Biology

Careers in Biology

A degree in Biology opens the door to a number of rewarding careers. Some are familiar like professional school in health sciences or graduate school in bioscience.  Others are not so familiar like science journalist, forensic scientist, or CIA analyst for environmental security.  Check out these websites for novel ideas about exciting careers in biology, then discuss the options with your School of Biology advisor.

Biological scientist - http://www.bls.gov/oco/ocos047.htm
http://www.aibs.org/careers/
http://www.sicb.org/careers/index.php3

Aquatic scientist – http://aslo.org/career/aquaticcareer.html

Ecology - http://www.esa.org/education_diversity/explore.php

Conservation Biology - http://investigate.conservation.org/xp/IB/conservationcareers/

Microbiology - http://www.asm.org/Education/index.asp?bid=1272

Genetics - http://www.genetics.org.uk/careers_in_genetics
http://genetics.faseb.org/genetics/g-gsa/genetics_careers.shtml

Cell Biology – http://www.cellbio.com/careers.html
http://www.ascb.org/index.cfm?navid=126

Physiology - http://www.the-aps.org/careers/careers1/index.htm

Policy - http://www.state.gov/g/oes/
http://www.enviroeducation.com/majors-programs/env-policy.html

Forensics - http://www.aafs.org/default.asp?section_id=resources&page_id=choosing_a_career#Bookmark1

Aquarium - http://www.mbayaq.org/lc/kids_place/kidseq_careers.asp

Biology jobs - http://www.biologyjobs.com/index.cfm?requesttimeout=500

Planning - http://www.planning.org/careers/

Online Job Links!

This comprehensive list of job links will make your search a cinch! Everything from resume building tips, graduate schools to job postings! So, relax and enjoy!

Top Job Sites

BioView - Careers for Life in Science
BioView.com is a top biotechnology career resource for job seekers and employers alike, with hundreds of jobs,
thousands of resumes and tools to bring candidates and employers together.

24/7 Collegiate Career Fair
Striving to provide students and alumni with the ability to do enhanced Career Exploration, proactively via the Internet; offers free resume posting directly to companies; search for specific job postings by industry, region, or employer

America's Job Bank
America's Job Bank is a partnership between the US Department of Labor and the state operated public Employment Service

Best Jobs USA
Quick access to the popular Best Jobs Database, filled with thousands of jobs targeting a wide variety of industries

Business Job Finder
Focus is on career exploration in the area of business; sponsored by the Fisher College of Business at Ohio State University

CampusCareerCenters.com
A worldwide campus recruiting platform, spanning all the top universities across the world and consisting of an association of candidates, Career Counselors, and student groups

Career Builder Network
The CareerBuilder Network is the world's largest recruiting network, combining over 25 leading career Web Sites including USA Today, NBC, CNET, and Business Week Online

Career Magazine
Provides insightful articles for job seekers and employers

Career Mosaic
CareerMosaic®, "where employers and job seekers go first," is the leading employment site on the Web according to Nielsen-I/PRO, an independent site auditor

Career Path
Powered by the nation's leading newspapers and employers, CareerPath.com offers job seekers the greatest number of the most current jobs available and for employers a complete line of recruitment solutions

Career Shop
CareerShop.com offers a full array of automated services and tools to assist the skilled individual that uses the Internet, computers or technology in their profession to manage their careers and career options

CareerWeb
Job listings advertised on CareerWeb are posted directly by the employers

The Chronicle of Philanthropy
The Chronicle of Philanthropy is the newspaper of the nonprofit world. Published every other week, it is the No. 1 news source for charity leaders, fund raisers, grant makers, and other people involved in the philanthropic enterprise

Classifieds2000
Excite.com's employment classified

Earthworks
Career opportunities for oceanographers, ecologists, marine, environmental, forestry/agricultural and plant scientists, and related earth and atmospheric science and civil engineering fields with particular focus on North America, the UK, Europe, the Pacific Rim and Africa.

