Career Help for Biology PhDs: Other Resources and Helpful Links

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There are lots of other resources available at Hopkins and elsewhere to help you decide where you want to go next. JHU Career Center - Visit them in Garland Hall, or check these other online resources they offer: Graduate Student Page - help targeted toward us Events Calendar- every year the career center hosts classes and seminars that are directed toward helping graduate students find their next job. Here is a short list of workshops they usually offer each year, but check the online calendar for a schedule. How to write a CV (Fall) How to get a job in academia (Fall) How to get a non-academic job (Spring) How to interview How to write a resume Networking Visit a counselor - The best way to get help and advice is one-on-one. Any of these people can help Dawna Milligan - dawna.milligan@jhu.edu - Associate Director Tracy Carter - tracy.carter@jhu.edu - Assistant Director of Programming and Outreach Anne Kirchgessner - akirchge@jhu.edu - Career Counselor Jennifer Cole - jcole1@jhu.edu - Career Counselor JHU Professional Development Office - the medical campus' career center HopkinsNet - A database of Hopkins alumni. You can search for for people based on their company and professional field to find an alumnus already in a field you're interested in. Hopkins Biotech Network - They also offer some career advice: HBN Careers Other Places for General Career Help MentorNET - online mentoring for students in science and engineering WetFeet Press - They offer articles and career advice for all careers, as well as a job search engine. Also, they sell "insider guides" that give profiles of selected industires and employers. These insider guides are also available at the Career Center for free. ScienceJobs.com - Jobs listed through New Scientist magazine Nature Jobs - Jobs through the journal Nature The National Academies Science's Next Wave - Science's on-line magazine completely devoted to helping science students find careers outside of academia PostDocTank.com - A website focused on helping you find a post-doc Phds.org - a career resource for science, math, and engineering The Chronicle of Higher Education - a source of academia-related news, they also have a "Chronicle Careers" page that lists mostly acadmic job opportunities SciWeb Career Center  The Lab Rat - Biotech jobs and research resources Bio.com - a biotech/industry focused site with news and a career center (among other things) Maryland Bio Jobs - a private non-profit group that is advancing the development of bioscience in Maryland Career Help for Women Association for Women in Science  JHU Women's Network - support for women in general, not necessarily career-oriented Career Help for Minorities MARC - Minority Access to Research Careers SACNAS - Society for the Advancement of Chicanos and Native Americans in Science ABRCMS - Annual Biomedical Research Conference for Minority Students ASCB MAC - American Society of Cell Biology Minorities Affairs Committee Books - Don't forget to check the library too! This is a very short list, and many of these are available at the career center or the campus library.    "Put your Science to Work - The Take-Charge Career Guide for Scientists" "Alternative Careers in Science - Leaving the Ivory Tower" "Peterson's Job Opportunities in Health and Science" "The Directory of Maryland Bioscience Companies" "The Biotechnology Directy 200X (in association with Nature Biotechnology)" "A Ph.D. is Not Enough! - A Guide to Survival in Science" Know of another resource that should be listed here? Find a broken link? Have other comments, questions or concerns? Please let us know at BIO-GradRepCouncil@listproc.jhu.edu. This website is put together and maintained by your Biology Graduate Student Representative Council. Have ideas as to what else you'd like to see here? Email BIO-GradRepCouncil@listproc.jhu.edu with your suggestions.