Interesting Science Jobs
August 3, 2014 7:15 PM Subscribe
Help me find interesting, unique jobs in the sciences - physics, biology, or chemistry.
Some more details about me and what I'm looking for - 27 with a BA in Biology, currently working in IT. I really miss being involved in the sciences and am looking for a way to get back in. I'm willing to go back to school (or if there is a way to start now I'd love to hear about that too) but I'm trying to find inspiration about non-typical jobs in the sciences. I'm not looking for a research type job and I have pretty diverse interests from epidemiology to ai. So any suggestions for interesting science jobs and advice for getting into those fields is greatly appreciated.
Some more details about me and what I'm looking for - 27 with a BA in Biology, currently working in IT. I really miss being involved in the sciences and am looking for a way to get back in. I'm willing to go back to school (or if there is a way to start now I'd love to hear about that too) but I'm trying to find inspiration about non-typical jobs in the sciences. I'm not looking for a research type job and I have pretty diverse interests from epidemiology to ai. So any suggestions for interesting science jobs and advice for getting into those fields is greatly appreciated.
If you have both a strong science background and computing skills (pretty much anywhere along the IT spectrum, from coding to architecture to hardware) there are lots of really great challenges that need your existing skills. Computational biology, informatics, systems biology, the whole world of medical research as the next-generation-DNA-sequencing revolution unfolds.
posted by Sublimity at 4:27 AM on August 4, 2014 [2 favorites]
posted by Sublimity at 4:27 AM on August 4, 2014 [2 favorites]
if you're in the US and are willing to live in DC, patent examiner. or go to law school and study to be a patent attorney. the job climate may not be the most hospitable for these choices right now, but wanted to toss out some options for you to consider/research.
posted by smokyjoe at 11:24 AM on August 4, 2014 [1 favorite]
posted by smokyjoe at 11:24 AM on August 4, 2014 [1 favorite]
Science communicator or educator (not just in the traditional 'teacher of kids' mode) - science journalist (explaining recent research and/or complex ideas in layman's terms using good analogies), informal educator (out of school clubs, science museums, science festivals) - these are great if you have diverse interests because they cover such a broad range of material.
posted by atlantica at 3:35 PM on August 4, 2014 [1 favorite]
posted by atlantica at 3:35 PM on August 4, 2014 [1 favorite]
I have an interesting, unique science job! MeMail me!
posted by spelunkingplato at 9:28 PM on August 4, 2014
posted by spelunkingplato at 9:28 PM on August 4, 2014
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