Good Works
Good Works is a national directory of social change organizations and is the first directory to present alternatives to traditional corporate employment

Headhunter.net
Headhunter.net, the first and only online recruitment service to empower corporations and candidates to control the position of their job or résumé postings within a search, attracts the highest volume of quality passive job seekers online today (fee-based)

HotJobs.com
Only HotJobs.com publishes a list of member companies that can see your resume. You can control which of these companies can view your resume

Internet Business Network
interbiznet.com is the leading analyst of the Electronic Recruiting Industry

JobOptions
Originally known as AdNet, and then as E.span, JobOptions is the preeminent aggregator and distributor of jobs, career-related content and resumes

JobTrack
Students at participating colleges (including Georgia Tech ) are able to submit their resumes to on-campus recruiters and sign up for interviews online using JOBTRAK.COM's InterviewTRAK system; Alumni can call the career center for password access

Job Web
A career resource of The National Association of Colleges and Employers (formerly known as the College Placement Council, Inc.), America's bridge between higher education and the world of work

Jobs.com
Jobs.com stands apart from other job posting sites because they realize the importance of localization

Monster.com
Monster.com is the leading global online network for careers, connecting the most progressive companies with the most qualified career-minded individuals

US Careers Resource Center
A full line employment and resource center specializing in the Engineering, Computer and Business industries

Yahoo!
Browse or search for job opportunities by city


Our List of Links could not be complete without these other awesome sites. From resume building, to grad schools check out the resources here. The following web sites may not have made our top search sites however, they definitely shouldn't be overlooked.


Starting Point

  • Hoover's Online
    Hoover's offers approximately 14,000 company capsules (brief company descriptions and financial records) for free, and approximately 4,000 company profiles (company histories, strategies, market positions, major events, and other information) available via online subscription (Georgia Tech subscribes to this service)

  • JobSmart
    Though designed specifically for the audience in California, this site provides resume/cover letter guides and samples, salary information, links that will help you investigate industries and companies

  • The Riley Guide
    A resource providing information on opportunities for employment

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Graduate & Professional School

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General Job Search Sites

  • Job Bank USA
    Features a convenient Job MetaSEARCH page that accesses the Internet's largest employment databases allowing queries by keyword, position type, and location

  • JobHunt
    Job-Hunt.Org provides a meta-list of useful job-search resources and services; they've got a lot of great links, but you may encounter a few broken ones here and there

  • Job Resources By U.S. Region
    A comprehensive list of links to regionally-specific career web sites; sponsored by the College of William & Mary's Office of Career Services

  • JobWeb
    The official web site for the National Association of Colleges and Employers; find out about a specific company using Employer Profiles; also connects you to their other sites: Catapult, Career PlanIt, and Job Choices Online

  • NationJob Network
    Features P.J. Scout, a free e-mail subscription service that will search for jobs according to your specifications, and profiles of participating companies

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Specific Job Search Sites by Job Market

  • 100 Careers in Wall Street
    The title is a little misleading, but the site is worthy of your time if you are looking for job openings/career information related to Wall Street; features links to numerous investment banks
  • Chronicle of Higher Education Career Network
    The job announcements from The Chronicle, the academic world's No. 1 source of news and information, are available at this site every Friday morning, before the printed newspaper is even mailed

  • Jobs in Mathematics
    Currently being remodeled; available July 23 according to its information page

  • CampJobs.com
    An on-line source for camp job opportunities; search by position or geographical location
  • Teach For America
    Teach For America is the national corps of outstanding recent college graduates, of all academic majors, who commit two years to teach in public schools in low-income communities.
  • Teaching Overseas
    A nifty little list of links to sources which will assist those looking for overseas teaching opportunities; from JobSmart's Ask Electra
  • Top Jobs
    TOPjobs focuses only on information about Professional, Managerial or Technical Specialist job opportunities

  • TV Jobs: Broadcast Employment Services
    An Internet-based employment service dedicated to helping you find employment in the highly competitive broadcast marketplace

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Specific Job Search Sites by Target Audience

  • The Black Collegian
    Committed to equal opportunity and workplace diversity, this site features profiles of companies actively recruiting Black students and graduates plus in-depth articles from The Black Collegian magazine

  • Employment Resources For People With Disabilities
    A comprehensive listing of career links and resources for people with disabilites; sponsored by the University of Minnesota Disability Service

  • Minorities Job Bank
    Provides career and self development information to all minorities, specifically African Americans, Asian Americans, Hispanic Americans and Native Americans; sponsored by The Black Collegian magazine