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Navigating Career Paths: Insights for Science Professionals

Explore diverse career options in government, industry, and non-profit sectors. Learn about pros and cons, networking strategies, and essential skills for success. Discover new opportunities and make valuable connections!

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Navigating Career Paths: Insights for Science Professionals

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  1. Career Experience

  2. Government Lab - NIST Staff Scientist • Pros • Excellent opportunities for scientific research • Publication and conference presentation required • Excellent work environment • Regular hours • Cons • Lower salary, fewer benefits • Bureaucracy

  3. Industry – Defense Contracting Scientist, Manager, Business Development • Pros • Excellent compensation • Interesting work, fast-paced environment • Opportunities to advance in many directions • Cons • Stressful environment • Continual search for funding • Fewer opportunities for basic research/publications Note: Security Clearance required

  4. Non-profit/Industry – Gov’t. Support Consultant, DoD Technical Support • Pros • Interesting work • Opportunities to work on a variety of projects • Nice work environment • Cons • Some effort to continue funding/find projects required • No research Note: Security Clearance required

  5. Job Seeking

  6. Typical Employers • Industry: Pharma, Biotech, Chemical, Agriculture, Health/Beauty Care (P&G, J&J), Defense (Northrup Grumman, Gen Dynamics), High tech, other products (3M, GE) On-campus interviews, conference job fairs, website/mag ads, contacts • Government Labs (LLNL, Sandia, NASA, NRL…) Post-doc recruiting/funding programs, contacts • Research Institutes (Lincoln, Draper, SwRI, Jefferson…) website/mag ads, contacts

  7. How do I make contacts??Networking • Advisor, committee members, former group members • Friends • Campus/conference interviews • Conferences (business cards/resumes) • Publications

  8. Summary and Life Lessons • Career opportunities exist in a wide variety of fields • Experience (program and personnel management, grant writing) is broadly applicable • Job changes are not detrimental • Job-life compatibility is crucial • For job-seekers, connections are key

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