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.
A career in publishing: a developing story
Posted by Jane Alfred, on 25 January 2011
In a follow up to Eva’s first post in our alternative careers series about how a research background in developmental biology can lead to a career path that lies outside …Keep up and blog on – my route to the Node
Posted by Eva Amsen, on 23 December 2010
This is the first in a series of posts about careers outside of academic research. See here for more information. To start the series on alternative careers, I’m going to …Alternative Careers for Developmental Biologists
Posted by Eva Amsen, on 21 December 2010
Some of the most popular posts on the Node have been those about career prospects for young scientists. The category pages for job ads and career posts are among 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
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