Science Jobs - help?

Hmmm. Most luck I had getting my job was brown-nosing through conferences. Its who you know, not what you know. If you are interested in one particular area, find out the labs doing research on that and try emailing them directly.

Thanks warthog, i don't doubt for a moment that what you say is true. Maria is having loads of trouble getting a suitable permanent job, I expect I will suffer the same torment.

I thought that most graduate jobs were advertised looong before finals time. I seem to remember applying for jobs well before the easter hols and poss before christmas.

Yup. When I applied for Grad jobs most of the deadlines were BEFORE christmas!

Yea, I think im gonna have trouble. I was so immersed in my project and getting other work done, i didnt consider looking for anything. Big mistake, it would seem

Matt

I used to be a school Science Techy....
not great money, but Its a foot in the door....
or how about a science teacher?
no? didnt think you were daft enough!

DON'T do it money in science is shi*e!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Even in mol biol allegelgdy a well funded section, i'm empolying 2 Phd's on much less than 20,000 to be lab rats its mad!!

too many Ph'ds not enough technically competant people, just well book qualifed people expecting decent salaries which the science industry can't afford


sorry for the rant

Originally Posted by blue curvy jester

DON'T do it money in science is shi*e!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Even in mol biol allegelgdy a well funded section, i'm empolying 2 Phd's on much less than 20,000 to be lab rats its mad!!

too many Ph'ds not enough technically competant people, just well book qualifed people expecting decent salaries which the science industry can't afford


sorry for the rant

Funnily enough the money is not really in science anymore, its supplying science! look at what scientific sales reps get. Thats why throughout my PhD i have got trained on just about every bit of equipment i can.

I'm not doing science soley for the money...im doing it because I beleive I have something to offer to the scientific community the moneys not great, but its not as if i can't live off it either, nor will i be unable afford the things I want (a place to live, a nice TV, another guitar and amp etc). The challenges are there, problems I know I can solve

Chemistry is all I know how to do, so do it I will

Have you considered oil companies