How to get a career in biology research?
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I have a BS in Biology. I want to get a research job but not in a standard lab. I would like to conduct research dealing with marine life : ocean, ponds, swamps etc.. Where would i begin my search for jobs of this nature? Governent jobs? I want a relaxing career also.
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I have a BS in Biology. I want to get a research job but not in a standard lab. I would like to conduct research dealing with marine life : ocean, ponds, swamps etc.. Where would i begin my search for jobs of this nature? Governent jobs? I want a relaxing career also.
September 14th, 2009 at 7:45 pm
There’s just no way around it: you are going to need to earn an advanced degree. People don’t offer research jobs like those to kids straight out of college–there are too many better candidates who hold their masters or PhD’s.
September 16th, 2009 at 6:52 pm
I hope you are still in touch or can get in touch with your professors in school. Networking is the best way to get the specific type of job you are looking for. I would talk to those professors and get their advice and any contacts they are willing to provide. It actually sounds like your best bet is in academia since that type of research is relatively relaxing. Work in industry is definitely not relaxing . . . they are expecting to make a profit out of their research, not research for the sake of knowledge.
I would also start researching some major marine labs just to see what kinds of employment they are offering. On the east coast of the U.S. I can think of the Woods Hole Oceanographic Institute in Massachusetts (but they deal mostly with ocean-related stuff, not necessarily with marine life), and the Marine Biological Laboratory (also in Woods Hole, Massachusetts). I’m pretty sure there are labs in Florida and Georgia or the Carolinas. There are also marine labs in California and possibly Alaska and the Pacific Northwest. Australia also sounds like a good place for marine research. Sorry I can’t be more specific.
Good luck!
September 20th, 2009 at 5:11 am
i believe you have to have a degree for research studies , or even a masteral degrees.