This career interest area focuses on cultivating curiosity, investigation, and scientific excellence through research and advanced study opportunities that prepare students for careers in scientific discovery and innovation.
Resources
Explore the list of resources below to learn more about career paths and opportunities in the Science and Research Career Interest Area. These resources will help you discover opportunities, grow your network, and more!
Join the Sciences: Life, Physical career interest area in Handshake:
- Log in to Handshake
- Click on your name in the top right corner of the screen
- Select 'Career Interests'
- Navigate to the question 'In what career interest areas are you most interested?'
- Select the 'Science and Research' career interest area
- Click the 'Save My Career Interests Button'
Explore offerings in departments, programs and centers such as these:
- Astronomy
- Bioethics
- Biochemistry
- Biology
- Biomedical Engineering
- Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering
- Cognitive Science
- Earth Environmental, and Planetary Science
- Genetics and Genome Sciences
- Materials Science and Engineering
- Neuroscience
- Psychological Sciences
- Population and Quantitative Health Sciences
- Undergraduate Research Office
General exploration
Industry-based exploration
- Pathways to Science
- Career Paths in Research
- NSF Undergraduate Research Experiences
- Importance of Undergraduate Research
- Research Jobs Outlook
- Biotech Careers
Job-based exploration
Networking the best way to tap into the hidden job market—an immense underground marketplace where jobs open up and then are filled through word of mouth and personal referrals.
There are many ways to network at CWRU:
- American Association for the Advancement of Science
- American Association of Bioanalysts
- American Society for Bone and Mineral Research
- American Society for Cell Biology
- American Society for Microbiology
- American Statistical Association
- National Academy of Sciences
- National Science Policy Network
- Society for Freshwater Science
- Society for Neuroscience
- Society for Pediatric Research
- Society of Biomolecular Imaging and Informatics
- Association for Women in Science
- Council for International Exchange of Scholars
- Industrial Research Institute
- National Center for Science Education
Here is a selection of organizations that might interest you:
- ACS Chemistry Club
- CWRU Cog. Sci. Club
- Discussions
- Undergraduate Research Society
- Case Neuroscience Society
- Case STEM Educate
For a full list of student clubs and organizations that match your interests, visit CampusGroups.
Data and outcomes
- Data USA: facts about employment, salary and more by major/industry category
- U.S. Bureau of Labor and Statistics by Industry
- Industry rankings in STEM
- Read about outcomes and data for CWRU students.
Trends and news
- BioSpace: Online community for industry news and careers for life sciences professionals.
- HealthcareDIVE: Online newsletter focused on the latest developments in health IT, practice management, hospital administration and more in health and healthcare industries.
- Science AAAS: Online journal of the American Association for the Advancement of Science providing current science developments, career articles and resources and job posting sites.
- Science Daily: Online news site covering discoveries in all fields of the physical, biological, earth and applied sciences.