Science Career Opportunities
There’s no single path to being a successful scientist. Explore the range of scientific career paths and the steps and requirements for charting your own unique path to success.
NEW: I’ve Earned My PhD. Now What?
How to successfully transition from graduate student to postdoc.Policy IQ: Learning to Embrace the Postdoc Exodus
APS member, D. Ryan King, PhD, talks about understanding why postdocs choose to exit academia.
Career Pathways in Industry 
Physiologists in industry share their tips for finding a career in the life sciences industry.
Career Gateway
Taking the Military Path
Three esteemed civilian scientists and APS members share their experiences transitioning to and serving as researchers in a military context.Success in a Life Science Startup
Life science startup founders share perspectives on the opportunities startups offer and the skills and mindsets that can help you succeed in a venture.Industry Insights
How to maximize opportunities for a career in industry.Staying Afloat: Demands of Postdoc Life
The demands of the postdoc life were already a struggle for some, but then the pandemic hit.Off Track
Why today's early-career researchers are looking beyond tenure.Progressing to Postdoc
Tips on how best to transition from PhD to postdoc to faculty.Other Resources to Discover
- To Choose a Career, I Needed to do More Than ‘Follow My Dream’, AAAS Career, May 2021
- Climbing the Research Ladder in Industry, ASBMB Today, June 2021
- Transferable Skills for Industry, ASBMB Today, January 2021
- ‘Can You Work with Less-qualified People?’ and 19 Other Curveball Questions to Navigate at Industry Interviews, Nature, January 2021
- Leaving, and Returning to, the Academy, ASBMB Today, March 2021
- Finding a Fulfilling Scientific Career in Industry, ASBMB Today, March 2021
Managing Your Career
Regardless of which career path (or paths) you pursue, you’ll need a plan for identifying opportunities, marketing yourself and building a network to support your efforts.
Networking for Introverts
The Career Opportunities in Physiology Committee created this brief video to help you develop your networking skills.The Elevator Talk
Jessica Fox-Wilson, director of Career Works and Cyrus Habas, a student at Beloit College provide tips for crafting and sharing an effective elevator speech.
How to Use Social Media to Promote Your Scientific Career
Trainee Symposium speaker Carmen De Miguel, PhD, MS (EB 2022) shares tips from her talk
on how to leverage social media to advance your career.
Finding a New Job
Overview of the job search process in academia.Negotiating for a Position: Offer Letters
What's typically included in an academic offer letter, what should you consider and how can you negotiate.Net Worth
How to negotiate the right salary.Brand You
Cultivating a unique, but genuine, professional brand makes your science stand out.A (Baker’s) Dozen Tips for Enhancing Early-Stage Academic Career Development in Biomedical Research
Author offers general tips for enhancing early-stage academic career development for students and postdoctoral fellows engaged in scientific training related to biomedical research.Other Resources to Discover
- One Mentor Isn’t Enough. Here’s How I Built a Network of Mentors, AAAS Career, 2021
- myIDP Science Careers, AAAS/Science
- Jobs at NIH, National Institutes of Health
