesworld.com/


Chemistry

Chemistry Web Index http://www.yahoo.com/Science/Chemistry/

Chemical Week (online magazine) http://www.chemweek.com/

ChemFinder.com http://chemfinder.camsoft.com/


Environmental Science/Studies

Environment News from MSNBC http://www.msnbc.com/news/environment_front.asp

About.com: Environmental Resources http://environment.about.com/newsissues/environment/


Physics

Society of Physics Students http://www.spsnational.org

The Internet Pilot to Physics http://physicsworld.com/cws/home

Physics Central - brought to you by the American Physical Society http://www.physicscentral.com/


GRADUATE SCHOOL RESOURCES ON LINE

Peterson’s Guide to Graduate Schools http://www.petersons.com

Graduate Schools http://www.gradschools.com

Graduate Guide http://www.graduateguide.com

OTHER RESOURCES FOR JOB SEARCHING, INTERNSHIPS, AND GRADUATE SCHOOL ARE AVAILABLE IN THE STUDENT RESOURCE CENTER, AT SRC WORKSHOPS, AND THROUGH THE SRC WEB SITE