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Related Resources

• Career Education Center -- Simmons career counseling
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Science

Descriptive Career Information | Job Banks and Searching Advice | Associations | Graduate School Information

Descriptive Career Information

Biological Scientist - Occupational Outlook Handbook
Overview of the profession from the U.S. Department of Labor. Includes information about: General nature of the work, working conditions, employment, training and qualifications, job outlook, earnings, and related occupations.
http://www.bls.gov/oco/ocos047.htm

Career Planning for Beginning Scientists and Engineers
Career guidance for scientists from the National Academies. Job openings at the National Academies are also available.
http://nationalacademies.org/careerguides.html

Job Banks and Searching Advice

Bio.com - Biotechnology Career Center
Employment listings and general advice on practical career management.
http://www.bio.com/jobs/index.jhtml

BiologyJob.com
Job database and resume posting website for employment in the biology, biotechnology, pharmaceutical, heatlhcare and science industry.
http://www.biologyjob.com/

Engineering Central
National job database listing positions for all engineering disciplines.
http://www.engcen.com/index.asp

Engineeringjobs.com
Browsable job database and resume posting website for engineers and technical professionals.
http://www.engineeringjobs.com/

Kelly Scientific Resources
International scientific temporary placement agency.
http://www.kellyscientific.com/web/global/ksr/en/pages/

Medzilla
Job database and resume posting website for employment in the biology, biotechnology, pharmaceutical, heatlhcare and science industry.
http://www.medzilla.com/

New Scientist Jobs
Job bank from New Scientist magazine, also known as sciencejobs.com.
http://www.newscientistjobs.com/splash.action

Nature.com
Job searches in the field of science.
http://www.nature.com/naturejobs/index.html

NSF's Research Experience for Undergraduates
The National Science Foundation's Research Opportunity program for Undergraduate Students.
http://www.nsf.gov/crssprgm/reu/index.jsp

Physical Science Links
Physical Science career links from Mount Holyoke.
http://www.mtholyoke.edu/offices/careers/webx/webexchange.htm

SciJobs
Search for jobs, submit a resume, or register for e-mail notices.
http://www.scijobs.com/index.cfm

Science Careers
Career resouces from the publishers of Science magazine.
http://sciencecareers.sciencemag.org/

Science's Next Wave
A career services and development site for scientists. Search job listings, graduate programs, grants and how-to guides for job seekers.
Also includes a section for minority scientists.
http://sciencecareers.sciencemag.org/career_development/looking_for_next_wave

See Also: General Job Banks and Searching Advice

Associations

Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers
http://www.ieee.org/portal/site

Graduate School Resources

Peterson's Graduate Education Center
Peterson's online searchable graduate program database. Users can search graduate programs nationally by keyword, location, etc.
http://www.petersons.com

 

See Also

Biology

Biotechnology

Chemistry

Mathematics

Physics

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Page updated: February 29, 2008