Careers for scientists
Between 2010 and 2014 we ran a series focused on alternative careers for scientists, hearing from specialists in publishing, law, journalism, ethics and more. Now, in 2024, we have reinvigorated this series – but instead of focusing on other careers after academia, we want to highlight that many valid career paths exist, and there is no such thing as a standard career path.
I made a conscious choice to switch from dancing to research, and I don’t regret it at all
Posted by the Node, on 2 December 2024
No such thing as a standard career path – an interview with Maria RostovskayaChoose what fits with your personality
Posted by the Node, on 28 November 2024
No such thing as a standard career path – an interview with Sara Morais da SilvaNo such thing as a standard career path
Posted by the Node, on 26 November 2024
Introducing a new careers interview series, featuring developmental biologists who have had vastly different career trajectories.I don’t think I would’ve been better off being a biologist to begin with
Posted by the Node, on 26 November 2024
No such thing as a standard career path – an interview with Karen LiuI never wanted to leave academia, but now I love being a freelance science writer
Posted by the Node, on 26 November 2024
No such thing as a standard career path – an interview with Bill HinchenMySciCareer – first-person stories about science careers
Posted by Eva Amsen, on 27 February 2014
It’s been a while since I last wrote on the Node, but I have something to share that ties in to a project I started while I was still the …
In this new career interview series, we chatted to several developmental biologists who have had vastly different career trajectories.
Do you have a career story you’d like to share with the community?
Jobs board
Our jobs board often contains positions away from the bench
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