Name: Franziska Sattler Job: 2nd year Master’s student in Evolutionary Biology, Biodiversity and Ecology Source: ScienceGrrl [original post from March 2016] Excerpt: I started my work as an intern in the Museum für Naturkunde (Natural History Museum) Berlin after a gap year in London … Continued
Name: Laurie Winkless Job: Author of Science and the City Post: A whirlwind. That’s the only word I can use to describe the past three years since emerging from the lab. In that time, I’ve caused a minor fire in a pub*, … Continued
Name: Desirée Stanley Job: Science Curriculum Designer Source: Beyond Academia Excerpt: When I looked into it, I found that a PhD just isn’t necessary for most of the jobs I was interested in. There are many people working in professions like curriculum … Continued
Name: Paige Brown Job: PhD Student in Mass Communications Source: Soapbox Science [original post from April 2012] Excerpt: So, after one year in the Biomedical Engineering Ph.D program at WUSTL, I decided that although I enjoyed lab bench research, my true passion was writing about … Continued
Name: Angela Briski Job: Research Technician Source: BytesizeBio [original post from July 2011] Excerpt: I think the skill that I’ve acquired that’s been most useful, but one that they don’t teach you, is how to interact and cope with people, especially strong personalities. … Continued
Name: Asha Tanna Job: Science Reporter for Channel 4 Source: Soapbox Science [original post from April 2012] Excerpt: If you are considering a career in broadcasting using your specialist knowledge, bear in mind the fierce competition. You may well have to start off … Continued
Name: Matt Brown Job: Editor-at-large of Londonist Post: “Transferable skills.” That phrase has been a cliche of career progression for decades. Scientists accumulate transferable skills like a squirrel acquires Instagrams. Among their special powers are observation, data analysis, technical writing, … Continued
Name: Alom Shaha Job: Physics teacher, writer, and filmmaker Source: Soapbox Science [original post from April 2012] Excerpt: I never intended to be a Physics teacher. It was not something I ever considered as a student. I had a miserable … Continued
Name: Michael Szego Job: Clinical ethicist Source: the Node [original post from June 2011] Excerpt: How has a PhD in molecular genetics prepared me for a career in ethics? Interestingly, several of my patients and non-ethicist colleagues have asked about … Continued