Science

At IC/US

Alternative Careers in Science: Leaving the Ivory Tower. IC/US Career Reference Call Number: Q149 .U5 A66
Provides personal accounts of scientists who have switched to alternative fields, including technical writing, analysis, and entrepreneurship.

Careers in Science. IC/US Career Reference Call Number: Q147. E27
Defines science and its differing fields. Also gives school preparation advice and in-depth explanations of various careers.

Careers for Scientific Types and Others with Inquiring Minds. IC/US Career Reference Call Number: Q147 .G64
Explores a wide variety of careers in the sciences, including biology, chemistry, physics, agriculture, engineering, computers, and math.

Guide to Nontraditional Careers in Science. IC/US Career Reference Call Number: Q147 .K73
Gives in-depth overviews of nontraditional careers in science, including education, medical illustration, technical writing, business, law, and infomatics.

Job Surfing: The Sciences--Research and Medicine. IC/US Career Reference Call Number: Q147 .L33
Practical advice on using the Internet to find a job in the sciences.

Real People Working in Science. IC/US Career Reference Call Number: Q147. G65
Provides overviews of jobs in the sciences. Includes personal acedotes and advice from professionals working in a number of fields.

Who Wants to be a Scientist?: Choosing Science as a Career. IC/US Career Reference Call Number: Q147. R68
Explains the practicalities of a scientific career, including research, acquiring funding, publishing, and the politics and pressures.

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Careers in Science and Engineering: A Student Planning Guide to Grad School and Beyond

Discusses planning a career in the sciences and evaluating possible careers based your own strengths and weaknesses. Provides advice for the undergraduate years, including deciding whether, when and where to attend graduate school. Offers tips on how to find a job. Profiles scientists from different disciplines who are working outside of academia.

Graduate Program Listings by ScienceCareers.com

Links to graduate program pages in the sciences, organized by subject (biochemistry, geosciences, toxicology, etc.) or by geographic location.

Intern and Research Opportunities for Undergraduates in the Sciences

From Yale University. Details and contact information for internships available to students with a wide range of science backgrounds.

Science Center & Museum Job Bank.

Job bank listing available positions in science centers and museums. Internship listings also available. From the Association of Science-Technology Centers (ASTC).

Science Technicians: Occupational Outlook Handbook

Detailed job outlook, earnings breakdown, working conditions, necessary training and advancement possibilities for technicians in biology, chemistry, environmental, geological, nuclear and forensic science.

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