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What are my options with a Biology degree?
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Biology Career Information
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Job Search Engines
Internship Information
Biology Career Information
General information on career options for biology majors:
Article from Carolina Tips - "Biology Careers for the Next Century", by John A. Snyder, Ph.D.
"What Jobs Do Biologists Have?", from the American Institute of Biological Sciences (AIBS)
"Unlocking Life's Secrets: Careers in Biochemistry and Molecular Biology", from Federation of American Societies for Experimental Biology (FASEB)
Sites with specific, comprehensive information on numerous biology careers:
Careers in Biology, from Emporia State University
Biology Careers and Jobs + Resumes/Cover Letters/Interview Skills, from University of Buffalo
Sites with job listings and searching tools:
Job Search / Resume-CV Database / Job Alerts from the journal Science
Careers.org - Comprehensive site for local, regional, national, and international job opportunities in numerous fields
Another hint: Try several search engines (altavista, google, etc), using something like "careers biology".
Internship Opportunities
Summer Internships are excellent ways to check out a potential career option, or simply to gain experience and improve the quality of your resume.
The National Science Foundation's Research Experiences for Undergraduates (REU) Program
Student Research and Training Programs from the National Institutes of Health (NIH)
International Internships with IAEST
Listing of internships at national laboratories, corporations, research institutes, and universities - Compiled by Yale University
Oak Ridge Institute for Science and Education (ORISE) - internships for undergraduates