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Description
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The “What Can You Do with a
Ph.D. in Biological Sciences” seminar was started by a
committee of four graduate students who wanted to learn more about
alternative careers in science. The
goal is to provide an informal, informative forum for grad students and
post-docs to learn more about non-PI job opportunities in the field of
biological and health sciences. Each
presentation is a half-hour long, with the remaining half-hour
dedicated to questions from the audience.
Speakers briefly describe their field of work, the avenues that
lead to positions within their fields, pay scales, competitiveness of
the positions and what the daily activities are for their job.
UW training
grants and individual departments sponsor the seminar each quarter.
Through their generosity, we are able to not only fund the
standard seminar expenses but also to cover travel arrangements and
accommodations for occasional speakers not from the Seattle area. All
speakers that are non-UW employees receive a small honorarium for their
time and effort.
Our seminar has reached graduate students, post-doc
fellows, and faculty members from over 20 departments on campus.
Seminars are advertised via our web page (http://courses.washington.edu/phd),
postings within the Health Sciences Buildings and by using departmental
email listservs.
URL for more information: http://courses.washington.edu/phd/
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