The following is a collection of links to information concerning traditional and "alternative" careers in biology. It is intended to supplement information you should acquire from other sources, e.g. your instructors, your advisor, internship mentors, and W&J Career Services.

This page is not a listing of job openings. For information on searching for and applying for jobs, contact W&J Career Services.

I am continually updating this page, so please contact me if you know of a site that should be included or have suggestions for making this page more useful.

Internships are an excellent means of investigating career options and acquiring practical experience. For a listing of summer (and some January) internship opportunities, see Internships (Summer and Intersession) on the Biology Department's intranet homepage.

PLACES TO BEGIN YOUR SEARCH FOR INFORMATION Go to "information about specific careers"

  
• Advice for   Undergraduates Considering Graduate School   
• Biology   Careers for the Next Century   
• Careers   and Graduate Programs for M.S. and B.S. Scientists   
• Careers for   M.S. and B.S. Scientists Inside and Outside the Laboratory   
• Careers   in Science and Engineering: A Student Planning Guide to Grad School and   Beyond   
• GradSchools.Com:   Medical, Science, and Health-Related Programs      
• Hot   Careers: Fresh Skills for a Growing Industry   
• Hot   Careers: New Skills for the New Century      
• Is That   Ph.D. Really Necessary?   
• Fifty Careers in   Trees   
• Occupational Outlook   Handbook: Biological and Medical Scientists      
• Sources for   Information on Careers in Biology, Conservation, and   Oceanography   
• What Jobs do   Biologists Have?

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A B C D E F G H I J K L M N O P Q R S T U V W X Y Z

  
• A Day in   the Life of a Research Director   
• Masters of the   BioUniverse: Business for Scientists (Note: you may have to apply for free registration at BioMedNet   to access this site.)   
• Where   Ph.D.s Morph into M.B.A.s

  
• Careers in   Agricultural Science   
• List of   Agricultural Careers and Outlooks

  
• American   Association of Anatomists

  
• Animal Behavior Society      
• Animal   Behaviorist   
• Unusual Animal   Careers 

  
• Anthropology   Resources on the Internet

Aquatic Science (See also: Fisheries Biology, Ichthyology, Marine Biology, Oceanography)

  
• Aquatic Science Career   Information

  
• Astrobiology at the   University of Washington   
• What is an   Astrobiologist - And How Do I Become One?      
• What is   Astrobiology?

  
• ACS Careers in   Biochemistry   
• Unlocking   Life's Secrets — Careers in Biochemistry and Molecular Biology

  
• Bioethics for Beginners   

  
• Bioinformatics   in a Post-Genomics Age   
• Bioinformatics:   Low Supply, High Demand   
• Bioinformatics:   Playing the Numbers Game   
• Informatics:   Data Handlers in Demand   
• Welcome to Bioplanet: The   Bioinformatics Homepage

  
• Biometry   and Statistics: Cornell University

  
• Careers   in Biophysics

Biotechnology (See also: Genetics, Molecular Biology)

  
• BioSpace Career Center   Job Postings   
• BIO   Career Guide Introduction   
• Careers in   Biotechnology   
• Careers in   Biotechnology and Pharmaceuticals

  
• Careers in Botany: A Guide   to Working with Plants   
• Careers in Plant   Pathology

  
• American Society for Cell Biology (ASCB)      
• Cancer   Research: Joining the Renaissance   
• Cell   Biology: The Value of Specialist Skills

  
• Careers in   Fish and Wildlife Management

  
• The   Cytotechnologist

  
• A Primer on How to   Apply to and Get Admitted to Graduate School in Ecology and Evolutionary   Biology   
• Careers in   Ecology   
• International Association   for Landscape Ecology   
• Profession:   Careers in Ecology

  
• Entomological   Society of America: Educational Resources   
• Forensic   Entomology

  
• Careers   in Environmental Sciences: Resources for Green Scientists   
• Environmental Career   Center   
• Environmental Career   Page   
• Environmental Jobs and   Careers   
• Outdoor   Action Guide to Outdoor/Environmental Careers      
• The Environmental Careers   Organization

  
• AIDS   Research - Needed: A Spectrum of Skills

  
• American Fisheries   Society

  
• American Academy of   Forensic Sciences Career Brochure   
• Forensic   Entomology   
• Forensic   Pathology Careers: Frequently Asked Questions      
• Graduate   Programs in Forensic Science

  
• Fifty Careers in   Trees   
• National Arborist   Association   
• USDA National Forest   Service

  
• Careers in   Genetics   
• Careers in Human   Genetics   
• Genetics   Research   
• Guide   to North American Graduate and Postgraduate Training Programs in Human   Genetics

  
• American   Board of Genetic Counseling   
• National Society of Genetic   Counselors   
• Who   Helps Families Cope with Genetic Disorders?

  
• Careers in   Herpetology   
• Herpetology as a   Career

  
• History of Science   Society

  
• Careers in   Horticulture

  
• Immunology   Grows in Influence   
• Immunology   Shifts From Basic to Applied Research

  
• Careers for   Scientists in Patent Law   
• Career Opportunities in   Intellectual Property Law

  
• The American Society   of Mammalogists

  
• Strategies for   Pursuing a Career in Marine Mammal Science

  
• Guild of Natural Science   Illustrators   
• Medical Illustrators' Home   Page   
• What is a Medical   Illustrator?

  
• Careers in   Industrial Microbiology and Biotechnology      
• Careers in the   Microbiological Sciences

  
• Unlocking   Life's Secrets — Careers in Biochemistry and Molecular Biology

  
• A   Career as a Museum Curator   
• Association of   Science-Technology Centers, Resource Center-Education   
• Curator,   Museum/Art Gallery   
• Museum Careers

  
• Neuroscience:   Big Boom in Brain Medicine

  
• Questions   About Careers in Oceanography 

  
• Frequently Asked   Questions About Paleontology   
• A   Career in Paleontology

  
• Careers in   Parasitology

  
• A   Day in the Life of a Drug Screener   
• A   Day in the Life of a Multinational Drug Researcher   
• A   Day in the Life of a Pharmaceutical Chemist      
• Biotechnology   Pharmaceuticals: An Abundance of Opportunities   
• Careers   and Events in Drug Discovery   
• Careers in   Biotechnology and Pharmaceuticals

  
• Biotech Job   Descriptions: Quality Control

  
• A   Day in the Life of an Industrial Researcher   
• Days   in the Lives of Government Researchers      
• HHMI Becoming a   Scientist

  
• Biotech Job   Descriptions: Environmental Health and Safety Specialist   
• Careers in   Safety

  
• How About a   Marketing Career? (Note: you will have to apply for free registration at BioMedNet   to access this site.)   
• Manufacturers’ and   Wholesale Sales Representatives

  
• Issues in Science &   Technology Librarianship

  
• American Society for Gravitational   and Space Biology

  
• Careers   in Biological Systematics   
• Systematic and   Evolutionary Biology

  
• National Association of Biology Teachers      
• National Science Teachers   Association

  
• Technology   Transfer: Frequently Asked Questions

  
• AIDS   Research - Needed: A Spectrum of Skills      
• All the   Virology on the WWW

  
• Biotech Job   Descriptions: Technical Writer   
• Careers   in Science Writing   
• How to Land   a Career in Technical Writing   
• National Association of Science   Writers   
• Preparing   for the Field: Career Advice from Media Professionals

  
• Guide to   Zoological Park Careers   
• Zoo and Aquarium   Career Opportunities   
• Unusual Animal   Careers

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