External Resources

Some Websites of Interest

There are enormous and incredibly diverse career opportunities for biology majors. These websites are a good place to start exploring the possibilities and the diversity.

• The American Institute of Biological Sciences (AIBS) has an interesting Careers in Biology website spanning many disciplines in biology. http://www.aibs.org/careers;
• The Biotechnology Institute web site has information and links for Careers in Biotechnology. http://www.biotechinstitute.org/careers/;
• The Massachusetts Biotechnology Industry Directory has a Careers in Biotechnology web page with information about the industry and a searchable job database. http://massbio.org/directory/careers;
• The American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS) has a career page you can browse. http://sciencecareers.sciencemag.org/;
• The Society for Integrative and Comparative Biology has a site that explores undergraduate preparation for a host of biology careers. http://www.sicb.org/careers/faqs.php3;
• The Ecological Society of America (ESA) has a career guide and information about ecology and environmental science. http://www.esa.org/education_diversity/explore.php;
• If you are thinking about graduate school, The National Academy of Sciences (NAS) has an online, full-text report on Careers in Science and Engineering: A Student Planning Guide to Grad School and Beyond. http://www.nap.edu/readingroom/books/careers;
• The American Society for Cell Biology (ASCB) has a site for career development and information. http://www.ascb.org/index.cfm?navid=126