Comments on: How to get a career in biology research? http://www.resumebutler.com/blog/how-to-get-a-career-in-biology-research/ Career and Job Advice Thu, 17 May 2012 15:25:45 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.7 hourly 1 By: lolit http://www.resumebutler.com/blog/how-to-get-a-career-in-biology-research/comment-page-1/#comment-2453 lolit Sun, 20 Sep 2009 10:11:04 +0000 http://www.resumebutler.com/blog/how-to-get-a-career-in-biology-research/#comment-2453 i believe you have to have a degree for research studies , or even a masteral degrees. i believe you have to have a degree for research studies , or even a masteral degrees.

]]> By: RC from CA http://www.resumebutler.com/blog/how-to-get-a-career-in-biology-research/comment-page-1/#comment-2452 RC from CA Wed, 16 Sep 2009 23:52:13 +0000 http://www.resumebutler.com/blog/how-to-get-a-career-in-biology-research/#comment-2452 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! 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!

]]> By: Paul http://www.resumebutler.com/blog/how-to-get-a-career-in-biology-research/comment-page-1/#comment-2451 Paul Tue, 15 Sep 2009 00:45:26 +0000 http://www.resumebutler.com/blog/how-to-get-a-career-in-biology-research/#comment-2451 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. 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.

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